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

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

A former Canadian automobile ferry mysteriously appeared in the Black River 20 years ago, and now it quietly rusts away.

Smoky, also known as "Yorkie Doodle Dandy," was a four-pound hero of World War II.

An old church full of restored Catholic statues is a makeup artist's labor of love.

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

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

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

For decades, this waterfall remained hidden because of an artificial dam.

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

One of the few beardless depictions of Lincoln, George Grey Barnard's 1917 was denounced by many—including Lincoln's own son.

Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.

There is beauty and history in the ruins of this former company town.

The final resting place of the most famous sharpshooter.

The ruins of the suspension bridge hang over Kingsbury Run as a ghost of racial prejudice.

A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.

This burger joint is named after everyone's favorite carnival prize and is adorned with a giant one over the door.

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.

This pair of eccentric Ohio castles were built by a pair of brothers who wanted to bring a bit of class to the Ohio wilderness.

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

You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.

A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.