East Liverpool, Ohio
The Starting Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey
After covering almost 1.5 billion acres, the survey's still not finished.
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East Liverpool, Ohio
After covering almost 1.5 billion acres, the survey's still not finished.
Industry, Pennsylvania
One of the oldest surviving lock houses on the Ohio River.
Braddock, Pennsylvania
The Paul Bunyan of the steel industry.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A T. Rex statue dressed as Mister Rogers honors the children’s-television pioneer.
Alliance, Ohio
A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.
Canton, Ohio
How did a former First Lady's tiara wind up being sold to a pawn shop on reality TV?
Canton, Ohio
The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.
Canton, Ohio
Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.
Akron, Ohio
An elegant sandstone stairway built by the WPA still connects two neighborhoods in Akron.
Akron, Ohio
But did the famous feminist and abolitionist ever really say those iconic four words?
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
For decades, this waterfall remained hidden because of an artificial dam.
Leavittsburg, Ohio
A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.
Warren, Ohio
The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.
Warren, Ohio
This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.
Leetonia, Ohio
Rows of 19th-century brick ovens used to process coal into coke form the center of a wooded park.
Irwin, Pennsylvania
This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.
Irwin, Pennsylvania
True to his word, George Swanson is buried in his white 1984 Corvette.
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Originally a cemetery, this city park remains speckled with a handful of scattered gravestones.
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
This museum is dedicated to the first coast-to-coast highway.
Butler, Pennsylvania
The only museum in the Western Pennsylvania region that focuses on Asian art and Meissen porcelain.
Hermitage, Pennsylvania
An American flag was erected for every day that passed during the Iranian Hostage Crisis.
Sharon, Pennsylvania
Check out the 125-pound chocolate reindeer in the back of this candy shop.
Walkersville, Maryland
A well-preserved quarry and six of eight continuous burning pot kilns used to make burnt lime and crushed stone are highlights of the self-guided walking tour in Fountain Rock Park.