On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

Martha's Vineyard's most beloved speakeasy sells late-night pastries.

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

The island home of an unlucky whaling captain whose story inspired a great American novel.

Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.

Small island science organization offers public the chance to participate in research.

A pig barn converted into one of the most eclectic residences in Nantucket.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Family-run for more than a century, this pizzeria makes a unique mustard pie.

A dazzling display of lights and crystals.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

This quarter-mile tunnel under the Bluff in Pittsburgh bends at a 45-degree angle.

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

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

The god of wine stares out at passersby on this busy Pittsburgh thoroughfare.

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.

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

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.

This plaque marks a place where one of Hollywood’s most famous dancers got his start.

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