Places Zesra Wants to Go

The last funhouse of its kind, where guests enter through the mouth of an 80-year-old blue whale.

Metal monsters made from repurposed materials lurk alongside this Pennsylvania road.

An industrial waste tourist attraction.

A retrofuturistic art installation in the Pittsburgh Airport.

Penn State's giant bug collection.

This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.

Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.

This roadside stand packs 300-plus varieties of tomatoes, from "Maiden's Fire" to "Kaleidoscopic Jewel."

A small museum along the Susquehanna River is home to a rich collection of Native American artifacts.

This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.

A unique workspace where offices reside on pirate ships and inside gingerbread houses.

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

Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.

Locals call this magical moss-covered walkway the "Emerald Path."

Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.

Journey through a collection of over 35,000 Halloween items from all generations.

It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.