Pleasantville, Pennsylvania
Pithole City
The site of America's first commercial oil well essentially disappeared after the town went bust.
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Pleasantville, Pennsylvania
The site of America's first commercial oil well essentially disappeared after the town went bust.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The legacy of baseball great Roberto Clemente is preserved in a retired Pittsburgh fire station.
Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania
A soon-to-be-forgotten roadside spectacle loaded with local lore.
State College, Pennsylvania
Penn State's giant bug collection.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.
South Park Township, Pennsylvania
A preserved 18th century homestead in Western Pennsylvania marks the spot where the Whiskey Rebellion began.
Gallitzin, Pennsylvania
A hidden piece of Altoona's railroad history in a long-forgotten abandoned town.
Farmington, Pennsylvania
The site of the little-known Pennsylvania battle that sparked the Seven Years' War.
New Castle, Pennsylvania
This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.
Titusville, Pennsylvania
Where the oil industry began.
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
A retrofuturistic art installation in the Pittsburgh Airport.
Allentown, Pennsylvania
The famous bell was secreted away and hidden in a church in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia.
Wyalusing, Pennsylvania
A planned settlement in Pennsylvania once housed the aristocratic refugees of the French Revolution.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.
Loretto, Pennsylvania
The mortal remains of a Russian prince, priest and paranormal investigator who came to America in 1792.
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.
Milford, Pennsylvania
One of the U.S. Forest Service's only mansions is outfitted with a dinner table for floating food.
Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania
A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.
Coudersport, Pennsylvania
Contrary to what one might expect, ice forms inside this small cavern during the summer and melts during the winter.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.
Archbald, Pennsylvania
It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.