The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.

Abandoned former poorhouse, bible college, and haunted house in an Ohio hamlet.

A suspended garden, now gone, once hung in the middle of this abandoned church.

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

An abandoned, rusty old relic of railroad history stands at attention over the Cuyahoga River.

This bridge uses an inverted bowstring truss and is believed to be the only of its kind in the United States.

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.

This retired stagecoach tavern is the oldest building in Cleveland.

At the center of this cemetery stands a 2,000-year-old burial mound of the Adena culture.

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

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

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

A county library in rural Ohio houses one of the finest mineral collections in the world.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.

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