These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

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

The god of wine stares out at passersby on this busy Pittsburgh thoroughfare.

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

The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.

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

The last street in Pittsburgh that's paved with wood.

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

Within this beautiful Pittsburgh cemetery, a unique headstone bears witness to one man's eternal love for Jaws.

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

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

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

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

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

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

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