Places alisam9 Wants to Go

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

A museum that houses the world's largest collection of ventriloquism dummies.

The dream home of an iconoclastic renaissance man still stands as a monument to his domestically mundane vision.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

Moving, mind-blowing metal sculpture work of an outsider artist.

The world's third-largest scale model of the planets.

Once known as the Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane.

A flamboyantly decorated bridge signals diversity and fellowship at the entry to Indianapolis' Broad Ripple Village.

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.

The largest historic preservation organization in the United States.

This hidden stream beneath Indianapolis makes an appearance in the best-selling novel "Underground Airlines."

This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.

This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.