Places Edited by Planetpinto

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

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.