The Top 5 Weirdest Things About Ohio By Vincent Fisher

You may think Ohio is all nice and normal with their tradition towns and all American heroes like Hopalong Cassidy, Neil Armstrong, Thomas Edison, and Doris Day. It has all the typical “normal” tourist attractions that you would expect, such as the Botanical Gardens in Cleveland or the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati. However, if you explore the Buckeye state long and thoroughly enough, you will find that beneath the carnations, apple pie and endless roller coaster attractions, it can be a strange and unusual place. Vincent Fisher takes a look at the top five weirdest things about Ohio and you will know exactly what he means.

1. Martian House

If you are traveling along route 123 in Carlisle, Ohio, make sure you stop and visit the Martian House. Yes, that's right. The house has two silver colored flying saucers connected with metal duct. A house designed for an extra-terrestrial, but in reality are two Futuro houses that have been put together to make one residence for mankind. So, don't go out to Carlisle, Ohio on an alien witch-hunt just yet.

2. The Rolling Stone of Marion Cemetery

This cemetery is located at 620 Delaware Avenue in Marion, Ohio. So, if cemeteries don’t creep you out, you have got to go check out the real life unsolved mystery that happens here. The mystery centers on the large and very much restless stone sphere. The stone is 5200lb and has moved on its own since it was erected there by the Merchant family in 1896.

3. The World’s Largest Horseshoe Crab

For Sea food lovers it is a must to visit and for those of you allergic to shellfish I think you will be able to handle this crustacean. It is a monument shaped as a crab, which a Baptist church uses for meetings and receptions. It was actually intended to be a nautical museum, but it went bust. Then divine intervention step in and one of the Pastors of the church accepted it as a donation. A crab church doesn’t seem fishy at all in Blanchester, Ohio.

4. Lake Erie Monster

Don't panic if Scotland isn't in your travel budget this year. A quick trip to Lake Erie will sort out your monster hunting desires. There have been many past sightings of a brownish - greenish serpent that pops out of the water from time to time along the Lake. The Scottish have Nessie, so what! In Ohio there is something even weirder, Bessie.

5. House of Trash

Is your wife always nagging you to take the trash out? You could redeem yourself by taking her to the House of Trash and show her you are quite productive moving the trash out of the house, compared to the man who lives here. The catch is they have made their trash useful. It is a 2,000 sq. ft home in Philo, Ohio made from tires, cans, bottles, old barn wood and several other types of recycled material. Besides the fact the house is made from unwanted material, it is able to generate its own heat and recycle water.