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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia's Moon Tree

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Penn Hills Resort

This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.
Sharon, Pennsylvania

Buhl Park Golf Course

A nine-hole golf course in Pennsylvania hasn't charged a greens fee since its founding in 1914.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philly Typewriter

Welcome to the home of the world's largest typewriter company.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

The Moravian Cemetery

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

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

A huge railroad museum with over 100 pieces of rolling stock focusing on the railroad history of Pennsylvania.
Lititz, Pennsylvania

Albert Glatz Tobacco Shop

This restored 18th-century house was once the home of Lititz's first tobacconist.
Altoona, Pennsylvania

Reighard's Gold Star Service Station

A full-service gas station known as the oldest in America.
Somerset, Pennsylvania

Jenny Globe

This giant, rotating globe was built to celebrate the expansion of a company that makes steam cleaners and pressure washers.
Coudersport, Pennsylvania

Potter County Moon Tree

A sycamore tree grown from seeds that traveled to the moon.
Shenks Ferry, Pennsylvania

The Safe Harbor Petroglyphs

A sacred collection of indigenous rock art.
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.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Moravian Book Shop

One of the world's oldest continually operating bookstores.
Ronks, Pennsylvania

The National Toy Train Museum

A comprehensive collection of toy and model trains, largely from the mid-20th century.
Pleasantville, Pennsylvania

The Little Village

A collection of bite-sized buildings creates a magical mini village in the Pennsylvania mountains.
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

Swigart Museum

The oldest automobile museum in the United States.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ryerss Museum and Library

The Ryerss mansion in Burholme Park now houses a community library and a museum filled with a trove of oddities from around the world.
Germantown, Pennsylvania

The Funkite Cemetery

Hidden behind an empty field resides this early 19th-century cemetery.
College Township, Pennsylvania

The Armsby Calorimeter

This 19th century machine put animals (including humans) in boxes to study how they metabolized calories.
Hanover, Pennsylvania

Hildeville

These small house replicas have stood proudly since the 1950s, even as the property has changed hands.
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Bill's Old Bike Barn

Home to an eclectic collection of over 200 vintage motorcycles, Americana, and some of the most extraordinary antiques from all around the world.
Greensburg, Pennsylvania

St. Clair Park

Originally a cemetery, this city park remains speckled with a handful of scattered gravestones.
Orefield, Pennsylvania

Shankweiler's Drive-In Theatre

America's oldest drive-in movie theater has been in continuous operation since 1934.