Places PhatRob Wants to Go

In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.

These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

A memorial for an outsider theorist who believed that the planet is actually hollow.

Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

A suspended garden, now gone, once hung in the middle of this abandoned church.

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

This tower-tomb honors a president who only held office for a little over a month but dedicated his life to his country.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.

The world's longest known cave system.

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

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

Amateur taxidermy museum known for its large collection of white squirrels.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

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

A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?

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