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Indianapolis, Indiana

A preserved 1896 pathology laboratory where autopsy rooms, anatomical specimens, and early psychiatric research remain strikingly intact.

Crawfordsville, Indiana

An 1882 jail built around a rotating drum of cells, with the entire prisoner block still able to turn behind a single doorway.

Shoals, Indiana

A 60-foot sandstone formation shaped like a colossal stone jug, standing alone where erosion separated it from a nearby ridge.

Kokomo, Indiana

A taxidermied record-size steer shares a park pavilion with the enormous hollow stump of an ancient sycamore.

Elkhart, Indiana

A simulated indoor campground packed with antique housecars, tiny trailers, early motorhomes, and a century of rolling vacation history.

Beverly Shores, Indiana

A twelve-sided 1933 World's Fair house once wrapped in glass, moved by barge from Chicago to the Indiana lakeshore.

Indianapolis, Indiana

A maze of brick arches beneath downtown Indianapolis, left behind by a vast public hall destroyed in 1958.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Three enormous glass-and-concrete pyramids rise beside an Indianapolis interstate, remnants of a nine-building corporate dream.

Battle Ground, Indiana

A research and education park where guided visits bring guests close to wolves, foxes, and bison in spacious habitats.

Kokomo, Indiana

An 1888 art-glass factory famous for hand-mixed sheets in hundreds of colors, now continuing through its historic shop and legacy.