Trenton, New Jersey
Lower Trenton Bridge
This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.
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Trenton, New Jersey
This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Hundreds of protractors affixed to surfaces all over the city.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This forgotten building was one of the few Philadelphia-area breweries to survive Prohibition.
Gardners, Pennsylvania
A museum dedicated to the history & joys of the trail & your best chance to see hikers throwing up ice cream.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
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.
Essington, Pennsylvania
North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.
Milford, Pennsylvania
One of the U.S. Forest Service's only mansions is outfitted with a dinner table for floating food.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Erected in 1697 this Philadelphia bridge is the oldest surviving roadway bridge and perhaps the oldest stone bridge in the United States.
New Hope, Pennsylvania
This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.
Guthrie, Oklahoma
A museum and apothecary garden devoted to the history of frontier medicine.
Durant, Oklahoma
No matter what the plaque under this massive legume says, this is not the world's largest peanut.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.
Picher, Oklahoma
This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.
Libby, Montana
Mining caused an asbestos emergency in this small town.
Butte, Montana
One of the last socialist halls still standing in the United States.