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A large US Flag makes its way down the Grand Concourse during the Veteran's Day Parade at the Iowa State Fair Mon. Aug. 17, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. Rodney White, Rodney White/The Register

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Emma Williams (front from left), Angie Wilson and Ellen Schlarmann take a Snapchat photo Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015 with other county fair queens from across the state in front of the Iowa State Capitol before they participate in the Iowa State Fair parade through downtown Des Moines. Michael Zamora/The Register

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Cash Kiner, 7 of West Des Moines holds on as best he can during the mutton busting competition at the Iowa State Fair on Friday, August 21, 2015. Brian Powers/The Register

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Emily Thorn, 10, of Des Moines looks up with a piece of pie crust in her mouth Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, as she competes in the pie eating contest at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Michael Zamora/The Register

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Clare and Thomas Schnicker of Mount Pleasant measure and entrant in the Big Pumpkin Contest at the Iowa State Fair Fri Aug. 14, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. Rodney White, Rodney White/The Register

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Tom and Colleen Sharer (top right) of Gilbert, Ariz., ride the Sky Glider over the fairgrounds Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, during opening day at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. The couple used to live in Marshalltown, and are in Iowa visiting family. Michael Zamora/The Register

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Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds works with a a steer named teedy along with the help of Reagen Miller, 15 of Charter Oak, left, during the Governors Charity Steer Show at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, August 15, 2015. Brian Powers/The Register

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Sam Rasmussen, 15, and his sister Olivia, 20, load up to compete during the outhouse races at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. Rachel Mummey/The Register

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Michael Zamora/The Register Rowan Langford, 13, of Des Moines signals for a volunteer to take a measurement Aug. 20 as she competes in the bubble gum blowing contest. Langford placed first in her age group. Rowan Langford, 13, of Des Moines signals for a volunteer to take a measurement Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, as she competes in the bubble gum blowing contest at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Langford placed first in her age group. Michael Zamora/The Register

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Michael Zamora/The Register Josie Coltrain, 12, of Windsor Heights gets gum on her face Aug. 20 as she competes in the bubble gum blowing contest. Coltrain placed first in her age group for the third year in a row. Josie Coltrain, 12, of Windsor Heights gets gum stuck on her face Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, as she competes in the bubble gum blowing contest at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Coltrain placed first in her age group for the third year in a row. Michael Zamora/The Register

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Becky Martin of Blakesburg throws at the KRNT Cow Chip Throwing Contest during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. Rachel Mummey/The Register

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Wampuscat competes at the Grand Outlaw National Tractor and Truck Pull at the Grandstand of the Iowa State Fair Wed. Aug. 19, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. Rodney White/The Register

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Neal Wikner (center) explains to Emme, 6, and Ty, 5, how the weigh in will take place Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, before they bring Caine out into the show pen for the big boar contest at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Michael Zamora/The Register

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Noah Heins, 11, a 4-H member rom Center Point, pets Baby Spot, his 5-month-old pig, at the Swine Barn on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2015, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa. Bryon Houlgrave/The Register

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Aaron Suhr of Dunlap is congratulated after he won the 4-H parade of Market Beef Champions on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2015, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa. Bryon Houlgrave/The Register

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Fairfield and Rosetta, the Blue Ribbon Iowa State Fair mascots lead a dance on the Bill Riley Stagem during judging of the Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair Mon. Aug. 17, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. Rodney White/The Register

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Daniel McLaughlin, 15, of Des Moines shows off his first place mohawk in the Pigtail, Ponytail, Braid, Mullet and Mohawk Contest on the final day of the 2015 Iowa State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 23 in Des Moines. McLaughlin has been growing his hair out for more than a year. Kelsey Kremer/The Register

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Men show off their legs in the Mr. Legs competition at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, August 15, 2015. Brian Powers/The Register

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Bonnie Swalwell Eilert of Newton bursts with laughter during the ladies' Rubber Chicken Throwing Competition at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. Rachel Mummey/The Register

