Places Melodia Wants to Go

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

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

This 130-year-old, steam locomotive represents the Spanish industrial and agricultural boom of the late 19th and early 20th century.

Remnants of a forgotten ballpark where legend and infamy intersect.

One man's collection of found art, sculpture, and ephemera adorns his two side-by-side homes.

A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.

This antique shop features a large collection of ornaments amassed by an Ohio florist who helped decorate the White House for the holidays.

Smoky, also known as "Yorkie Doodle Dandy," was a four-pound hero of World War II.

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

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

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

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

On the upper deck of this church-owned parking garage stand eight pillars topped with different Catholic saints.

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

These murals have been brightening a Chicago beach for more than 30 years.

How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?

This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

A relic of the Cold War in Chicago.