One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

This public park was the site of the largest civilian disaster of the Civil War.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

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

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

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.