Places emthecloud Wants to Go

In the middle of an abandoned stretch of old Route 50 lies a tombstone that weighs three tons.

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.

This moving cemetery sphere is a slowly rolling stone.

Three bronze deer sculptures relax along the Scioto Mile.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

A headstone tells the sad story of a lost little boy and his pet dog.

A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.

The remains of a massive blast furnace in what was once one of the country's largest iron-producing regions.

This schoolhouse for Black American children is one of the oldest remaining in southeastern Ohio.

Rows of 19th-century brick ovens used to process coal into coke form the center of a wooded park.

There is beauty and history in the ruins of this former company town.

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

One man's collection of found art, sculpture, and ephemera adorns his two side-by-side homes.

This former tuberculosis treatment facility now stands at the center of a public park.

This unique piece of land is home to a patented artificial lake and the remains of an old Girl Scout camp.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.

The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.

A lost cemetery stands forgotten on a hilltop, known only to the older residents of Pomeroy.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.