Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

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

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

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

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

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

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

In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.

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

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

A surprising museum of 20th-century technology.

This 25-foot-tall gorilla made his way from the Wildwood boardwalk to a Pine Barrens gas station and deli.

Family-run for more than a century, this pizzeria makes a unique mustard pie.

A New Jersey state park that was once Napoleon's brother's sprawling estate.

A "Bugseum" dedicated to all things insect-related resides behind a pest control company.

A World War II-era submarine is stuck in the mud in New Jersey.

An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.

Once considered a marvel of engineering, this 107-mile canal played an integral role in building New York City.

Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.

One of the last-standing and most prominent structures from a long-lost colonial port community.