Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Swann Memorial Fountain
A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
Bangor, Pennsylvania
This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.
Reading, Pennsylvania
A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yo, Adrian!
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.
Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania
Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Haines Falls, New York
A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.
Howes Cave, New York
Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?
Rome, New York
An interesting look into 18th-century American history.
Little Falls, New York
Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
A park where people have been going to feed friendly pigeons since the 18th century
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This work of folk art was produced by Gregory Warmack but the artifacts cemented in place are communal.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Accokeek, Maryland
The ruins of an 18th-century mansion that was once named "Mistake" by the man who had it built.
Staunton, Virginia
A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.
Lorton, Virginia
The first national memorial to honor all women suffragists stands on land where suffragists were once imprisoned.
Lorton, Virginia
This unique structure is the only one of its kind in Virginia.