Philadelphia
This summer-season park is a great place to hang out by the river during the warmer months. Relax in one of the two-person hammocks, take part in free…
Must-see attractions in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Take the 45-minute self-guided tour to see coins being made (they can churn out 50 million of them per day), and to admire the Tiffany mosaics inside this…
Pittsburgh
The largest bicycle shop in the world also happens to contain a free bicycle museum, which contains a fascinating collection of some 4000 vintage bikes…
Philadelphia
This giant 2016 work by Meg Saligman features Tameka Jones, a student at the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, at the center…
Philadelphia
Hidden in plain sight is this grassy 1.25-acre park that's atop the parking garage of the Cira Centre South complex. It's a pleasant spot to relax and…
Philadelphia
This 51ft fiberglass paintbrush with an accompanying giant blob of paint is a 2011 work by Claes Oldenburg. At night the orange paint-coated bristles of…
Pittsburgh
With a lobby smelling of popcorn, this science museum is a cut above the average, with exhibits on everything from outer space to robots to candy. A…
Philadelphia
Founded in 1988 this artist collective gallery is one of the city's leading contemporary art spaces. Their diverse programming includes monthly…
Pittsburgh
This museum tells the story of the French and Indian War of the mid-18th century, which brought Pittsburgh into being. The surrounding waterfront, a state…
Philadelphia
A DIY ethic pervades this Kensington cooperative art space run by a group of artists and based in what was once a textile mill. Check online first to see…
Philadelphia
Hard to believe, but back in the early 18th century this was the outskirts of town, thus the ideal location for a burial ground. The cemetery is the final…
Philadelphia
Although closed to the public, it's impossible to ignore the grand neoclassical architecture of this 1797 building that housed the First Bank of the US…
Philadelphia
George Washington lived here twice making this the oldest presidential residence in the US. In 1793 the first US president sought refuge here from the…
Washington Crossing Historic Park
Pennsylvania
This 500-acre park, which marks the spot where George Washington crossed the Delaware River, is now occupied by a preserved historic village complete with…
Pittsburgh
They call Pittsburgh the 'city of rivers,' so it's only appropriate that it has a park from which to admire its internal waterways. Allegheny Landing was…
Pennsylvania
Less a museum than some guy's country warehouse full of weird stuff, this is still a fascinating peek into the psyche of a person who decided they really…
Pennsylvania
A major draw in the National Historic Park is this stone building, where General George Washington plotted his military and political maneuvers during his…
Pennsylvania
This museum is housed in a plain two-story brick building that's, appropriately enough, located alongside the canal. With fascinating exhibits on the…
Philadelphia
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross, among other notable Philadelphians, worshiped at this handsome Episcopal church built in 1744. The…
National Shrine of St John Neumann
Philadelphia
Entombed in a glass case in front of an altar, the preserved body of the first Catholic saint in the US resides at St Peter's. Neumann (1811–1856) was…
Philadelphia
This small square named after Edwin Fitler, a well-regarded 19th-century mayor of Philadelphia, is a quiet focal point for the residential area south of…
Pennsylvania
This museum tells the story of the world's first billion-dollar oil field and includes a 'model home' of an oil-field worker and an 80ft-tall working rig…
Philadelphia Art Alliance at the University of the Arts
Philadelphia
In 2017 the Philadelphia Art Alliance, housed in an impressive Gilded Age–era mansion, became part of the University of the Arts. The future direction of…
Philadelphia
Originally called New Market to distinguish it from the old market on the High St (now Market St), this covered market hall dates back to the mid-18th…
Philadelphia
Congress Hall is where the first legislators met when Philly was the nation's capital. Entrance (no ticket necessary) is through the security checkpoint…
American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia
The oldest learned society in the US was founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin with the aim of 'promoting useful knowledge.' It continues on its mission by…
Krishna P Singh Center for Nanotechnology
Philadelphia
One of the most striking pieces of contemporary architecture that's part of U Penn's campus is this 2013 building designed by Weiss/Manfredi. A series of…
Philadelphia
Built in 1804 on land donated by William Penn in 1701, this is the largest Quaker meetinghouse in the US. The furniture is original and predates the…
Philadelphia
In the early 1960s the architect IM Pei made his name by designing this condo complex comprising three 32-story towers in which each of the units have…
Philadelphia Merchants Exchange
Philadelphia
Designed by William Strickland this impressive 1834 building adopts the Greek Revival style. It originally served as a commercial and financial center as…
Philadelphia
Be prepared for some serious artistic and academic theory at this conceptual art gallery, which supports worthy projects that might not otherwise find a…
Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Wilds are home to the largest herd of elk east of the Mississippi. Come to this small but enlightening center for information on these…
Pennsylvania
An easy walk along a hardened path leads to this boulder-strewn overlook, which takes in expansive views of the Kinzua Dam, Allegheny Reservoir and the…
Pennsylvania
Set in attractive grounds, this museum includes a re-created lumber camp typical of the turn of the 20th century, two large locomotives housed in a saw…
Philadelphia
The creative body Spiral Q's collection of giant puppets, banners, flags, signs etc are on display at this space that is occasionally open for events –…
Philadelphia
It was in this building, Philadelphia's Old City Hall, that the US Supreme Court made its first decisions between 1791 and 1800.
Philadelphia
This mosque is housed in a 1920s Spanish Revival–Moorish building that was originally the Commodore Cinema.
