Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Penn Museum's Collection of Ancient Tweezers
These medicine cabinet staples are part of the museum's collection of everyday objects.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
These medicine cabinet staples are part of the museum's collection of everyday objects.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A tiny, unmarked beer and whiskey bar above an Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly fails to conceal live bluegrass.
New York, New York
There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...
New York, New York
Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.
New York, New York
Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The first American axe throwing club.
Brooklyn, New York
This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The oldest of only three existing statues of the great novelist stands in a city he did not care for.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.
Paris, France
The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.
New York, New York
The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.
Brooklyn, New York
This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.
Brooklyn, New York
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
Brooklyn, New York
One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.
Washington, D.C.
Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.
Washington, D.C.
A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.
Washington, D.C.
A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.
Washington, D.C.
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.