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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Scranton

6 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Scranton, Pennsylvania

Updated January 23, 2024

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Scranton, Pennsylvania

Lackawanna Coal Mine

Board a mine car and descend the #190 slope 300 feet underground into the Clark Vein of coal.
Nay Aug Park

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Nay Aug Park

This national landmark is also home to a massive treehouse.

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Olde Good Things

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

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Scranton Iron Furnaces

Abandoned blast furnaces are an enduring reminder of Scranton's once booming iron business.
Electric City Trolley Museum

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Electric City Trolley Museum

A museum dedicated to the history of electric interurban transit near the home of the first electric trolley system in the United States.
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Scranton, Pennsylvania

Steamtown National Historic Site

The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.
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Archbald Pothole

It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.
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