Pennsylvania

New Reports

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  Abe Lincoln Meets Perry Como

  Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

  Bronze statues of 19th century Abraham Lincoln and what sure looks like an awestruck 20th century pop singer.

Sights for Oddball Excursions

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  Where the Ducks Walk on the Fish

  Linesville, Pennsylvania

  At the Pymatuning Reservoir, a place where the fish are so plentiful, the ducks walk across them. At the spillway, hurl bread and watch the action!

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  Mutter Museum

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  A fun medical museum of human pathology, but so dignified that you almost forget that you're looking at skulls, conjoined twins, and a giant colon.

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  Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine Tour

  Ashland, Pennsylvania

  Travel by rail a third of a mile into a mountain to experience the dark, chilly world of an anthracite coal mine. The mine closed in 1931; it's been open as an attraction since 1962.

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  Mercer Museum: Concrete Castle

  Doylestown, Pennsylvania

  Not only a historic gallows, but hundreds of bizarre artifacts -- such as a vampire-killing kit -- exhibited in a castle made of concrete.

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  Gettysburg Museum of History

  Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

  Erik Dorr's personal collection of historic relics includes a bloodstained piece of Hitler's suicide couch, Marilyn Monroe's bra, and JFK's underpants.

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  Hershey's Chocolate Factory Tour

  Hershey, Pennsylvania

  The real chocolate factory tour is long gone, replaced by an automated ride, mega-gift store, and a pervasive, consumer-overload-experience of candied goodness.

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  Creeper Gallery

  New Hope, Pennsylvania

  Weird Gothic art, eerie antiques, and an entire room of genuinely haunted relics. Owner Donna Marian is there every Sunday.

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  Mummers Museum

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  A neighborhood museum dedicated to the human party favors -- The Mummers -- who parade through Philadelphia each New Year's Day.

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  St. John Neumann: Saint In Glass

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  Bones of an American saint, laid out wearing his pointy bishop miter and robes. Slivers from his coffin are for sale in the gift shop.

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  Eastern State Penitentiary Tours

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  Old, imposing prison has always been a choice destination for tourists and ghost-hunters.

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  5,000 Relics in St. Anthony's Chapel

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  World's largest public collection of Catholic relics, holy bodily remains in Pittsburgh's bit o' heaven, a chapel built specifically for their display.

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  Randyland

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  Two multi-story buildings and an adjacent lot have been transformed into a candy-colored playscape by resident artist Randy Gilson.

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  Trundle Manor - House of Oddities

  Swissvale, Pennsylvania

  Curated by artists Mr. Arm and Velda von Minx, Trundle Manor exhibits dead things in jars, vintage taxidermy, antique medical devices, weaponry, coffins, sculptures and more.

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  America on Wheels Museum

  Allentown, Pennsylvania

  An eclectic collection of cars, trucks, motorcycles, and even a celebrity bicycle.

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  The Coffee Pot

  Bedford, Pennsylvania

  Built in the 1920s as a luncheonette, then fell into disrepair. Now it's a civic symbol restored to its Jazz Age glory.

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  Big Jim: Giant Gunslinger

  Bentleyville, Pennsylvania

  A gunslinger, 20 feet tall with an impressively long barrel on his six-shooter, defends a motel.

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  Eerily Lit Steelworks Hulk

  Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

  Rusting remnants of the old Bethlehem Steel plant are brought to a strange kind of life with Frankenstein lighting and a convenient casino.

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  Zippo Lighter Visitors Center

  Bradford, Pennsylvania

  A well-funded company museum, devoted to an iconic product that's been collectible for longer than most of us have been alive.

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  World's Largest Hamburgers

  Clearfield, Pennsylvania

  Denny's Beer Barrel Pub enjoys making burgers bigger than your head, all the way up to the insane 123-pounder.

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  Night of the Living Dead Cemetery

  Evans City, Pennsylvania

  The graveyard where the opening scene was filmed from the movie that eventually turned zombies into a pop culture commodity. A zombie fan pilgrimage site.

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  Pioneer Mom with Scary Child

  Frackville, Pennsylvania

  Odd statue stood for years next to a restaurant and motel, but was removed in March 2022. Now stands in a downtown empty lot. Repainted in April 2023.

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  Lincoln Train Museum

  Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

  Miniature trains, plus nostalgia and pop culture memorable -- but the real draw here is the opportunity to ride aboard a replica Lincoln Funeral Train with your host: Abe's ghost.

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  Jennie Wade, Biscuit Martyr: See the Bullet Hole

  Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

  20-year old Jennie Wade was baking biscuits when a stray bullet killed her. Pose with her statue out front, tour the house, stick your finger in the bullet hole. Open since 1906.

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  Civil War Tails: Miniature Catfight

  Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

  Elaborate dioramas are populated by thousands of tiny hand-made cats in Civil War uniforms.

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  Haines Shoe House

  Hallam, Pennsylvania

  The shoe-shaped house of Mahlon Haines, the "Shoe Wizard" of southern Pennsylvania. Built in 1949.