Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Pennsylvania

While in Pennsylvania, you might enjoy a visit to:

The Olympic champion buried in Jim Thorpe never lived there, but the town thought his bones would make a good tourist attraction. They were right! Every so often some Thorpe descendants try to take his remains back to Oklahoma, thus far unsuccessfully.
~25 miles from Bartonsville.

A deserted town surrounded by coal piles, with a fake gallows. Part has been restored as a museum and tourist attraction.
~30 miles from Bartonsville.

Historic inmates quarters. See the cell with the hand print stain of the hanged man that cannot be removed!
~26 miles from Bartonsville.

A big Ice Age hole in the ground is best seen from the specially built viewing platform.
~38 miles from Bartonsville.

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