Francis Julius LeMoyne built this crematory in 1876; he was the third person to be cremated here.

The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

An American flag was erected for every day that passed during the Iranian Hostage Crisis.

This historic furnace was once used to produce cannonballs during the Civil War.

The only statue of its kind to commemorate Washington's beginnings as an officer of the British Colonial Militia.

The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.

A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

The site of the little-known Pennsylvania battle that sparked the Seven Years' War.

It marks the spooky spot where the bodies of two young boys were found in the 19th century.

Could it have picked a better place to land?

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

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

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

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

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

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

The pop art icon's gravesite is broadcast 24 hours a day on his museum's website.

A local prank turned town icon.

This Pennsylvania cave holds evidence of the oldest known inhabitants of North America.

Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.

One man's real life disfigurement inspired a lasting local legend surrounding an eerie tunnel.

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.