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

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

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

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

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

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

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

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

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

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

A fiberglass jungle, deep in the wilds of the Cleveland suburbs.

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.

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

Solving a 60-year mystery finally gave a name to the young woman known only by the color of her clothes.

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

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

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

Annual Easter display made up of thousands of hand-painted eggs.

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

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

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

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.