Places chelsb423 Wants to Go

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

The house that Frank Lloyd Wright "(shook) out of his sleeve at will" at the age of 86.

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

Buildings that dynamite couldn't bring down were abandoned because of bathroom issues.

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.

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.