Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Newkirk Viaduct Monument
This 15-foot tall obelisk commemorating the Philadelphia-Baltimore railroad connection sat neglected for over a century.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This 15-foot tall obelisk commemorating the Philadelphia-Baltimore railroad connection sat neglected for over a century.
Farmington, Pennsylvania
This historic furnace was once used to produce cannonballs during the Civil War.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The oldest active church in Pennsylvania is also the second oldest Swedish Church in the United States.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
One Pittsburgh musician's decades-in-the-making memorabilia collection is on display at this rock-n-roll curio shop.
Everett, Pennsylvania
Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A curious building honoring past and current members of a historic musical comedy troupe.
Pleasantville, Pennsylvania
The site of America's first commercial oil well essentially disappeared after the town went bust.
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This spot memorializes one of the greatest plays in NFL history, unless you happen to be a Raiders fan.
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Descendants of this colonial Pennsylvania family still travel from far and wide to visit the 300-year-old home of their Quaker ancestors.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.
Donora, Pennsylvania
Each step is a mere four inches tall, said to be measured by the stride of a woman wearing a hobble skirt.
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
A rock maze opens up to a panoramic viewpoint at an abandoned mine full of ghost stories.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The first of Lancaster's "rural cemeteries."
Tionesta, Pennsylvania
For decades, it has disappeared and reappeared as water levels rise and fall.
Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania
A soon-to-be-forgotten roadside spectacle loaded with local lore.
Erie, Pennsylvania
A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?
Gallitzin, Pennsylvania
A hidden piece of Altoona's railroad history in a long-forgotten abandoned town.
Cooksburg, Pennsylvania
Locals call this magical moss-covered walkway the "Emerald Path."
Wyalusing, Pennsylvania
A planned settlement in Pennsylvania once housed the aristocratic refugees of the French Revolution.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This forgotten building was one of the few Philadelphia-area breweries to survive Prohibition.
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
According to local myth this cemetery is half evil spirits, half good—split down the middle.
New Castle, Pennsylvania
This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.