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A view of City Hall from below. (Photo:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia City Hall

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

Masonic Temple of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Masonic Temple of Philadelphia

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

Detail of Wanamaker Organ.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wanamaker Grand Court Organ

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

Wanamaker Building

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wanamaker Building

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

Side of Harry's Occult Shop.
Permanently Closed

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Harry's Occult Shop

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

Magic Garden

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

A mosaic mural

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Schell Street Walls

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

Glass eyes

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Anastacia's Antiques

For more than 25 years, this Philadelphia store has been offering a wide selection of Victorian oddities and antiques.

As seen in March of 2017.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Giant Ants

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial

America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

The original Bicentennial Moon Tree - it died and was cut down in 2011
Permanently Closed

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia's Moon Tree

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

Tiffany Glass Mural

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tiffany Glass Mural ‘The Dream Garden’

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

The Annual Reminder Marker

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Annual Reminder Marker

Where some of America's earliest LGBTQ rights protests marched each Fourth of July

The bank.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

First Bank of the United States

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

Chemical Heritage Foundation, street view.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Science History Institute

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

The Philadelphia Merchants’ Exchange Building façade is an iconic fixture in the Old City.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Merchants’ Exchange Building

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

The Irish Memorial at Penn's Landing

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Irish Memorial at Penn's Landing

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

Another marker indicating the tavern's location.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Historic Tun Tavern Location

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

America's Oldest Operating Theater

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

America's Oldest Operating Theater

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

Ministry of Awe building on 3rd St. in Old City

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ministry of Awe

A 19th century bank turned into a 6-story immersive art experience.

The Shrine of Saint John Neumann

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Shrine of Saint John Neumann

The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.

Graffiti Pier.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Graffiti Pier (Pier 18)

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

A raven statue outside the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site

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

Ben Franklin Bridge Pedestrian Tunnel Mural

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ben Franklin Bridge Pedestrian Tunnel Mural

One of Philadelphia's largest murals resides hidden under this bridge.

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