The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

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

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

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

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

North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.

A local prank turned town icon.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

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

Yo, Adrian!

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

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

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

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

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

Behold the rickety wooden glory of the world's oldest operating roller coaster.

Penn State's giant bug collection.

A small granite block at this monument's base is the only part of Lincoln's Tomb outside of Illinois.

A failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefecture.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.