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

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

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The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

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

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

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

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

In the 19th century, this canal provided power to mills, machine shops, and other businesses in the area.

A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

An allegedly cursed tree represents a town's reckoning with a racist past.

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.

American involvement in World War I officially ended in 1921 in New Jersey, three years late and thousands of miles from the battlefield.

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

Local lore claims this park is named after a young woman who jumped off a cliff.

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.