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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Updated December 17, 2021

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Carlisle, Pennsylvania

U.S. Army War College Erased Names Plaque

Honorable ranks graduating from the prestigious Army War College work hard to maintain their high standards of honor and erase those who don't.

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Amelia S. Givin Free Library Front

Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania

Amelia S. Givin Public Library

This stately 19th century library pushed architectural boundaries at a time when the public library movement was just taking off.

5 miles from Carlisle

Rolls-Royce Foundation

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

The Rolls-Royce Foundation Museum

A museum and research center dedicated to preserving the history of Rolls-Royce and Bentley motorcars.

7 miles from Carlisle

Gardners, Pennsylvania

Appalachian Trail Museum

A museum dedicated to the history & joys of the trail & your best chance to see hikers throwing up ice cream.

12 miles from Carlisle

Take a short loop trail to see the possibly 8,000-year-old Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry.

New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania

The Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry

A living relic that sat largely unknown for years.

14 miles from Carlisle

The statue seen from the banks of the river.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg's Mini Statue of Liberty

A local prank turned town icon.

17 miles from Carlisle

A large burrow at the base of the tree.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

John Goodway Sycamore Tree

This massive sycamore tree has been labeled as one of the largest in the state.

22 miles from Carlisle

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