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

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.

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.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

These medicine cabinet staples are part of the museum's collection of everyday objects.

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

The corporeal remains of Napoleon III's dentist rest under this 15-story obelisk.

A tiny, unmarked beer and whiskey bar above an Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly fails to conceal live bluegrass.

The oldest of only three existing statues of the great novelist stands in a city he did not care for.

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

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

North America's oldest quarantine facility was built in response to Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever outbreak.

This 15-foot tall obelisk commemorating the Philadelphia-Baltimore railroad connection sat neglected for over a century.

The singer, actor, and activist lived here during his final years, and now it’s a museum dedicated to his legacy.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.