Places exploringwithesch Wants to Go

A local prank turned town icon.

This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.

It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.

This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.

A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

These disused steel furnaces are now haunting ruins that may one day be a national park.

The home and studio of a visionary woodworker now stands as a museum and example of his artistic genius.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

The pop art icon's gravesite is broadcast 24 hours a day on his museum's website.

One man's real life disfigurement inspired a lasting local legend surrounding an eerie tunnel.

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.

This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.

This Pennsylvania cave holds evidence of the oldest known inhabitants of North America.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

Pennsylvanian mass grave and possibly mass murder.

Yo, Adrian!

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

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.