The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.

An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

The world's largest wooden structure.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

Once forgotten and built over, this historic Black cemetery now houses a poignant memorial.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.