Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A 20-foot-tall quarter commemorates George Washington’s ties to Bedford County.

Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

Overshadowed by quilts, the artistry of these patterned textiles went underappreciated for too long.

A dozen U.S. presidents have stayed at the historic resort, which was known as James Buchanan’s “Summer White House” from 1857-1861.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

This quarter-mile tunnel under the Bluff in Pittsburgh bends at a 45-degree angle.

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

The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.

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

This eccentric mansion museum holds a impressive collection of rare and automatic instruments.

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!

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.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.