A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

This covered bridge was used by both Union and Confederate troops during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

An industrial waste tourist attraction.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

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

This eccentric mansion museum holds a impressive collection of rare and automatic instruments.

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

Yo, Adrian!

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

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!

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

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

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

WWII-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers. .

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."