Places marykate Wants to Go

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

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.

Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.

The legacy of baseball great Roberto Clemente is preserved in a retired Pittsburgh fire station.

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.

The site of the little-known Pennsylvania battle that sparked the Seven Years' War.

Intricate storybook scenes are tucked inside these shadow boxes, which are tucked inside a library in the Pocono Mountains.

A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?

This public park was the site of the largest civilian disaster of the Civil War.

A pride of the state, this working museum crafts pottery mosaics in the style of Pennsylvania's earliest European settlers.

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

Where the "World Pinball Champion” is crowned.

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

The famous bell was secreted away and hidden in a church in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia.

This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.

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

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

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

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.