Places Edited by ambentzen

Two states disputed a square-mile slice of land for more than a century

Walk down an otherwise nondescript alley near Washington Square West in South Philly and find yourself in a vivid, immersive mosaic wonderland.

Trace the history of the nation’s early days at the site of America’s oldest stock exchange.

This wildflower meadow was once the site of America's oldest operating paper mill and a symbol of Newark's manufacturing past.

Find your state fair food favorites all year long.

The first marker along the famous boundary.

The meeting of the northwestern corner of Delaware, the northeastern corner of Maryland, and the southern edge of Pennsylvania.

Believed to be the birthplace of the United States Marine Corps.

The longest-covered bridge in the state of Maryland.

Public opinion is still divided on this enormous sculpture in front of Baltimore's Penn Station.

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."

This sculpture of a fisherman spent six years at the bottom of the Schuylkill River.

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.

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

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.