Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Canton Avenue
One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This church in Pittsburgh is home to the largest collection of religious relics in North America.
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.
Silver Spring, Maryland
The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.
Germantown, Maryland
The whole world in one water tank.
Corona, South Dakota
The lowest point in South Dakota and the source of the Minnesota River.
Madison, Minnesota
This giant fiberglass cod celebrates Madison's self-proclaimed status as the U.S. capital of lutefisk.
Belgrade, Minnesota
This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.
Cold Spring, Minnesota
After four years of grasshopper plagues, this chapel was erected as a plea to God to make them end.
St. Joseph, Minnesota
A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.
St. Joseph, Minnesota
The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.
St. Cloud, Minnesota
This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.
Chanhassen, Minnesota
Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Thousands of people walk over this fantastic work of art every day, but how many notice it?
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.
Arlington, Virginia
The system of air guns are fired off remotely to scare any trespassing avians.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Trujillo, Honduras
Fenced off in a garden cemetery in Honduras lies the grave of the most notorious American filibuster.
Amarillo, Texas
This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.
Ponchatoula, Louisiana
One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.