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A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

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

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

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

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.

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

Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.

This museum boasts a bucket of teeth and tells the tale of a 20th-century dental circus.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

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

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

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

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.

This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

Sip coffee and talk politics at this landmark cafe in Astoria's Little Egypt, a contender for the title of America's first hookah bar.

The cuisine at this Sheepshead Bay spot tells the story of a displaced Muslim Chinese community.