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Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

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

An elegant sandstone stairway built by the WPA still connects two neighborhoods in Akron.

A fiberglass jungle, deep in the wilds of the Cleveland suburbs.

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.

The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

Solving a 60-year mystery finally gave a name to the young woman known only by the color of her clothes.

Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.

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

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

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

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

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

Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

A history of tragedy and a pile of eerie stories have contributed to this house's consistent ranking as one of the most haunted places in Ohio.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

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

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.