Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fort Mifflin
This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.
Jenins, Switzerland
Middle-earth in the middle of Switzerland.
Chur, Switzerland
Study the Alien etchings in this fountain while you refill your water bottle.
Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania
This stately 19th century library pushed architectural boundaries at a time when the public library movement was just taking off.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Old neon signs from the City of Brotherly Love provide a snapshot of the city’s evolution.
Windber, Pennsylvania
Collection of trolley cars in the woods represent one man's attempt to preserve transportation history.
Pittston, Pennsylvania
The graffitied ruins stand hidden within the Pennsylvania woods.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
A park in a small Pennsylvania town is home to an original sculpture by one of its native sons, legendary artist and activist Keith Haring.
Ephrata, Pennsylvania
What looks like a simple quaint estate in rural Pennsylvania was in the 18th century home to a small monastic community.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This Civil War monument was designed by an eccentric architect and Gettysburg veteran.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Long before the Battle of Gettysburg occurred, dinosaurs roamed the area and left their footprints on this bridge.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This covered bridge was used by both Union and Confederate troops during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.
Breezewood, Pennsylvania
An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.