The year was 1952 and the Cold War was in full chill. The House Un-American Activities Committee was looking for "reds under beds," while teenage boys read science fiction comics and watched... »

Inspired Inventions, Retro-Tech | Edited by canuck, Dylan and others

Harry Andrews only really began working once he had retired. A notary public and lifelong bachelor, Andrews was also a medieval enthusiast. At age 55, he began constructing a 1/5th scale replica... »

Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others

The funny thing about walking through the Sign Museum is that you not only see the signs, you hear them as well. Putting out that consistent neon buzz, the Sign Museum is a place where all the... »

Museums and Collections, Outsider Art, Unique Collections, Inspired Inventions, Electrical Oddities | Edited by A Facebook user, Kalia_K and 2 others

The "mound builders" of early North America lived throughout what are now the Ohio Valley and the Mississippi regions. The earliest group was probably the Adena people, who flourished from 1000... »

Rites and Rituals, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Dylan, M Rebekah Otto and others

The Glacial Grooves on the north side of Kelleys Island are the largest and most easily accessible glacial grooves in the world. They were scoured into solid limestone bedrock about 18,000 years... »

Intriguing Environs | Edited by Runnerofbears and michelle

When Ernest "Mooney" Warther was a boy growing up in Ohio, he met a hobo who taught him how to carve a pair of pliers out of wood. Little did the hobo know, in that simple act he had started... »

Outsider Art, Unique Collections | Edited by Susannah Brooks, Dylan and others

Housed at Case Western Reserve University the Dittrick Medical History Center is dedicated to the study of the medical past through a distinguished collection of rare books, museum artifacts,... »

Medical Museums | Edited by Dylan and Henry