Places dedutra Wants to Go

A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.

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

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

The final resting place of a legendary science fiction author and his fraternal twin sister who died as an infant.

An award-winning children’s garden enchants visitors at the intersection of natural beauty and fairy tales.

A beloved horticultural oasis on the grounds of a wealthy family's former estate.

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

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

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

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

The oldest of only three existing statues of the great novelist stands in a city he did not care for.

This fine arts hall honors the mastermind behind our beloved creepy and kooky Addams Family.

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

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

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.

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

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

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

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

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.