A look into the History and the hauntings of Philadelphia Zoo, America’s first Zoo!

byAmanda Brady Across Philadelphia – The Philadelphia Zoo, chartered in 1859, is the first zoo in America. It was designed to be a place where Philadelphians could come and appreciate wildlife from all over the world. But it has a scary secret: it is believed to be haunted. A building known as The Solitude is located on the grounds of the zoo. Solitude was built before the zoo was established in 1784 for John Penn, grandson of William Penn, as a way to escape the hustle and bustle of the…

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