Strange and Unusual

Philadelphia


Billing itself as an 'oddities parlor' this Gothic-style emporium specializing in taxidermy and novelty gifts, as well as antiques, lives up to its name. If you're after a real human skull or a stuffed moose head, this is the place to find it. You'll also find some fairly cool t-shirts, hats, glass eyes and brain-shaped soaps.


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1. Physick House

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Home to the 'Father of American Surgery,' Philip Syng Physick, this stately house has been well preserved. Physick is credited with inventing the stomach…

2. Mother Bethel AME Church

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This major historical building is the birthplace of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church and is the oldest piece of real estate continually owned…

3. Headhouse Shambles

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4. Powel House

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This elegant Georgian brick mansion was home to Samuel Powel, a mayor of Philadelphia in the colonial era, thus a focal point of the city's social life in…

5. Society Hill Towers

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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…

6. Athenaeum of Philadelphia

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Free exhibitions are held at this special collections library, occupying a National Historic Landmark brownstone building designed in 1845. Curiously,…

7. Washington Square

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On the northwest edge of Society Hill, this attractive tree-planted square dates back to William Penn's original city plan. In the center is the Tomb of…

8. Fleisher Art Memorial

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A wide variety of classes and workshops are held at this art school, founded in 1898. Parts of the building are worth a look as it includes the Romanesque…