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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Altoona, Pennsylvania

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Leap-The-Dips

Altoona, Pennsylvania

Leap-The-Dips

Behold the rickety wooden glory of the world's oldest operating roller coaster.

40.4709, -78.3962

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Horseshoe Curve

Altoona, Pennsylvania

Horseshoe Curve

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

40.4982, -78.4858

Added by thomasharper

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One of the coke ovens.

Gallitzin, Pennsylvania

Glenn White Coke Ovens

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

40.4993, -78.5065

Added by Joseph G

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Gallitzin Crypt

Loretto, Pennsylvania

Prince Demetrius Gallitzin Crypt

The mortal remains of a Russian prince, priest and paranormal investigator who came to America in 1792.

40.5007, -78.6300

Added by Stephen J Taylor

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