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The Atlas Obscura Guide To State College

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in State College, Pennsylvania

Updated February 3, 2017

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Frost Entomological Museum

Penn State's giant bug collection.

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Willard Mural

No one knows who painted this mysterious mural in a Penn State basement.
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College Township, Pennsylvania

The Armsby Calorimeter

This 19th century machine put animals (including humans) in boxes to study how they metabolized calories.
1 mile from State College

Spring Mills, Pennsylvania

Penn's Cave

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.
14 miles from State College
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Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania

Indian Caverns

A soon-to-be-forgotten roadside spectacle loaded with local lore.
15 miles from State College

Lewistown, Pennsylvania

Soldiers and Sailors Monument

A small granite block at this monument's base is the only part of Lincoln's Tomb outside of Illinois.
20 miles from State College

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

Swigart Museum

The oldest automobile museum in the United States.
24 miles from State College
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