Baltimore, Maryland
Bazaar
Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.
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Baltimore, Maryland
Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.
Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania
One of the first commercially successful anthracite-powered iron-making operations in North America.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Buildings that dynamite couldn't bring down were abandoned because of bathroom issues.
Ashland, Pennsylvania
Take a ride inside a former coal mine in Ashland, Pennsylvania.
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
Experience life in Colonial times at an Amish pioneer’s historic homestead in Berks County.
Milford, Pennsylvania
Designed by Calvert Vaux, this former post office now serves as a home for the local arts.
Erie, Pennsylvania
Explore this unspoiled peninsula with 11 sandy beaches and 13 miles of hiking and biking trails (keep an eye out for soaring bald eagles overhead).
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Once home to a wealthy ironmaster, this 19th-century mansion now holds unique relics from Blair County's past, and perhaps the spirits of its former occupants.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tucked into Pittsburgh’s North Side, the Mattress Factory is a labyrinth of permanent, room-sized installations where artists transform entire spaces into mind-bending, immersive worlds.
Mapleton, Pennsylvania
Built into the side of Jack's Mountain, these steps were once the daily commute of local quarry-workers.
Stoystown, Pennsylvania
Remember and reflect at this 9/11 memorial site.
Erie, Pennsylvania
Relax over handcrafted ale and gastro-pub grub inside an iconic (and possibly haunted) train station.
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Themed gardens, a conservatory, and a rose named for Milton Hershey, all overlooking Hersheypark.
Guys Mills, Pennsylvania
Nature adventures await along this 1.2-mile scenic trail in a national wildlife refuge.
Lansford, Pennsylvania
Descend into the world’s longest-running deep anthracite coal mine.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Travel back in time aboard a restored 1950s-era railcar.
Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
The site of the daring river crossing that changed the course of the American Revolution.
Erie, Pennsylvania
Climb the first lighthouse commissioned on a Great Lake to a lookout with peaceful, panoramic views.
Boyertown, Pennsylvania
Experience the glamour of vintage rail travel as you journey through the historic Secret Valley.
Swiftwater, Pennsylvania
A candle shop hiding a haunted basement once used as a monkey research lab.
Zelienople, Pennsylvania
The first burial place of the Harmonist Society, a utopian community for which the surrounding town of Harmony is named.
Butler, Pennsylvania
The only museum in the Western Pennsylvania region that focuses on Asian art and Meissen porcelain.
Ronks, Pennsylvania
This vintage short line in Amish country runs passenger steam train excursions and still hauls freight.