Places ericamarie8 Wants to Go

See the nearly two-century-old ruins of pre-railroad America at the former site of a lock on the Ohio and Erie Canal.

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

A monument to the “unrecognized dead” of the tragic 1876 train crash.

The world's largest Our Lady of Guadalupe statue overlooks this Ohio sanctuary.

Constructed in 1882, this jail once housed local inmates and the sheriff's family all under one roof.

A 30-foot stack of piano keys memorializes one of the greatest keys players in jazz history.

The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.

This recycled wax museum may be the only one that features John Travolta in a Bible scene.

Bison, America's national mammal, are staging a slow comeback in Ohio's prairie parkland.

The spectacular collection of one of the world's best woodcarvers.

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

Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.

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

The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.

The permanent home of Elektro, the celebrity automaton of the 1939 World's Fair.

A retro walk through the history of the tube.

There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.

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

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

These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.