Places SamWPiano Wants to Go

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

A bronze statue to commemorate the former president's visit to a local Polish-American festival.

A neighborhood of houses made of poured concrete through a process invented by Thomas Edison.

The hometown of movie legend, military officer and All-American guy next door, honors this great actor.

The Ryerss mansion in Burholme Park now houses a community library and a museum filled with a trove of oddities from around the world.

Where the famed frontiersman was born, raised, and survived Quaker intrigue

These hooded graves are the only of their kind in the United States.

Visitors to Salt Springs State Park are encouraged to literally put their two cents in Penny Rock.

A museum commemorating the Donora Smog, which killed 20 people in October 1948 and sparked national outrage over air pollution.

A pyramid commemorates the birthplace of James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States

This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.

America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

The oldest surviving presidential residence in the United States.

This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.

It may appear to be a fancy junk yard, but each item has a story to tell and a lesson to impart.

Contrary to what one might expect, ice forms inside this small cavern during the summer and melts during the winter.

The last street in Pittsburgh that's paved with wood.

The pop art icon's gravesite is broadcast 24 hours a day on his museum's website.

This eccentric mansion museum holds a impressive collection of rare and automatic instruments.

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.