Places explorationanddecay Wants to Go

Evidence from a brutal 1880s murder is on display at this former infirmary house.

The nearly 200-year-old building displays a perplexing grammatical error.

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

One of the few places where you can explore a 1918 paddlewheel steamboat from stem to stern.

One of Cincinnati's greatest fighters once trained at a now defunct gym in this Over-The-Rhine neighborhood.

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

One of the last few period-correct, hand-operated canal locks in the country.

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

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

This bridge uses an inverted bowstring truss and is believed to be the only of its kind in the United States.

The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.