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

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.

This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.

Hidden behind West Philadelphia rowhomes is a haven for migratory and local bird species both ordinary and rare.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

The first American axe throwing club.

This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

According to local myth this cemetery is half evil spirits, half good—split down the middle.

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

One of the oldest of its kind.

A soon-to-be-forgotten roadside spectacle loaded with local lore.

A hidden piece of Altoona's railroad history in a long-forgotten abandoned town.

The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.

North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.

This forgotten building was one of the few Philadelphia-area breweries to survive Prohibition.

What looks like a simple quaint estate in rural Pennsylvania was in the 18th century home to a small monastic community.

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

The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.

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

One of the oldest log cabins in America is one of the last of its kind this historic Swedish dwelling remains a piece of living history.

Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.