A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?

A museum dedicated to the history & joys of the trail & your best chance to see hikers throwing up ice cream.

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

Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.

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

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

A local prank turned town icon.

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

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

Yo, Adrian!

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

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

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

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.