One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

Old neon signs from the City of Brotherly Love provide a snapshot of the city’s evolution.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

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

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

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

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

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

Yo, Adrian!

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

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

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

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

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

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

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

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

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.