Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
West End Overlook
The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
Sandia Park, New Mexico
"I did this all while you were watching TV."
Washington, D.C.
The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.
Concord, Massachusetts
This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.
Hartford, Connecticut
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
Cherry Log, Georgia
An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.
Richmond, Virginia
The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.
Bartow, Florida
Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.
Houston, Texas
A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.
Salem, Massachusetts
Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago's North Park Village was once the largest municipal sanatorium in the country.
Piercy, California
An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
Bisbee, Arizona
Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.
York, Maine
True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.
Buena Vista, Georgia
This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.
St. Petersburg, Florida
A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.
Columbia, Missouri
Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques
Portland, Oregon
The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.