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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Pittston

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

Updated June 2, 2023
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Abandoned Knox Coal Distribution Center

The graffitied ruins stand hidden within the Pennsylvania woods.

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Since the 1930s, this Pennsylvania town has celebrated the humble tomato.
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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Seven Tubs at Pinchot State Forest

Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.
6 miles from Pittston

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Lackawanna Coal Mine

Board a mine car and descend the #190 slope 300 feet underground into the Clark Vein of coal.
7 miles from Pittston
These train cars were converted into bars and hotel rooms.

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre Abandoned Train Station

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.
7 miles from Pittston
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Scranton, Pennsylvania

Steamtown National Historic Site

The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.
8 miles from Pittston
Electric City Trolley Museum

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Electric City Trolley Museum

A museum dedicated to the history of electric interurban transit near the home of the first electric trolley system in the United States.
8 miles from Pittston
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