Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

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

This secluded walking trail is a hidden gem of a Pittsburgh park.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.

An elegant sandstone stairway built by the WPA still connects two neighborhoods in Akron.

Dedicated to the victims of one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States in recorded history.

A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.

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

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

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

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

Rows of 19th-century brick ovens used to process coal into coke form the center of a wooded park.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

One man's real life disfigurement inspired a lasting local legend surrounding an eerie tunnel.

The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

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

This one-room cabin where the young colonel slept during the French and Indian War.

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

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

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

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.