Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cave of Kelpius
Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.
Lucas, Kansas
Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.
Peach Springs, Arizona
In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.
Badrshein, Egypt
This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.
Nottingham, England
The English Civil War began right here in 1642.
Mansfield, England
The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Nottingham, England
The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.
Mansfield, England
An enigmatic natural rock formation with a manmade passage cut through the center.
Nottingham, England
When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.
Nottingham, England
This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.
Nottingham, England
An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.
Jordans, England
The remains of the man who founded Pennsylvania lie in an unassuming grave in the English countryside.
West Wycombe, England
Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yo, Adrian!
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.