Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Duquesne Incline
There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!
Cataño, Puerto Rico
The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.
Vieques, Puerto Rico
The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.
Baltimore, Maryland
Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.
Annapolis, Maryland
Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.
Riverton, West Virginia
Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.
Imatra, Finland
These Finnish rapids have been attracting tourists for over a hundred years and are now released with the push of a button.
Ruokolahti, Finland
Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Parikkala, Finland
Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.
Boonsboro, Maryland
Bizarre Cavern.
Frederick, Maryland
A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Helsinki, Finland
This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.
Helsinki, Finland
Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.
Helsinki, Finland
Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.