A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

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

The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

Descendants of this colonial Pennsylvania family still travel from far and wide to visit the 300-year-old home of their Quaker ancestors.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

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

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

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

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

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

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

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

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