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BrandyBacon

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The entrance to the Gates of Hell.

Columbus, Ohio

Gates of Hell

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.

Worden Sculpture.

Hinckley, Ohio

Worden's Ledges

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.

‘A Christmas Story’ House and Museum

Cleveland, Ohio

‘A Christmas Story’ House and Museum

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

American Sign Museum

Cincinnati, Ohio

American Sign Museum

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

Jungle Jim's International Market

Fairfield, Ohio

Jungle Jim's International Market

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

West Side Market

Cleveland, Ohio

West Side Market

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

Cornhenge

Dublin, Ohio

Cornhenge

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

Loveland Castle

Loveland, Ohio

Harry Andrews' Chateau Laroche

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

Ash Cave.

Logan, Ohio

The Caves of Hocking Hills State Park

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

An aerial view of Serpent Mound in the fall.

Peebles, Ohio

The Great Serpent Mound

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

The crystal ball of Sybil Leek, a British witch and astrologer who crossed over into more mainstream culture during the 1960s and 70s.

Cleveland, Ohio

Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

Staircase down to the geode cave

Put-in-Bay, Ohio

Crystal Cave

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

"The Angel of Death Victorious" also known as the "Haserot Angel" in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, 10/15/2021

Cleveland, Ohio

The Haserot Angel

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

Thomas Hill Standpipe

Bangor, Maine

Thomas Hill Standpipe

This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing "It."

Guardians of the Seeds Trolls

Boothbay, Maine

Guardians of the Seeds Trolls

Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

The Big Chicken Barn

Ellsworth, Maine

Big Chicken Barn

It's a repurposed treasure trove of history, located just an hour away from Acadia National Park.

Fort Taber, granite fort (usually closed, but during reenactments, open to the public).

New Bedford, Massachusetts

Fort Taber Park

Historic seaside park featuring explorable, abandoned military structures.

Holliston Moon Tree

Holliston, Massachusetts

Holliston Moon Tree

This American Sycamore was grown from seeds that accompanied the Apollo 14 mission in 1971.

Mason Square Basketball Monument
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Springfield, Massachusetts

Mason Park Basketball Monument

This site commemorates the birthplace of the game of basketball, invented by James Naismith in the winter of 1891.

The Old Field of 1800

Framingham, Massachusetts

The Old Field of 1800

Two stone markers honor the Nipmuc people who first settled here millennia ago.

Graves of John Cloyce & Abraham Rice

Framingham, Massachusetts

Graves of John Cloyce & Abraham Rice

In 1777, two men were killed after being struck by lightning at the same time.

Birthplace of Eli Whitney

Westborough, Massachusetts

Birthplace of Eli Whitney

The birthplace of the man who patented the cotton gin and pioneered interchangeable parts.

Ominous Ikon #6.

Wellesley, Massachusetts

'Ominous Ikon #6 and Yaddo Study'

Designed to represent the mushroom clouds the artists witnessed during nuclear testing.

Parsons Reserve

Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Parsons Reserve

Former private property that was hidden up a trail in the woods with thousands of bright yellow daffodils.

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