Places rpernelli Wants to Go

Collection of trolley cars in the woods represent one man's attempt to preserve transportation history.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

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

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.

A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.

A beloved horticultural oasis on the grounds of a wealthy family's former estate.

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

This historic Georgian mansion contains a hidden room that was used to harbor a fugitive in the days of the Underground Railroad.

These ruins of an octagonal stone school that was later used as an A.U.M.P. church exemplify a popular school design from the 1830s.

An award-winning children’s garden enchants visitors at the intersection of natural beauty and fairy tales.

This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

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

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

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

The Ryerss mansion in Burholme Park now houses a community library and a museum filled with a trove of oddities from around the world.

Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.

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

An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

Even though some of the buildings date back to the Victorian era, this research institute is still involved in cutting-edge astronomy research.

Wander around the extensive remains of this 12th-century medieval church.

The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.