Places michaelamiller Wants to Go

A preserved 18th century homestead in Western Pennsylvania marks the spot where the Whiskey Rebellion began.

This colonial mansion has been home to a staggering number of American historic figures.

The final resting place of the Hollywood star who came to a tragic end.

Where the oil industry began.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.

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

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.

The pop art icon's gravesite is broadcast 24 hours a day on his museum's website.

The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.

America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

The Pennsylvania landscape depicted by a quarter mile of mosaics made from used road signs.

A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

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

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.