Places aember Wants to Go

This massive sycamore tree has been labeled as one of the largest in the state.

A local prank turned town icon.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

Hidden behind an empty field resides this early 19th-century cemetery.

A fascinating community art piece created by students, teachers, and noted Philadelphia artist Isaiah Zagar.

A piece of baseball history is preserved in a Pittsburgh parking lot.

An industrial waste tourist attraction.

Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.

Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.

Visitors to Salt Springs State Park are encouraged to literally put their two cents in Penny Rock.

One of the first commercially successful anthracite-powered iron-making operations in North America.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

The souvenir got the company’s founder out of a pretty pickle at the World’s Fair.

This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.

A retrofuturistic art installation in the Pittsburgh Airport.

This roadside stand packs 300-plus varieties of tomatoes, from "Maiden's Fire" to "Kaleidoscopic Jewel."

Hundreds of protractors affixed to surfaces all over the city.

Could it have picked a better place to land?

A rock maze opens up to a panoramic viewpoint at an abandoned mine full of ghost stories.

Within this beautiful Pittsburgh cemetery, a unique headstone bears witness to one man's eternal love for Jaws.