Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.

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

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

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

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

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

A collection of Witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

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

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

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

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

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

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

An unassuming 13-acre park is home to over 12,000 roses.

Acres of English cottage gardens, unexpectedly nestled in a Cleveland suburb.

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

A small town museum celebrates the history of the Ohio county that produced Annie Oakley and other famous figures.

Hundreds of 19th-century characters descend upon an Ohio town every autumn.

This unique collection collects pieces of art etched into thin pieces of stone.

This NASA test station is home to some of the world’s largest and most powerful space environment simulation facilities.

Bison, America's national mammal, are staging a slow comeback in Ohio's prairie parkland.