Places Maggie Mason Wants to Go

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

This burger joint is named after everyone's favorite carnival prize and is adorned with a giant one over the door.

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

There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.

A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

This lovely university observatory continues to sit abandoned since its potential savior was sent to jail for fraud.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

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

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

His discovery kicked off the Gold Rush. One of the hands on this commemorative statue points to the spot where he found the precious metal.

This short-lived tea and silk farm is believed to be the first permanent Japanese settlement in North America.

This former boomtown "island" is now submerged below Folsom Lake.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

Wool processing mill in an unlikely location.