Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.

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

This historic Pittsburgh tennis complex is a rare example of natural red clay courts.

This picturesque stream was up until recently the site of a ten story mountain of slag and sewage.

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

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

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

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

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

Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.

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

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.