Places gdm584 Wants to Go

A retrofuturistic art installation in the Pittsburgh Airport.

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.

One of the oldest log cabins in America is one of the last of its kind this historic Swedish dwelling remains a piece of living history.

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

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.

This eccentric mansion museum holds a impressive collection of rare and automatic instruments.

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

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.

The Pennsylvania shopping center was once the setting for the 1978 film, "Dawn of the Dead."

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

A giant ball made from pieces of an old Jeep.

Where the "World Pinball Champion” is crowned.

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

Despite being stolen multiple times, this civic electrician's street corner Snoopy won't be stopped.

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.