Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

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

This public park was the site of the largest civilian disaster of the Civil War.

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

Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

The spectacular collection of one of the world's best woodcarvers.

Ohio's 19th-century communist micro-society.

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

This lovely university observatory continues to sit abandoned since its potential savior was sent to jail for fraud.

A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

The ruins of the suspension bridge hang over Kingsbury Run as a ghost of racial prejudice.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.