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

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

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

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Wisconsin’s oldest Chinese restaurant, still glowing beneath its historic neon sign.

This storied music venue was once a tavern that housed an Italian Anarchist book club and prohibition parties; today it's a community space for artists and musicians.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.