Places buckblaze Wants to Go

One of the largest collections of Catalan literature and cultural materials outside of Spain, created by a community of 1960s expats.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

Old neon signs from the City of Brotherly Love provide a snapshot of the city’s evolution.

Erected in 1697 this Philadelphia bridge is the oldest surviving roadway bridge and perhaps the oldest stone bridge in the United States.

Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

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

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.