Places SamWPiano Wants to Go

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

Rocky outcrops containing overhangs, caves, fissures, clefts, and alcoves that invite exploration and scrambling.

This is the spot where the bloodiest battle in the American Civil War may have started.

This 1802 building is the last remaining octagonal schoolhouse in Bucks County.

The first burial place of the Harmonist Society, a utopian community for which the surrounding town of Harmony is named.

This is the second-oldest rail tunnel in the United States that is still in use today.

A restored 1834 stone bank barn preserving the curious history of the natural ice trade.

A hidden pet cemetery honors the generations of canine companions from one of Pittsburgh's most famous estates.

Soldiers’ scrawls turned into history’s signatures.

The site of the daring river crossing that changed the course of the American Revolution.

Explore this unspoiled peninsula with 11 sandy beaches and 13 miles of hiking and biking trails (keep an eye out for soaring bald eagles overhead).

Discover these whole-house works of art in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood.

The cold-blast iron furnace generated 1,000 tons of iron per year at its peak.

Trace the history of the nation’s early days at the site of America’s oldest stock exchange.

A living relic that sat largely unknown for years. 

Playful installation outside a Pittsburgh art gallery might feature the world's longest historic-plaque text.

This sculpture brings optical illusion to the roadway.

Hikers, bikers and nature lovers appreciate this gateway to nature.

See the place where little league baseball was born.

This grave in a small cemetery marks of one of the first U.S. president’s protectors during the Revolutionary War.

Tour the row, actually a few blocks, where 19th century lumber barons built their grand homes.

A former church turned school, turned museum, this building houses artifacts both unusual and mundane.

A small town in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, is home to a former world leader in stereoscopic photography.