My Daily Travels

This isn't Philadelphia's first rodeo where rioting is concerned, but it is hard to fathom that the most recent event that took place in what has been dubbed the "City of Brotherly Love" all but destroys that affectionate term with extreme rioting, vandalizing, and looting. The violent acts are the... Sign in to see full entry.

Here is some proof that perseverance and dreams do in fact pay off. Everyone remembers Dr. King as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement and often quotes his “I Have a Dream” speech that he delivered in 1963 as nothing short of epic. However, over a decade before Martin Luther King's legendary... Sign in to see full entry.

Caleb Brinton purchased Brinton Lodge in 1920 which had been built as a private estate in the 1700s and opened up a gentleman’s club. The buildings were destroyed by Hurricane Agnes in 1972 and, unable to pay for repairs, Caleb abandoned the property, but not for long. Caleb's ghost usually appears... Sign in to see full entry.

Nestled away in Norristown, the Old Norriton Presbyterian Church has been a welcome sight for worshippers since 1678, when Pennsylvania's oldest church was first founded by Dutch settlers. During its history, the old stone church served as a hospital as the American Revolution's Battle of Germantown... Sign in to see full entry.

Nearly five decades ago, the scale of Agnes' destruction broke records for the United States when she hit in June of 1972. The massive storm plowed right across the Florida panhandle and up the east coast to devastate the northeast, a region that normally can be considered pretty safe from hurricane... Sign in to see full entry.

Cherished and unique, the Monongahela River is a beloved summer hotspot for boating, fishing, paddle boarding, and swimming. While it isn't the only river that flows north in the world, it is still pretty special to western Pennsylvanians. The Monongahela River is one of a few major rivers in North... Sign in to see full entry.

Despite being a work car, spectacular views of the Lehigh River and the Blue Ridge Mountains were one of the many benefits of the Mauch Chunk Gravity Railroad that was used beginning in the 1850s to deliver coal to the area now known as Jim Thorpe. In the 1870s, during non-peak hours, the railroad... Sign in to see full entry.

No other building could be more diabolic in character than the nearly 200-year-old brick monstrosity that was used in much of the 1991 classic horror film, Silence of the Lambs, starring Anthony Hopkins who played the part of the cannibalistic serial killer, Hannibal Lecter. Filmed in and around... Sign in to see full entry.

The three-day Battle of Gettysburg is said to be the deadliest battle of the Civil War. The casualties totaled more than 50,000, including several thousand deaths, countless injured and missing soldiers, and one civilian. The Jennie Wade House in Pennsylvania tells the haunting tale of that lone... Sign in to see full entry.

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