Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

Despite being stolen multiple times, this civic electrician's street corner Snoopy won't be stopped.

A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

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

A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

John Tyler never got to be buried at his beloved home, but every pet his family owned since has been.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

This schoolhouse for Black American children is one of the oldest remaining in southeastern Ohio.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.