Places GhostWithTheMost Wants to Go

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

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

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

This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.

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

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.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

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

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

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

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

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

Home to items never before seen by the public.