Places laurathexplorer Wants to Go

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

Annual Easter display made up of thousands of hand-painted eggs.

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

How did a massive marine arthropod find its way to landlocked Ohio?

A 2,000-year-old Adena burial mound located along a busy street in Columbus, Ohio.

Beside a busy highway, a colony of Great Blue Herons raises hundreds of offspring each year.

The site of the worst mining disaster in Ohio's history.

An abandoned, rusty old relic of railroad history stands at attention over the Cuyahoga River.

Rows of 19th-century brick ovens used to process coal into coke form the center of a wooded park.

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

Now in disrepair, this 19th century station was a stop on of the famed B&O Railroad.

Bison, America's national mammal, are staging a slow comeback in Ohio's prairie parkland.

A monument to a Native American leader who was known for never breaking a promise and met his end after signing a deal with white settlers.

Landmark dedicated to the plight of the American Indian in the 21st century.

These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.

A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.

The overgrown remains of an old rail bridge rise above the valley like ancient Greek ruins.

Inside this wonderland of weird, visitors are treated to a collection ranging from skeletons to haunted artifacts.

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.