This overlooked courtyard and museum celebrate Benjamin Franklin's life and achievements.

The oldest active church in Pennsylvania is also the second oldest Swedish Church in the United States.

The singer, actor, and activist lived here during his final years, and now it’s a museum dedicated to his legacy.

Contrary to popular belief, this secluded statue doesn't represent Pennsylvania's founder.

The oldest of only three existing statues of the great novelist stands in a city he did not care for.

The Ryerss mansion in Burholme Park now houses a community library and a museum filled with a trove of oddities from around the world.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

A curious building honoring past and current members of a historic musical comedy troupe.

One of the oldest of its kind.

A legendary boxing venue and ring featured in Rocky V.

The oldest surviving presidential residence in the United States.

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

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

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

Erected in 1697 this Philadelphia bridge is the oldest surviving roadway bridge and perhaps the oldest stone bridge in the United States.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.

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

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

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

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