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When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.

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

A macabre farm reserved part of its 222-acres for dead bodies, all in the name of science.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.

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

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.

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

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

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

This church in Pittsburgh is home to the largest collection of religious relics in North America.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.