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

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

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

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

On the grounds of a hospital in Ghana, a legendary sword said to have been plunged into the earth hundreds of years ago.

An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.

Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."

For centuries, Jeddah’s old town was a major trading port and a point of entry for Hajj pilgrims traveling by sea.

The rocks around this mountain are filled with so many carvings that the area became known as the "open library."

In the middle of a barren desert, a massive, solitary rocky thumb juts out.

The oldest surviving one-room schoolhouse in Montgomery County, Maryland.

The smallest covered bridge in Maryland.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

A suburban museum tells the story of a historic transportation network and even provides rides in antique trolley cars.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.