Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mellon Institute Columns
Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.
Atlanta, Georgia
One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.
Foz do Iguaçu, Argentina
A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
You have to know where to look in this rather ordinary-looking square to find hints of its past as a dissidents' cemetery.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The final resting place of the liberator of Argentina is guarded around the clock by two soldiers.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.
Jardim Anapolis, Brazil
Known as the "Finger of God," a dramatic rock formation resembles a divine hand extending towards the heavens.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A Gothic gym and community space that encourages fitness for misfits.
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
A retrofuturistic art installation in the Pittsburgh Airport.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This quarter-mile tunnel under the Bluff in Pittsburgh bends at a 45-degree angle.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A T. Rex statue dressed as Mister Rogers honors the children’s-television pioneer.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Once the most painted on object in the world, this short campus fence is well on its way to being so again.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mutant vegetables, transgenic mosquitos, and atomic rodents span the walls of this one-of-a-kind museum.
Somerset, Pennsylvania
This giant, rotating globe was built to celebrate the expansion of a company that makes steam cleaners and pressure washers.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh’s largest and most detailed model train display began as one WWI veteran’s hobby.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania
Chase waterfalls, hiking trails and more.
Atlanta, Georgia
A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.