Places chrissyml Wants to Go

This recreation of a 19th-century dime museum is full of oddities.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

Arlington Cemetery exhibit dedicated to death and grieving.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

The site of a tragedy in 1908 that claimed the lives of 171 people and changed fire safety laws across the state.

An imposing pair of sphinxes stand guard outside this Egyptian Revival tomb.

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

A tiny one-room church built after one man's prayer for healing was answered.

This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.

This unique creation was made by the largest manufacturer of Christmas bulbs in 1946 to honor those returning from World War II.

One of the oldest surviving lock houses on the Ohio River.

A park in a small Pennsylvania town is home to an original sculpture by one of its native sons, legendary artist and activist Keith Haring.

One of Gettysburg’s least visited battlefield memorials is off the beaten path, but worth a visit.

The hometown of movie legend, military officer and All-American guy next door, honors this great actor.

Honorable ranks graduating from the prestigious Army War College work hard to maintain their high standards of honor and erase those who don't.

This quarter-mile tunnel under the Bluff in Pittsburgh bends at a 45-degree angle.

A former plant in one of the hubs of U.S. steelmaking has been turned into this museum celebrating the history of American industry.

Pennsylvania’s creepiest roadside attraction is a haunting example of roadside kitsch.

The penultimate and final resting places of British General Edward Braddock—minus a few bits and pieces.

Home to an eclectic collection of over 200 vintage motorcycles, Americana, and some of the most extraordinary antiques from all around the world.

A smaller model of the Da Vinci sculpture that took 500 years to come to life.

This abandoned iron furnace was one of the first to use coke—a type of high-carbon fuel—to make iron.