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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Knoxville Incline Overlook Park & Greenway

An abandoned incline railway site is now a green space with six acres of trails connecting hilltop neighborhoods.
Manheim, Pennsylvania

Big Chiques Bridge #4

One of the few remaining covered bridges in Lancaster County.
Farmington, Pennsylvania

General Braddock's Gravesite(s)

The penultimate and final resting places of British General Edward Braddock—minus a few bits and pieces.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rocky Statue

Yo, Adrian!
Somerset, Pennsylvania

Quecreek Mine Rescue Site

The site where nine miners were trapped underground for over 77 hours in 2002.
Markleysburg, Pennsylvania

Old Tri-State Monument

This original Mason-Dixon line cairn placed in the 1760s was put in the wrong location because of the gravitational pull of the Allegheny Mountains.
Easton, Pennsylvania

Larry Holmes the Easton Assassin Statue

Dedicated to one of the most successful boxers to compete in the heavyweight division.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

1758 Sun Inn

George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin all slept at this humble inn.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

The Moravian Cemetery

In use from 1742 to 1910, only flat headstones were allowed in this cemetery.
Reading, Pennsylvania

Franklin Roosevelt Statue

At the end of a street is a statue with no indication as to why it was created.
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Nay Aug Park

This national landmark is also home to a massive treehouse.
Sharon, Pennsylvania

Daffin's Chocolate Kingdom

Check out the 125-pound chocolate reindeer in the back of this candy shop.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Grave of America's Unknown Child: Joseph Augustus Zarelli

A tragic mystery left this boy nameless for 65 years.
Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania

Molly McGuire Memorial

A monument to an Irish secret society thought to be responsible for a string of violent attacks in Pennsylvania coal mines.
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Scranton Iron Furnaces

Abandoned blast furnaces are an enduring reminder of Scranton's once booming iron business.
Danville, Pennsylvania

Montour Preserve Fossil Pit

Construction uncovered this trove of fossils, which visitors are welcome to add to their own collections.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Sach’s Bridge

This covered bridge was used by both Union and Confederate troops during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

'Newspaper Reader'

This iconic Lancaster everyman has been reading the same story since 1980.
Coplay, Pennsylvania

Coplay Cement Company Kilns

The lasting remains of the region's once booming cement industry.
Hamburg, Pennsylvania

Bill Rhodes’ People Friendly Garden

A wonderous place devoted to art and metal.
Landenberg, Pennsylvania

Mason-Dixon Line Marker “Mile 1”

The first marker along the famous boundary.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania

'Untitled (Figure Balancing on Dog)'

A park in a small Pennsylvania town is home to an original sculpture by one of its native sons, legendary artist and activist Keith Haring.
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Leonardo's Horse Scale Model

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

Tomb of Unknown Soldier (Bethlehem)

A tribute to those that perished during the American Revolution.