Eureka, Missouri
Black Madonna Shrine
This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.
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Eureka, Missouri
This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.
Elsah, Illinois
First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.
St. Charles, Missouri
Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.
Clarence, Missouri
This pristinely abandoned filling station on the edge of a graveyard is populated solely by unsettling mannequins.
New Harmony, Indiana
Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.
Crawfordsville, Indiana
The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.
Gays, Illinois
This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.
Lerna, Illinois
The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.
Ashmore, Illinois
This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.
Bruceville, Indiana
A humble homemade ride attracts visitors from around the globe to this small Midwestern town.
Casey, Illinois
The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.
Paris, Illinois
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.
Center Point, Indiana
Lions and tigers and leopards, servals, pumas, bobcats, lynxes, and ocelots... oh my!
Terre Haute, Indiana
Whether his story is true or not, Stiffy Green is the most beloved bulldog in all of Indiana.
Alexandria, Indiana
Covered in tens of thousands of coats of paint, this Indiana attraction holds a world record all its own.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.
Cincinnati, Ohio
What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.
Cincinnati, Ohio
A suspended garden, now gone, once hung in the middle of this abandoned church.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Where beautiful signs live on forever.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.