The first American axe throwing club.

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

One of the oldest of its kind.

The corporeal remains of Napoleon III's dentist rest under this 15-story obelisk.

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

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

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

The oldest active church in Pennsylvania is also the second oldest Swedish Church in the United States.

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

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

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

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

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

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

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

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

This 15-foot tall obelisk commemorating the Philadelphia-Baltimore railroad connection sat neglected for over a century.