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The oldest remaining authentic Putt-Putt course that Donald Clayton created in Ohio.

This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.

A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.

Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.

This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.

Annual Easter display made up of thousands of hand-painted eggs.

An old church full of restored Catholic statues is a makeup artist's labor of love.

A history of tragedy and a pile of eerie stories have contributed to this house's consistent ranking as one of the most haunted places in Ohio.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

A wonderful and easily overlooked museum tucked in Ohio's Burke Lakefront Airport.

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

This retired stagecoach tavern is the oldest building in Cleveland.

This lovely university observatory continues to sit abandoned since its potential savior was sent to jail for fraud.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.

The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

Beside a busy highway, a colony of Great Blue Herons raises hundreds of offspring each year.

For decades, this waterfall remained hidden because of an artificial dam.

An elegant sandstone stairway built by the WPA still connects two neighborhoods in Akron.

This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

This weeping, 10-foot-tall sculpture was a maquette for a 9/11 memorial.