Inyo County, California
Amargosa Opera House
Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.
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Inyo County, California
Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Inyo County, California
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Waterford, Pennsylvania
The only statue of its kind to commemorate Washington's beginnings as an officer of the British Colonial Militia.
Erie, Pennsylvania
A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.
Wantage, New Jersey
The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.
Milford, Pennsylvania
One of the U.S. Forest Service's only mansions is outfitted with a dinner table for floating food.
Sandyston, New Jersey
Whimsical artist house in the New Jersey woods.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.
Bangor, Pennsylvania
This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
An ideal wedding spot that is almost too ideal.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This public park was the site of the largest civilian disaster of the Civil War.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Breezewood, Pennsylvania
An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.
Stowe, Vermont
This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.