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There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

A rock outcropping left by a glacier that made itself useful throughout the centuries.

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

This historic mini-suspension bridge was swept away once but is now here to stay.

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.

Go inside a revolutionary, cage-less zoo where 35 species live and some of them roam free alongside their human visitors.

A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.

Industrial ruin decimated this tiny New England company town in a fashion no one saw coming… and even fewer remember today.

Homemade rockets, dinosaurs, and robots make this New York small business much more than a furniture store.

This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

This folk art dinosaur was almost pushed to extinction due to lack of a building permit.

This Oregon farm is dedicated to teaching people the professional art of tree climbing.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.

Underwater art project will double as a massive artificial coral reef to help regenerate the damaged ecosystem.

This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.

A famed data visualizer's personal sculpture garden is a landscape of modern and megalithic wonders.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.