To say that the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, is unlike any other historical society museum that I’ve visited is a bit of an understatement. In fact, the Mercer Museum …
Walking down Philadelphia’s South Street today, you’ll notice many chic shops, restaurants, and bars. However, when artist Isaiah Zagar moved to the area nearly 50 years ago, South Street was …
Pennsylvania has many strange traditions, but very, very few are as weird as the Mummers of Philadelphia. Part fraternal order, part performing arts group, the Mummers put on a yearly …
If you’ve been reading this site for a while, you know that I’ve uncovered a lot of really odd places in Pennsylvania. However, no matter how odd places like Centralia …
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 …
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 …