Places BrandyBacon Wants to Go

A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.

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

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

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

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This 50-foot rock formation looked like a face that was once believed to be that of a Native American chief.

The macabre paintings created by famous suicide proponent Jack Kevorkian, or "Dr. Death."

This museum dedicated to local history is housed in the state's oldest surviving fire station.

The sea urchin sculpture is an unusual commemoration of a New England town's seafaring history.

A short walk through the woods will take you to an unusual flat hill top, used by the Shakers for outdoor worship.

A monument park dedicated to the influential Beat Generation author and poet, Jack Kerouac.

The site of the tragic isolation of Nipmuc Native Americans left to perish in King Philip's War.