Places marasta215 Wants to Go

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

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

One of the U.S. Forest Service's only mansions is outfitted with a dinner table for floating food.

Locals call this magical moss-covered walkway the "Emerald Path."

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.

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

North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.

One man's real life disfigurement inspired a lasting local legend surrounding an eerie tunnel.

The Home and murder site of the witch of Rehmeyers Hollow.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.

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

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

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

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

The graffitied ruins stand hidden within the Pennsylvania woods.

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.