Charlotte, North Carolina
David Černý's Metalmorphosis
A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Charlotte, North Carolina
A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.
Fountain City, Indiana
This unassuming home was once “grand central station” for the Underground Railroad.
Ashmore, Illinois
This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.
Dayton, Ohio
A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.
Dayton, Ohio
A headstone tells the sad story of a lost little boy and his pet dog.
Rock, West Virginia
This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.
Lerna, Illinois
The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.
Paris, Illinois
One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.
Richmond, Indiana
This Indiana walk of fame honors music legends with record-shaped plaques in the pavement.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.
Cincinnati, Ohio
This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.
Bloomington, Indiana
The world's largest anatomically accurate brain sculpture.
Bloomington, Indiana
A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.
Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
A museum that houses the world's largest collection of ventriloquism dummies.
Petersburg, Kentucky
A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."
Memphis, Tennessee
A reclusive Memphis neighborhood is home to decades worth of misunderstood Masonic folk art.
Jefferson, Virginia
Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).
Memphis, Tennessee
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
New Harmony, Indiana
Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.