Parkersburg, West Virginia
The (Haunted) Blennerhassett Hotel
The oldest hotel in West Virginia is reportedly frequented by ghosts.
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Parkersburg, West Virginia
The oldest hotel in West Virginia is reportedly frequented by ghosts.
Nelsonville, Ohio
This park pays homage to the region's rich industrial history of brick making.
Columbus, Ohio
The walls of the statehouse tell the story of Ohio’s prehistoric past.
Columbus, Ohio
Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.
Cleveland, Ohio
The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.
Cleveland, Ohio
Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.
Port Clinton, Ohio
Inside an airport, visitors can explore this museum where history takes flight.
Put-In-Bay, Ohio
What was one of the largest hotels in the country burned to the ground in a tragic fire.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.
Detroit, Michigan
The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.
Detroit, Michigan
This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.
Dearborn, Michigan
The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.
Dearborn, Michigan
A comprehensive archive of Hallmark Holiday ornaments.
Dearborn, Michigan
One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.
Mears, Michigan
An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.
Manistee, Michigan
The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.
Glen Arbor Township, Michigan
This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.
St Ignace, Michigan
This nearly 200-foot tall limestone stack offers visitors amazing views and a chance to meet Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.