Places MMorlino Wants to Go

An architectural oddity of six stories, accessed by graceful ramps.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

This sculpture of a fisherman spent six years at the bottom of the Schuylkill River.

These medicine cabinet staples are part of the museum's collection of everyday objects.

One of Philadelphia's largest murals resides hidden under this bridge.

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

A curious building honoring past and current members of a historic musical comedy troupe.

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

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

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

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

A tiny, unmarked beer and whiskey bar above an Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly fails to conceal live bluegrass.

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

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

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

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

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

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.