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Madi Gibbs of Earlville sprays down cows in the wash area Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, during opening day at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Michael Zamora/The Register

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Gene Bedwell of Osceola pulls his Charolais bull named Sam onto the scale at the super bull contest in the Pioneer Livestock Pavillion during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Rachel Mummey/The Register

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Lisa Berger and daughter Kenzie, 3, of Omaha ride the carousel at the Iowa State Fair Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register

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Courtney Crowder, right, and Kyle Munson, left, compete on the Rope Ladder along the Midway of the Iowa State Fair for a friendly competition on opening day at the state fair on Thursday, August 13, 2015. Crowder won 2 out of the 3 games. Brian Powers/The Register

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A line of fair goers parade behind Oscar the robot Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, during opening day at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Michael Zamora/The Register

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Claire Koenigs, 8, of Mapleton, Iowa (left), and Jeremy Martin, 10, of Ashville, N.C., learn to milk a cow Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, during opening day at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Michael Zamora/The Register

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Wyatt Whitham, 11, brushes Gru Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, during the big boar contest at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Michael Zamora/The Register

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Kate Ward, 6, smiles as her mother Lori Ward gives her a kiss Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, before she and her twin sister Addison (right) compete in the Twins, Triplets and More Contest at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Michael Zamora/The Register

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Kolter Good of St. Charles waters “Turbo Charge” , He’s a boar owned by Steve and Dara Queck of rural Peru, Ia. Rodney White/The Register

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Iowa 4-H members pull their cattle around the show ring during the 4-H parade of Market Beef Champions on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2015, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa. Bryon Houlgrave/The Register

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Grace (left) and Ella Sundstrom, 12, sit in the audience before they are called up to compete Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, in their 10th Twins, Triplets and More Contest at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Michael Zamora/The Register

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Eddie Scott of Des Moines and his son Xavier, 9, ride the ferris wheel at the Iowa State Fair Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register

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Sara Hubbell of Marion and her daughter Lola, 5, ride the Lolly Swings at the Iowa State Fair Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register

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Fairgoers ride one of the sky gliders above the fairgrounds on the second to last day of the 2015 Iowa State Fair, Saturday, August 22, 2015 in Des Moines. Kelsey Kremer/The Register

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Dan Fury of Pine City Minnesota, washes his minature horse, 10 hands high, while a belgian horse, 18 hands high, is groomed, before competition at the Iowa State Fair Mon. Aug. 17, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. Rodney White/The Register

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Dressed as Ace Freely from KISS, Joelle Grubbs, 15, of Casey, Iowa, and her sister Quinn, 10, walked their miniature horse, Echo, dressed as Gene Simmons during children's costume class at the horse show in the Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015. Rachel Mummey/The Register

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Teams The Real Deal, left, and the Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation compete in the rain during the outhouse races at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. Rachel Mummey/The Register

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John Logsdon, 9, of Centerville, left, and his older brother Matt, 14, relax at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. Rachel Mummey/The Register

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Luke Koepke, 11, of Denver, Iowa, left, and Joe Gibbs of Epworth nap by fans in the Cattle Barn during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Rachel Mummey/The Register

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Miss Rodeo Iowa Hannah Hilsabeck blows on a steer during the Governors Charity Steer Show at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, August 15, 2015. Brian Powers/The Register

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Ellen Westhoff of Ankeny rests atop her horse Cheyenne at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. Rachel Mummey/The Register

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Instagram let TIME in on a secret: the top 50 Instagrammed places in America. The curated map, based on most frequently geotagged locations, shows the hottest spot for Instagramming in every state.

So what’s ours? We’ll give you a hint. It’s not the Iowa State Capitol or Field of Dreams or Kinnick Stadium. (Though after this season, perhaps it should be.)

No, the number one spot “Insta’d” in Iowa is — Surprise! (or maybe not) — the Iowa State Fair.

​Between fried food-on-a-stick, the butter cow, the Grandstand and the mullets, who could really blame us?

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