Ashland, Pennsylvania
Ashland Mother's Memorial
A eight-foot-tall statue resides in the heart of Pennsylvania anthracite coal country.
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Ashland, Pennsylvania
A eight-foot-tall statue resides in the heart of Pennsylvania anthracite coal country.
Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania
A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
According to local myth this cemetery is half evil spirits, half good—split down the middle.
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.
Rumford, Maine
A larger-than-life dedication to the famous lumberjack and his loyal ox.
Portland, Maine
Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.
Montrose, Pennsylvania
Visitors to Salt Springs State Park are encouraged to literally put their two cents in Penny Rock.
Carroll, New Hampshire
A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.
Bartlett, New Hampshire
This cabin survived a landslide that killed its owners.
Milford, Pennsylvania
One of the U.S. Forest Service's only mansions is outfitted with a dinner table for floating food.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
This national landmark is also home to a massive treehouse.
Spring Mills, Pennsylvania
Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.
Allenwood, Pennsylvania
Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.
Ashland, Pennsylvania
An underground blaze turned this village into a ghost town.
Ashland, Pennsylvania
The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.
Centralia, Pennsylvania
A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.
Danville, Pennsylvania
Construction uncovered this trove of fossils, which visitors are welcome to add to their own collections.
Jackson, New Hampshire
The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.
Bethel, Maine
Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Smith Island, Maryland
An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.
Austin, Pennsylvania
When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."