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Paul A. Johnson Pencil Sharpener Museum

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

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Added by Afjsdoiuqnnn

Watlao Buddhamamakaram Temple

Ornate and vibrant, this temple is a colorful place of worship for Columbus's Thai and Laotian communities.

Eddie Rickenbacker Childhood Home

The childhood home of one of Ohio's favorite sons, pilot and war hero Eddie Rickenbacker.

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Added by jessecbethea

Kent State May 4 Visitors Center

This campus museum commemorates a national tragedy.

matthewtaub

Added by matthewtaub

Circleville, Ohio

World's Largest Pumpkin Water Tower

Circleville is seriously smitten with this giant gourd.

forssa

Added by forssa

B.F. Goodrich Co. Smokestacks

This former factory has deep ties to rubber production in Akron.

Added by Brian Griffin

Wright Company Factory

The world's first aircraft factory has been hiding inside an automobile plant for almost 80 years.

Wagner Manufacturing Company Factory

The headquarters of a pioneering cast iron and cast aluminum cookware company is in ruins, but still standing.

casualmonolith

Added by casualmonolith

Greenville, Ohio

Garst Museum

A small town museum celebrates the history of the Ohio county that produced Annie Oakley and other famous figures.

Added by bbruemmer

Bellefontaine, Ohio

Campbell Hill

In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Langsdon Mineral Collection

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

SamM

Versailles, Ohio

Annie Oakley's Grave

The final resting place of the most famous sharpshooter.

Added by kurtbaumer

Kewpee Hamburgers

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

SamM

Wapakoneta, Ohio

The Temple of Tolerance

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

GeeOJulie

Added by GeeOJulie

Springfield, Ohio

Hartman Rock Garden

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

Watch House and Circle Mound

This sculpture is a cross between an observatory and an earth mound to honor the community's rich history.

rholonitch

Added by rholonitch

Cleveland, Ohio

St. Theodosius Cathedral

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."

davidplotz

Added by davidplotz

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati Yellow Lamps

An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.

Added by cbfellerhoff

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia City Hall

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

daviddoochin

Added by daviddoochin

Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville Interchange Spiral

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

Josh

Dysfunctional Grace Art Co.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

Added by zlombardo

Roland M. Manteiga Statue

A memorial to legendary newsman, publisher, and owner of La Gaceta, the only trilingual newspaper in the U.S.

Added by blimpcaptain

Columbia Restaurant

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

Added by blimpcaptain

Henry B. Plant Museum

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

tcgarner

Added by tcgarner