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A Gothic gym and community space that encourages fitness for misfits.

This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

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

Playful installation outside a Pittsburgh art gallery might feature the world's longest historic-plaque text.

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

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

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

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

A hidden pet cemetery honors the generations of canine companions from one of Pittsburgh's most famous estates.

Old car parts and assorted materials get turned into one man's mechanical treasures on the side streets of Cleveland.

A wonderful and easily overlooked museum tucked in Ohio's Burke Lakefront Airport.

Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.

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

It may appear to be a fancy junk yard, but each item has a story to tell and a lesson to impart.

A giant ball made from pieces of an old Jeep.

Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.

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

This picturesque stream was up until recently the site of a ten story mountain of slag and sewage.

Hundreds of protractors affixed to surfaces all over the city.

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