Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cathedral of Learning
The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.
New Haven, Connecticut
After decades of neglect, a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel.
Bristol, Virginia
One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Richmond, Virginia
The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.
Richmond, Virginia
In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.
Richmond, Virginia
A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.
Key West, Florida
Near the ruins of a Civil War coastal fortress lies the only known African refugee cemetery in the United States.
Key West, Florida
Recently celebrating its 25th anniversary, the garden opened in September 1997 to celebrate the men and women who have had the greatest impact on Key West.
Key West, Florida
A historic landmark and museum filled with curious objects representing the history of Key West.
Key West, Florida
The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.
Key West, Florida
A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.
Key West, Florida
The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.
Key West, Florida
An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.
Key West, Florida
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
Homestead, Florida
The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.
Miami, Florida
Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.
Los Angeles, California
This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
Hawthorne, California
The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.
Twentynine Palms, California
An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.