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

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.

Surrounded by a verdant garden and a backdrop of ivy, a monument to beloved poet Khalil Gibran stands outside of the Lebanese embassy.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

There’s a special club house at the top for the bell ringers.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.

A small token of gratitude from freezing cold journalists who were given a warm haven while covering JFK's inauguration.

Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.