Places donnatalarico Wants to Go

Antiques and recycled art surround this cabin designed to resemble a 19th-century schoolhouse.

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

Designed by Horace Trumbauer in 1893, this Gothic-style castle is now a home for academics.

An abandoned railroad tunnel transformed into a creepy path for hikers and cyclists.

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

Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

The souvenir got the company’s founder out of a pretty pickle at the World’s Fair.

Inside this 150-year-old barn turned antique shop is a vast array of items for curios hunters.

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

A pride of the state, this working museum crafts pottery mosaics in the style of Pennsylvania's earliest European settlers.

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

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

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

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

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

This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.

A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

Contrary to what one might expect, ice forms inside this small cavern during the summer and melts during the winter.

Journey through a collection of over 35,000 Halloween items from all generations.

The pop art icon's gravesite is broadcast 24 hours a day on his museum's website.

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

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.