Places nadineloves Wants to Go

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.

Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.

Part of a worldwide art project, this mysterious semicircle of concrete shapes holds the pieces of a larger story.

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.

Beautiful waterfalls grace a canyon visibly torn by a violent tornado.

Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

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

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.

If astronomy had a ghost, it would look like this observatory.

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.

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

A full-scale replica of a 1774 colonial settlement in Kentucky.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.