Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Jim Thorpe Monument
An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.
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Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
Reading, Pennsylvania
At the end of a street is a statue with no indication as to why it was created.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Hamburg, Pennsylvania
A wonderous place devoted to art and metal.
Kempton, Pennsylvania
Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.
Lititz, Pennsylvania
Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.
Bradford, Pennsylvania
This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
This museum is dedicated to the first coast-to-coast highway.
Yorklyn, Pennsylvania
An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.
Somerset, Pennsylvania
In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.
Somerset, Pennsylvania
This giant, rotating globe was built to celebrate the expansion of a company that makes steam cleaners and pressure washers.
Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania
Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.
Indiana, Pennsylvania
The hometown of movie legend, military officer and All-American guy next door, honors this great actor.
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.
St Marys, Pennsylvania
A tiny one-room church built after one man's prayer for healing was answered.
Lewistown, Pennsylvania
A small granite block at this monument's base is the only part of Lincoln's Tomb outside of Illinois.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Lacey Township, New Jersey
A unusual sanctuary for abused and exotic animals in South Jersey.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Morristown, New Jersey
A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.
Liverpool, England
The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.