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

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

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

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

The remains of a large iron mill that once stood in the remote woods of northern Maine.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.

An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.