Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's Oldest Operating Theater
In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
This tiny New Jersey village has lived many lives but seems determined to remain a ghost town.
Holmdel, New Jersey
This giant satellite antenna services the transmission needs of government agencies and cable programmers.
Holmdel, New Jersey
This water tower commemorates the invention of the transistor on this site in 1947.
Staten Island, New York
Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.
Hillsborough Township, New Jersey
A billionaire heiress' menagerie of animals were lovingly laid to rest on the grounds of her former estate.
Staten Island, New York
This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Family-run for more than a century, this pizzeria makes a unique mustard pie.
Drummond, Montana
This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.
Pasadena, California
An airy would-be solution to a housing shortage.