Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Jennie Wade House
Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Somerset, Pennsylvania
In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.
Washington, Pennsylvania
Francis Julius LeMoyne built this crematory in 1876; he was the third person to be cremated here.
Irwin, Pennsylvania
True to his word, George Swanson is buried in his white 1984 Corvette.
Lewistown, Pennsylvania
A small granite block at this monument's base is the only part of Lincoln's Tomb outside of Illinois.
Hermitage, Pennsylvania
An American flag was erected for every day that passed during the Iranian Hostage Crisis.
Farmington, Pennsylvania
This historic furnace was once used to produce cannonballs during the Civil War.
Everett, Pennsylvania
Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.
Hershey, Pennsylvania
This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.
Imler, Pennsylvania
It marks the spooky spot where the bodies of two young boys were found in the 19th century.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.
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.
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.
Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
The pop art icon's gravesite is broadcast 24 hours a day on his museum's website.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
A local prank turned town icon.
Kecksburg, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.
Avella, Pennsylvania
This Pennsylvania cave holds evidence of the oldest known inhabitants of North America.
South Park Township, Pennsylvania
One man's real life disfigurement inspired a lasting local legend surrounding an eerie tunnel.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.