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

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

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

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

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.

This lovely university observatory continues to sit abandoned since its potential savior was sent to jail for fraud.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

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

These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.

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

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

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

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

A monument to a Native American leader who was known for never breaking a promise and met his end after signing a deal with white settlers.

An office built to look like a giant basket.

A circle of giant painted vases in the former pottery capital of the United States.

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

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

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

In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.

This presidential tomb was not dedicated until years after Harding's death due to personal controversy.

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

Rows of 19th-century brick ovens used to process coal into coke form the center of a wooded park.

This schoolhouse for Black American children is one of the oldest remaining in southeastern Ohio.