History and hermits. Museums and murals. Graveyards and churches and plenty of cheesesteak. These are the secrets of Philadelphia. They reveal a city of curious contradiction, one with a rich history dating back to 1682 but also with an eye on the future. Come for the Liberty Bell­--millions do--but stay for the secrets uncovered in Secret Philadelphia: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure. Journey to the places you've never heard of and back to those old haunts you thought you knew, but never like this. Discover where you can . . .Enter through a gate full of artistic handsPeruse art between arrivals and departuresThrow a penny on a Founding Father's grave (and learn why you should)Sample a sandwich on both sides of the streetLearn how 19th-century surgeries were performed Explore the cell where Al Capone paid his debt to societyDiscover the cave of the first doomsday cultCome face to face with the bird that inspired two famous authorsFollow the footsteps of famous boxers--both real and fictionalEncounter the real heroes of the RevolutionGreet neighbors in the oldest neighborhood in the countryRoam through dinosaurs and walk away with a butterflySee slides of Einstein's brainFrom the festive fantasy of the Mummers to the disturbing reality of the Mütter, Philadelphia is a city with stories to tell. Uncover your own favorites in the pages of Secret Philadelphia.