Quincy, Washington
Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies
This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.
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Quincy, Washington
This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.
George, Washington
A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.
Eglon, West Virginia
This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.
Farmington, Pennsylvania
The site of the little-known Pennsylvania battle that sparked the Seven Years' War.
Mars, Pennsylvania
Could it have picked a better place to land?
Millvale, Pennsylvania
An 18th-century Catholic church converted into an eccentric temple of music and bacchanalia.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This spot memorializes one of the greatest plays in NFL history, unless you happen to be a Raiders fan.
South Park Township, Pennsylvania
A preserved 18th century homestead in Western Pennsylvania marks the spot where the Whiskey Rebellion began.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Seattle, Washington
The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
Madeira Beach, Florida
Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.
Burnsville, North Carolina
The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.
Weirton, West Virginia
In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.
Erie, Pennsylvania
A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Cape Canaveral, Florida
This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.