This recreation of a 19th-century dime museum is full of oddities.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

This tiny cottage surrounded by railroads is the oldest surviving structure in Fairmount Park.

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

Inside this 150-year-old barn turned antique shop is a vast array of items for curios hunters.

Where the famed frontiersman was born, raised, and survived Quaker intrigue

The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

Francis Julius LeMoyne built this crematory in 1876; he was the third person to be cremated here.

An unusual and eclectic collection of local historical memorabilia.

A "house to which to flee" for settlers in colonial Pennsylvania.

In this cemetery stands the country's first public crematorium.

The oldest surviving presidential residence in the United States.

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

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

This historic furnace was once used to produce cannonballs during the Civil War.

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

One of the oldest Catholic churches in the U.S., situated just east of Gettysburg.

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

An eccentric priest's tribute to George Washington, this chapel tells the story of the American Revolution.

A pyramid commemorates the birthplace of James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States

America's smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

This stately 19th century library pushed architectural boundaries at a time when the public library movement was just taking off.