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

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

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

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

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.

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

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

The house that Frank Lloyd Wright "(shook) out of his sleeve at will" at the age of 86.

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and was later converted into a cocktail bar.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

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.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.