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

In the middle of an abandoned stretch of old Route 50 lies a tombstone that weighs three tons.

The oldest hotel in West Virginia is reportedly frequented by ghosts.

A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.

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

At the center of this cemetery stands a 2,000-year-old burial mound of the Adena culture.

What started as a display of antique hearses has grown into a museum exploring the history of the funeral industry.

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

Home to several unusual artifacts, including a huge painting of George Washington.

All that remains of a gigantic earth-moving machine.

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

This historic Ohio bridge is adorned with fanciful locks left behind by loving couples.

A collection of thousands of pieces of unique, colorful glass made in this Ohio town.

Collectors keep the story of Ohio Valley glassmaking alive.

The childhood home of a Hollywood legend.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

An occult-y, historic hotel with the World's Largest Ouija board on the roof.

This cast-iron canine is a beloved icon among the people of Johnstown and ice hockey fans everywhere.

Sleep in a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home or dine in the treetops in this architecture park.

A neighborhood of houses made of poured concrete through a process invented by Thomas Edison.

A massive white oak tree provides a beautiful canopy near a suburban shopping center and stood before the signing of the Constitution.

Tucked into Pittsburgh’s North Side, the Mattress Factory is a labyrinth of permanent, room-sized installations where artists transform entire spaces into mind-bending, immersive worlds.

One of the oldest surviving lock houses on the Ohio River.

The first burial place of the Harmonist Society, a utopian community for which the surrounding town of Harmony is named.