Places G Pike Wants to Go

The childhood home of a Hollywood legend.

Circleville is seriously smitten with this giant gourd.

The playful side of the Columbus community is on full display.

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

This outdoor exhibit features a historic wooden dam once used to help boats navigate the Ohio River.

The oldest county library in the United States.

Dozens of striking Indian symbols cover the second-floor hallways of this rural courthouse.

This underground holding cell was forgotten for over a century and rediscovered in the 1960s.

Housing the history of a small Ohio town that is known to some as the pottery capital of the United States.

If you want to build a better mousetrap, first consult this small museum's massive collection of trapping tools.

A storybook church made from a mesmerizing medley of multi-colored stones.

Built around 1845, this house was occupied for 100 years, serving as a home to a prosecuting attorney, a Union Civil War general, and a wealthy socialite.

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

A former Canadian automobile ferry mysteriously appeared in the Black River 20 years ago, and now it quietly rusts away.

The childhood home of one of Ohio's favorite sons, pilot and war hero Eddie Rickenbacker.

A rare particle accelerator with a tremendous energy range is tucked away at Ohio University.

"You can only scalp a customer once, but you can give him a haircut every two weeks"-Barber's Maxim.

Constructed from the ruins of a former glass factory, this park incorporates the old with the new.

The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.

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

A small town museum celebrates the history of the Ohio county that produced Annie Oakley and other famous figures.

The crash of this great airship signaled the beginning of the end for dirigibles.

Historical structures and natural wonders await visitors to this preserve.

In northern Ohio, the glorious past of America's trains is on full display.