Places SamWPiano Wants to Go

Its vintage camera collection gives a snapshot of the past as viewed through a photographic lens.

The Pennsylvania landscape depicted by a quarter mile of mosaics made from used road signs.

The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.

America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

Yo, Adrian!

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 quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

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

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.

A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

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