Places summisummi99 Wants to Go

Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.

Tucked into Pittsburgh’s North Side, the Mattress Factory is a labyrinth of permanent, room-sized installations where artists transform entire spaces into mind-bending, immersive worlds.

This riverside restaurant delivers elegant dining in a historic 1901 train depot. 

A Gothic gym and community space that encourages fitness for misfits.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

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

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

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

Mutant vegetables, transgenic mosquitos, and atomic rodents span the walls of this one-of-a-kind museum.

Hidden in the hills of Western Pennsylvania lies one of the best-kept ghost towns in America that you can legally visit.

Antiques and recycled art surround this cabin designed to resemble a 19th-century schoolhouse.

Blossom has blossomed from a dairy advertising effort into a community mascot near Sligo, Pennsylvania.

This vintage shopping center has more than 225 vendors selling everything from sports memorabilia to century-old furniture.

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

Explore a subterranean wonderland with Pennsylvania’s largest stalagmite.

Once used to screen films for theater owners to rent, this historic building is now a start up hub.

A recently abandoned psych ward at the end of Sanatorium Road.

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

A 20-foot-tall quarter commemorates George Washington’s ties to Bedford County.

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.

This abandoned mine and power plant was built atop land once given to Revolutionary War soldiers.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

A museum dedicated to the legend of Bigfoot in the Appalachian Mountains.