Places hopemch Wants to Go

The world's largest collection of mechanical puzzles is a cornucopia of analog bafflers.

One tree's homage to soles past and present.

The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

A flamboyantly decorated bridge signals diversity and fellowship at the entry to Indianapolis' Broad Ripple Village.

This museum collects over a century of automobile history including the iconic car from The Muppet Movie.

A humble homemade ride attracts visitors from around the globe to this small Midwestern town.

Covered in tens of thousands of coats of paint, this Indiana attraction holds a world record all its own.

One-layer pyramid in Indiana.

A rural hall of justice holds the world's only comic book and superhero museum.

The only freestanding table rock formation east of the Mississippi.

This open air cathedral invites all faiths to worship under the only roof big enough to fit them all: the sky.

Modeled after the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral, this small-town Indiana memorial labyrinth sits half a world away.

This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.

A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.

The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.

This hidden stream beneath Indianapolis makes an appearance in the best-selling novel "Underground Airlines."

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

Display that gathers the basic elements of the universe in one convenient location.

Ornate limestone building now filled with geologic specimens, and more.

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

This mysterious hill seems to pull objects uphill.

Lions and tigers and leopards, servals, pumas, bobcats, lynxes, and ocelots... oh my!