Places editrixjen Wants to Go

The original location of Vollis Simpson’s Whirligigs.

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

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

A museum of anything and everything Stooge.

A converted hangar displays dozens of helicopters, from a famous 1943 rescue chopper to several autogyros.

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

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

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

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

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

America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

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

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

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

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

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

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

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

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

North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.