Places Maggie Mason Wants to Go

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

This museum of miniature displays provides a journey through early American history.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.

Moonbows over Kentucky.

The world's longest known cave system.

The humble Hoosier roots of a famed Broadway composer.

Walk in the footsteps of the famed astronaut at Purdue University.

This midcentury chapel is a bold architectural statement and a symbol of Indiana's Lutheran heritage.

A set of tall pillars and alcove-like rooms that are significant to the Miami people of Indiana.

More than 100 years after his death, the world's largest steer is still attracting crowds.

Home to a collection of artifacts and specimens from one of the world's preeminent geologists

A concrete block embedded with thousands of pulled teeth was created by a local dentist to memorialize his dog.

At the top of the hour, this steam-powered clock's eight brass whistles play "Back Home Again in Indiana."

One of the few authentic Japanese gardens in the state of Indiana and perhaps the most peaceful place in the city of Mishawaka.

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

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

Nature and art meet in this curvy creation

One man's vision and a labor of love of many.

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

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.