The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

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

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

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

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

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

A local prank turned town icon.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

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

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

A tribute to the pop culture icon overlooks this Washington D.C. intersection.

An echo chamber with a waterfall wrapped around its base at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.