This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

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

A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.

According to local myth this cemetery is half evil spirits, half good—split down the middle.

There is beauty and history in the ruins of this former company town.

A rock maze opens up to a panoramic viewpoint at an abandoned mine full of ghost stories.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

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

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 beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.

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

This shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary is also a tribute from a mother to her fallen son.

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

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

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.