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A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For over 70 years, this house was home to a pioneering Black artist and educator.

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.

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Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.

Garments from across the globe call this hidden gem home.

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