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A smaller model of the Da Vinci sculpture that took 500 years to come to life.

This abandoned iron furnace was one of the first to use coke—a type of high-carbon fuel—to make iron.

A former plant in one of the hubs of U.S. steelmaking has been turned into this museum celebrating the history of American industry.

A bronze statue of Mister Rogers in the neighborhood where he grew up.

A beloved horticultural oasis on the grounds of a wealthy family's former estate.

The largest collection of Frazetta originals in the world.

The slate extracted from these Pennsylvania quarries was once hailed as the finest in the world.

This museum is dedicated to the first coast-to-coast highway.

An abandoned railroad tunnel transformed into a creepy path for hikers and cyclists.

When oil was discovered just outside of Pittsburgh, the city became home to this regional stock market.

Francis Julius LeMoyne built this crematory in 1876; he was the third person to be cremated here.

This shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary is also a tribute from a mother to her fallen son.

An unusual and eclectic collection of local historical memorabilia.

Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.

This historic Pittsburgh tennis complex is a rare example of natural red clay courts.

Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.

Visitors to Salt Springs State Park are encouraged to literally put their two cents in Penny Rock.

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

A private residence adorned with a gorgeous mural dedicated to the buzzing insect.

No one knows who painted this mysterious mural in a Penn State basement.

In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.

This 15-foot tall obelisk commemorating the Philadelphia-Baltimore railroad connection sat neglected for over a century.

In this cemetery stands the country's first public crematorium.

A museum commemorating the Donora Smog, which killed 20 people in October 1948 and sparked national outrage over air pollution.