Altoona, Pennsylvania
Reighard's Gold Star Service Station
A full-service gas station known as the oldest in America.
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Altoona, Pennsylvania
A full-service gas station known as the oldest in America.
Bradford, Pennsylvania
This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
Hear the roar of the engines and the crowd at this nearly 90-year-old Pennsylvania track.
Schellsburg, Pennsylvania
Witness these plains giants that nearly became extinct in the late 1800s.
Schellsburg, Pennsylvania
See this covered bridge's unique structure and enjoy a nearby lake-side loop trail.
Stoystown, Pennsylvania
Remember and reflect at this 9/11 memorial site.
Pleasantville, Pennsylvania
A collection of bite-sized buildings creates a magical mini village in the Pennsylvania mountains.
Imler, Pennsylvania
It marks the spooky spot where the bodies of two young boys were found in the 19th century.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
This cast-iron canine is a beloved icon among the people of Johnstown and ice hockey fans everywhere.
Grampian, Pennsylvania
Rocky outcrops containing overhangs, caves, fissures, clefts, and alcoves that invite exploration and scrambling.
Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania
Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.
Eglon, West Virginia
This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.
Somerset, Pennsylvania
The site where nine miners were trapped underground for over 77 hours in 2002.
Somerset, Pennsylvania
This giant, rotating globe was built to celebrate the expansion of a company that makes steam cleaners and pressure washers.
Somerset, Pennsylvania
In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
The last funhouse of its kind, where guests enter through the mouth of an 80-year-old blue whale.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.
Braddock, Pennsylvania
The Paul Bunyan of the steel industry.
Braddock, Pennsylvania
These disused steel furnaces are now haunting ruins that may one day be a national park.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The god of wine stares out at passersby on this busy Pittsburgh thoroughfare.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This historic Pittsburgh tennis complex is a rare example of natural red clay courts.