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

America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

One of the oldest of its kind.

This forgotten building was one of the few Philadelphia-area breweries to survive Prohibition.

Hidden behind West Philadelphia rowhomes is a haven for migratory and local bird species both ordinary and rare.

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

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

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

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

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

This museum boasts a bucket of teeth and tells the tale of a 20th-century dental circus.

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

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

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

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

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

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.

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

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

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