Places domniquehoron Wants to Go

More than 350 million years ago, western New York was covered in a vast sea. Today, you can dig up the remains of the plants and animals that lived there.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.

While seemingly a cruel joke, this bench actually honors an esteemed member of the community who passed away in 2006.

The oldest automobile museum in the United States.

This massive sycamore tree has been labeled as one of the largest in the state.

The Ryerss mansion in Burholme Park now houses a community library and a museum filled with a trove of oddities from around the world.

This tiny cottage surrounded by railroads is the oldest surviving structure in Fairmount Park.

This sculpture of a fisherman spent six years at the bottom of the Schuylkill River.

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

The oldest surviving presidential residence in the United States.

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

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

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

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

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

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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.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

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

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

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