The Paul Bunyan of the steel industry.

An imposing pair of sphinxes stand guard outside this Egyptian Revival tomb.

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

A Provincetown shop that sells exactly one thing — a pink cupcake — and whose owner fought the town for the right to keep selling it.

This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.

This riverside restaurant delivers elegant dining in a historic 1901 train depot. 

Pittsburgh’s largest and most detailed model train display began as one WWI veteran’s hobby.

Tucked into Pittsburgh’s North Side, the Mattress Factory is a labyrinth of permanent, room-sized installations where artists transform entire spaces into mind-bending, immersive worlds.

Discover these whole-house works of art in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood.

A bronze statue of Mister Rogers in the neighborhood where he grew up.

This monumental sculpture that welcomes visitors to Bethany Beach is a tribute to a regional Nanticoke Indian Tribe leader.

A unique marker erected during the 18th century.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

This 85-foot-long table is made from a single slice of an old-growth Douglas Fir.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.

An installation tells of the horrific 1964 tsunami that devastated Crescent City, California.