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A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

The statue, located at a mansion-turned-emancipation museum, honors Galveston’s history as the birthplace of Juneteenth.

This memorial and the seawall that it stands near are powerful symbols of the island’s resilience.

This university transit system is a 1970s vision of the future.

A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.

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 private residence adorned with a gorgeous mural dedicated to the buzzing insect.

The legacy of baseball great Roberto Clemente is preserved in a retired Pittsburgh fire station.

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

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.

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

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

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

The souvenir got the company’s founder out of a pretty pickle at the World’s Fair.

The road plays 30 seconds of the Marine’s Hymn when driving over the grooved pavement.

It is intended to take one back to a stripped-down simplicity, to spend extended time both inside and out, and absorb the natural drama of the Upper Rio Grande Valley.

An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.