Places SemiruralYeti Wants to Go

The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

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

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

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

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

Grand opera on a miniature scale.

This historic store hides a museum exhibiting a shoe-sizing x-ray machine and a pair of kicks that once belonged to the world's tallest man.

Honoring Italian greats from Joe DiMaggio to Rocky Marciano.

This simple gravestone remembers a pig who single-hoofedly raised $19,000,000 for the Navy.

Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.

An amazing collection of scale model ships.

Where dioramas can follow you home.

This deceivingly ordinary warehouse hides an enormous collection of pop culture treasures.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.

This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.