Kentucky's anomalous peninsula projecting into the Mississippi River, site of legendary earthquakes and local feuds.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

Could it have picked a better place to land?

The only statue of its kind to commemorate Washington's beginnings as an officer of the British Colonial Militia.

A portion of the old Pirates stadium over which a defining home run once flew still stands even after the rest of the stadium was torn down.

It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

This spot memorializes one of the greatest plays in NFL history, unless you happen to be a Raiders fan.

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

A local prank turned town icon.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

This recreation of a 19th-century dime museum is full of oddities.

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

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

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

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

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.

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