Places From the Backwoods Wants to Go

A preserved 18th century homestead in Western Pennsylvania marks the spot where the Whiskey Rebellion began.

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

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

This historic Pittsburgh tennis complex is a rare example of natural red clay courts.

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

An 18th-century Catholic church converted into an eccentric temple of music and bacchanalia.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

This public park was the site of the largest civilian disaster of the Civil War.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.

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

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

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.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.

Hundreds of protractors affixed to surfaces all over the city.

With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.

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 church in Pittsburgh is home to the largest collection of religious relics in North America.

The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.

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

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

This spot memorializes one of the greatest plays in NFL history, unless you happen to be a Raiders fan.