Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

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

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.

A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

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

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

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

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.