Places maggiewelling Wants to Go

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.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

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

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

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

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

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

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

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

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

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

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

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

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

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

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.

This "sausage route" features gorgeous views and family-owned restaurants.

An unnatural lake in a naturally beautiful setting.

This former railroad bridge was named after the great river that once flowed below it.