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

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

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

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

This igloo-shaped landmark in Iqaluit serves as the seat of the Diocese of the Arctic.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

This quiet bird sanctuary on the Danish coast is home to something not usually found in a conservation area: hunters' cabins.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

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

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

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

This university transit system is a 1970's vision of the future.

Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.