The Atlas Obscura Guide To Monroeville

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Monroeville, Pennsylvania

Updated July 19, 2019

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Unusual Attractions in Monroeville

Figure of Tor Johnson, from Plan 9 From Outer Space

Monroeville, Pennsylvania

The Living Dead Museum

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

The roof where Peter was playing tennis.

Monroeville, Pennsylvania

Monroeville Mall

The Pennsylvania shopping center was once the setting for the 1978 film, "Dawn of the Dead."

George Romero Bust

Monroeville, Pennsylvania

George A. Romero Bust

An ode to filmmaker George A. Romero, who used the mall to film an iconic horror movie.

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Remains of the atom smasher.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Westinghouse Atom Smasher

This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.

2 miles from Monroeville

Braddock, Pennsylvania

Joe Magarac Statue

The Paul Bunyan of the steel industry.

4 miles from Monroeville

West Mifflin, Pennsylvania

The Blue Whale of Noah's Ark

The last funhouse of its kind, where guests enter through the mouth of an 80-year-old blue whale.

4 miles from Monroeville

A top-hatted bear is one of the more “normal” items in the Trundle collection.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Trundle Manor: House of Oddities

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

4 miles from Monroeville

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