The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.

Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

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

Yo, Adrian!

What looks like a simple quaint estate in rural Pennsylvania was in the 18th century home to a small monastic community.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.