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

The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

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

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

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

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

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

A portion of the old Pirates stadium over which a defining home run once flew still stands even after the rest of the stadium was torn down.

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

This spot memorializes one of the greatest plays in NFL history, unless you happen to be a Raiders fan.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

Now a museum, this building was once a 14th-century monastery and the place where the founder of the Dutch nation lived and was assassinated.

The world's largest collection of ships in bottles.

Building Men of War and Indiamen from Holland's Golden Age.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.