An imposing pair of sphinxes stand guard outside this Egyptian Revival tomb.

The god of wine stares out at passersby on this busy Pittsburgh thoroughfare.

These disused steel furnaces are now haunting ruins that may one day be a national park.

The last funhouse of its kind, where guests enter through the mouth of an 80-year-old blue whale.

The Pennsylvania shopping center was once the setting for the 1978 film, "Dawn of the Dead."

A retrofuturistic art installation in the Pittsburgh Airport.

This Pennsylvania cave holds evidence of the oldest known inhabitants of North America.

Priceless space junk on display in front of a local Dairy Queen.

Climb the first lighthouse commissioned on a Great Lake to a lookout with peaceful, panoramic views.

Relax over handcrafted ale and gastro-pub grub inside an iconic (and possibly haunted) train station.

A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?

Explore this unspoiled peninsula with 11 sandy beaches and 13 miles of hiking and biking trails (keep an eye out for soaring bald eagles overhead).

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

Tucked into Pittsburgh’s North Side, the Mattress Factory is a labyrinth of permanent, room-sized installations where artists transform entire spaces into mind-bending, immersive worlds.

This riverside restaurant delivers elegant dining in a historic 1901 train depot. 

A T. Rex statue dressed as Mister Rogers honors the children’s-television pioneer.

This quarter-mile tunnel under the Bluff in Pittsburgh bends at a 45-degree angle.

Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

This historic Pittsburgh tennis complex is a rare example of natural red clay courts.

When oil was discovered just outside of Pittsburgh, the city became home to this regional stock market.

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.

The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.