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The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.

Enjoy a history filled visit and, possibly, a haunting.

Witness these plains giants that nearly became extinct in the late 1800s.

Explore nearly 200 years of guitar-making history

Descend into a subterranean labyrinth of geologic wonder and local lore.

Originally known as the State Lunatic Hospital at Norristown, this campus stands as a fascinating piece of medical history.

This artwork in a Pennsylvania forest will gradually be overtaken by nature.

Pennsylvania's largest cave in Laurel Highlands becomes its first underground state park.

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.

This sanitorium-turned-asylum-turned-prison is now abandoned and a hotspot for enjoyers of the paranormal.

A candle shop hiding a haunted basement once used as a monkey research lab.

The first marker along the famous boundary.

An underground blaze turned this village into a ghost town.

Grand architectural relics gain a new life in this Pennsylvania warehouse.

One of the world's oldest continually operating bookstores.

This national landmark is also home to a massive treehouse.

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

It marks the spooky spot where the bodies of two young boys were found in the 19th century.

This massive sycamore tree has been labeled as one of the largest in the state.

Hidden in the hills of Western Pennsylvania lies one of the best-kept ghost towns in America that you can legally visit.

Inside this 150-year-old barn turned antique shop is a vast array of items for curios hunters.

A hidden piece of Altoona's railroad history in a long-forgotten abandoned town.

A museum dedicated to the history & joys of the trail & your best chance to see hikers throwing up ice cream.

A rock maze opens up to a panoramic viewpoint at an abandoned mine full of ghost stories.