Surrounded by industrial sprawl, a small monument marks the site of William Penn's first landing in Pennsylvania.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

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

Contrary to popular belief, this secluded statue doesn't represent Pennsylvania's founder.

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

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

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

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

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

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

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

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

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 United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

Collection of trolley cars in the woods represent one man's attempt to preserve transportation history.

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

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Nassau Hall has served as army barracks, a museum, and played a key role in the American Revolution.

These 20-foot sculptures will help guide you from the local train station to the local sculpture garden.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.