Places elimford Wants to Go

For 60 years, the academy had no permanent location until members voted Washington D.C. as its forever home.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

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

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

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

Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.

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

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

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

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

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

These small house replicas have stood proudly since the 1950s, even as the property has changed hands.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.