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

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

This historic furnace was once used to produce cannonballs during the Civil War.

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

Seven people are buried in the middle of what's now a movie theater parking lot.

A pyramid commemorates the birthplace of James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

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

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

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

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

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

It marks the spooky spot where the bodies of two young boys were found in the 19th century.

An occult-y, historic hotel with the World's Largest Ouija board on the roof.

Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.

The mortal remains of a Russian prince, priest and paranormal investigator who came to America in 1792.

A hidden piece of Altoona's railroad history in a long-forgotten abandoned town.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

Behold the rickety wooden glory of the world's oldest operating roller coaster.

A soon-to-be-forgotten roadside spectacle loaded with local lore.

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

A small granite block at this monument's base is the only part of Lincoln's Tomb outside of Illinois.