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A wall of human skulls greets you at the entrance to the Mütter Museum in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Visiting the Mütter Museum: Philly’s Most Macabre Museum

December 12, 2018December 23, 2013 by Jim Cheney

From the outside, the building in front of me didn’t look much different than many of the other buildings in downtown Philadelphia. Built in 1905, its dark brick exterior and …

Visiting Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Exploring Philadelphia’s Creepy Eastern State Penitentiary

August 1, 2019August 22, 2013 by Jim Cheney

Walking through the gates of Eastern State Penitentiary in downtown Philadelphia, it’s difficult to imagine what it must have been like for the roughly 75,000 inmates who crossed into the …