The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.

A trailblazing sovereign nation tucked in the American state of Wisconsin.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

One Pittsburgh musician's decades-in-the-making memorabilia collection is on display at this rock-n-roll curio shop.

With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.

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

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

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

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

This plaque marks a place where one of Hollywood’s most famous dancers got his start.

A portion of the old Pirates stadium over which a defining home run once flew still stands even after the rest of the stadium was torn down.

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!

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

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.

One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

Parking lot where a Chicago mayor was inaugurated under very sketchy circumstances.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.