Places rereads247 Wants to Go

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.

Journey through a collection of over 35,000 Halloween items from all generations.

With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.

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

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

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.

Despite being stolen multiple times, this civic electrician's street corner Snoopy won't be stopped.

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

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

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

A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.

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

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

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

This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.

Contrary to what one might expect, ice forms inside this small cavern during the summer and melts during the winter.

Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.

The pop art icon's gravesite is broadcast 24 hours a day on his museum's website.

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

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

The home and studio of a visionary woodworker now stands as a museum and example of his artistic genius.