Places phildzielski Wants to Go

A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

The final resting place of the most famous sharpshooter.

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

A memorial for an outsider theorist who believed that the planet is actually hollow.

It took more than 20 years and a sharp eye for one man to assemble this quirky collection.

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

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

This tiny museum kept in a B&B laundry room holds the death mask of notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.

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

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.

The spectacular collection of one of the world's best woodcarvers.

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

A county library in rural Ohio houses one of the finest mineral collections in the world.

Unique collection containing a wide and curious range of contraceptive items.

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

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

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

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

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