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

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

The oldest active church in Pennsylvania is also the second oldest Swedish Church in the United States.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

One of the oldest of its kind.

Along a busy beachfront strip you may hear Frank Sinatra singing from one boardwalk home.

Creaky dinosaurs grow in the backroads of Monmouth County, New Jersey.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

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

This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.

This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.

An ideal wedding spot that is almost too ideal.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.