Snake Alley
Nicknamed the "Crookedest Street in the World," Snake Alley, located in Burlington, Iowa, was constructed in 1894 as an experimental street design. The original intention of Snake Alley was to serve as a direct link between the downtown business district and the neighborhood shopping area located on North Sixth Street.
Three German immigrants conceived and carried out the idea of a winding hillside street, similar to vineyard paths in France and Germany.
The alley is composed of limestone and
