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

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

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

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

This church in Pittsburgh is home to the largest collection of religious relics in North America.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.

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

A family of fiberglass giants.

An Americana dreamscape.

A town pays homage to its namesake.

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

A unique cartoon-filled roadside attraction.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

A local museum honors Wheeler native Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

An old abandoned pharmacy building in Texas is brimming with collectibles and images of the little tuxedoed pooch.

The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.