With the news of Philly losing Amazon HQ2 to New York and D.C., the Historical Society of Pennsylvania takes us back to 1945 when the City nearly convinced the United Nations to built its headquarters in Fairmount Park

A mysterious set of stairs next to Monoshone Creek leads Sharon Barr on a path to uncover its origins

The bitter cold temps earlier this month produced Philly’s coldest two-week stretch in 38 years, freezing nearly all of the area’s waterways solid. Brad Maule donned several layers to photograph the icy scenes all over the city

Harry K. takes us on a fall field trip to the Ryerss Mansion, an eccentric, little-known house museum in the Great Northeast

Long before chicken and waffles took hip restaurant menus by storm Philadelphia was famous for the meal’s precursor, catfish and waffles, served at inns and taverns on the banks of the Wissahickon Creek and the Schuylkill River. Harry K. sets the table and serves us up a heaping plate of local culinary history

Google mapping program will bring virtual hiking to Fairmount Park

The equestrian statue of Civil War general George Meade sits neglected and mostly ignored behind the Please Touch Museum in West Fairmount Park. Efforts are underway to convince Philadelphia Parks and Recreation to relocate the impressive bronze memorial to a more prominent location

Crude oil train accidents are happening all over the country at an alarming rate. As 160,000 barrels move through Philadelphia daily, many worry that a disaster is going to happen sooner than later. Harry K put an eye on present day concerns about the oil trains running along the Schuylkill River East Side Railroad and looks at the tragic accident of 1900 inside Fairmount Park Tunnel