Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

The Pennsylvania shopping center was once the setting for the 1978 film, "Dawn of the Dead."

The legacy of baseball great Roberto Clemente is preserved in a retired Pittsburgh fire station.

Hundreds of protractors affixed to surfaces all over the city.

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

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

This spot memorializes one of the greatest plays in NFL history, unless you happen to be a Raiders fan.

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

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

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.

Despite being stolen multiple times, this civic electrician's street corner Snoopy won't be stopped.

Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.

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

The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.