Places waywardwillard Wants to Go

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

The first American axe throwing club.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

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

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

The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.

The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.

Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.

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.

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

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

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The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

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

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

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

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

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

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

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

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.