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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Bedford

6 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bedford, Pennsylvania

Updated December 4, 2025
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Your Guide to Unexpected Adventure in Bedford County, Pennsylvania

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Bedford County, Pennsylvania, is a destination where you can go beyond the expected. Bedford is where you can leave garden-variety visitor activities behind to seek adventure and experience local culture and surprise. Explorers, creators, caregivers, and historians all have something unique to discover here in south-central west Pennsylvania. From an adrenaline-pumping racetrack to limestone caverns, serene lakes, and quirky roadside attractions, visitors come to enjoy its rich heritage, natural beauty and welcoming spirit. These eight itinerary stops will get you started.

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Unusual Attractions in Bedford

Enter the cavern where moonshiners once strode.

Bedford, Pennsylvania

Coral Caverns

Descend into a subterranean labyrinth of geologic wonder and local lore.
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Bedford, Pennsylvania

Bedford Fairgrounds Speedway

Hear the roar of the engines and the crowd at this nearly 90-year-old Pennsylvania track.
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Bedford, Pennsylvania

Koontz Coffee Pot

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.
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Dunkle’s Gulf Service.

Bedford, Pennsylvania

Dunkle's Gulf Service

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.
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Bedford, Pennsylvania

National Museum of the American Coverlet

Overshadowed by quilts, the artistry of these patterned textiles went underappreciated for too long.
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Bedford, Pennsylvania

Bedford Springs Resort

A dozen U.S. presidents have stayed at the historic resort, which was known as James Buchanan’s “Summer White House” from 1857-1861.
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The Igloo Soft Freeze

Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.
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