The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.

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

This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

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

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

There is beauty and history in the ruins of this former company town.

The oldest remaining authentic Putt-Putt course that Donald Clayton created in Ohio.

This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.

The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.

A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

A portion of the old Pirates stadium over which a defining home run once flew still stands even after the rest of the stadium was torn down.

The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.

Once the most painted on object in the world, this short campus fence is well on its way to being so again.

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

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!

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 pop art icon's gravesite is broadcast 24 hours a day on his museum's website.

This university transit system is a 1970's vision of the future.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.