This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

The Pennsylvania landscape depicted by a quarter mile of mosaics made from used road signs.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Descendants of this colonial Pennsylvania family still travel from far and wide to visit the 300-year-old home of their Quaker ancestors.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

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.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

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

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

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

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

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

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

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!

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

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.