Places ExtraMedium Wants to Go

A portion of the old Pirates stadium over which a defining home run once flew still stands even after the rest of the stadium was torn down.

The last street in Pittsburgh that's paved with wood.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

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

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

A set of tall pillars and alcove-like rooms that are significant to the Miami people of Indiana.

How did a massive marine arthropod find its way to landlocked Ohio?

Now in disrepair, this 19th century station was a stop on of the famed B&O Railroad.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

See the nearly two-century-old ruins of pre-railroad America at the former site of a lock on the Ohio and Erie Canal.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

A rock maze opens up to a panoramic viewpoint at an abandoned mine full of ghost stories.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

Along this stretch of Indiana roadway resides a giant insect composed entirely of scrap metal.

If astronomy had a ghost, it would look like this observatory.

Constructed in 1882, this jail once housed local inmates and the sheriff's family all under one roof.