This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

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

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

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

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

A unusual sanctuary for abused and exotic animals in South Jersey.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.