Places sheinsis Wants to Go

One of the last few period-correct, hand-operated canal locks in the country.

Hundreds of 19th-century characters descend upon an Ohio town every autumn.

All that remains of a gigantic earth-moving machine.

The crash of this great airship signaled the beginning of the end for dirigibles.

Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.

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

Remnants of 19th century vigilante justice.

An abandoned munitions factory with a shot tower continues to wage war on the surrounding environment.

This recycled wax museum may be the only one that features John Travolta in a Bible scene.

Now in disrepair, this 19th century station was a stop on of the famed B&O Railroad.

Ohio's 19th-century communist micro-society.

The overgrown remains of an old rail bridge rise above the valley like ancient Greek ruins.

A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.

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

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

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

Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.

A wonderful and easily overlooked museum tucked in Ohio's Burke Lakefront Airport.

An office built to look like a giant basket.

This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.

The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

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

The permanent home of Elektro, the celebrity automaton of the 1939 World's Fair.