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3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bensalem, Pennsylvania

Updated August 22, 2018

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Bensalem, Pennsylvania

Wat Mongkoltepmunee

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.

Bensalem, Pennsylvania

Horse at Water

This giant disembodied horse head seems to balance impossibly on its nose.

Bensalem, Pennsylvania

Haunted Lane

The residents of this ominous-sounding street in Pennsylvania liked its name so much they fought to keep it.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Frankford Avenue Bridge

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

5 miles from Bensalem

A butterfly drinking from a leaf inside the Pavilion.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion

This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.

6 miles from Bensalem

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ryerss Museum and Library

The Ryerss mansion in Burholme Park now houses a community library and a museum filled with a trove of oddities from around the world.

8 miles from Bensalem

Collector Phil Snow donated his collection of 26 Flexible Flyers to the Moorsetown, NJ library.

Moorestown, New Jersey

Flexible Flyer Museum

An unusual assortment of steerable wooden sleds is on display in a library in New Jersey where they were first invented.

9 miles from Bensalem

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Bensalem

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bensalem, Pennsylvania

Updated August 22, 2018

Unusual Attractions in Bensalem

Bensalem, Pennsylvania

Wat Mongkoltepmunee

Bensalem, Pennsylvania

Horse at Water

Bensalem, Pennsylvania

Haunted Lane

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Frankford Avenue Bridge

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ryerss Museum and Library

Moorestown, New Jersey

Flexible Flyer Museum

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