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A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

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

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

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

A collection of 11 million buttons illustrates the human toll of the Holocaust.

This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

A vision of beautiful Hindu architecture in the middle of the American South.

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

A man's home is his castle.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

This mysterious hill seems to pull objects uphill.

A chapel built by Italian POWs during World War II tells a forgotten tale of the war on the home front.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

This unassuming home was once “grand central station” for the Underground Railroad.