Visiting the Dorflinger Glass Museum in the Poconos
Dorflinger Glass in White Mills, Pennsylvania produced some of the country’s most beautiful cut glass in the last 19th and early 20th centuries, and, wanting to see some of their …
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Touring the Asa Packer Mansion in Jim Thorpe, PA
Sitting on a hillside overlooking the charming borough of Jim Thorpe, you’ll find the Asa Packer Mansion Museum. The Asa Packer Mansion was completed in 1861 and was the home …
Exploring the Abandoned Coburn Tunnel in Centre County, PA
I’m always on the lookout for abandoned places in PA that I can explore, so I was excited with I discovered the Coburn Tunnel, an abandoned railroad tunnel in Centre …
Visiting the Supposedly Haunted Quaker Church in Perryopolis, PA
Pennsylvania is filled with many historic cemeteries and there are also many urban legends told throughout the state. Because of that, it makes sense that both would be combined together …
Touring the Fascinating Mifflinburg Buggy Museum
If you’ve spent any amount of time driving across PA, you’ve undoubtedly seen a buggy rolling down the road in some of the rural parts of the state thanks to …
Visiting the Zane Grey Museum and Grave in Lackawaxen, PA
There are few more well-known and influential authors from the early 20th century than Zane Grey. And, while his stories focused primarily on establishing the myth of the Old West …
Visiting the Incredible Neon Museum of Philadelphia
I’ve always been fascinated by historic signs, so when I found out about the Neon Museum of Philadelphia, I knew it was somewhere I wanted to visit. The Neon Museum …
Visiting the Historic Old Bedford Village in Bedford, PA
Pennsylvania is filled with hundreds of fascinating historical sites, but none of them are quite like Old Bedford Village in Bedford, PA. Old Bedford Village is a living history museum …
Touring the Incredible Old Jail Museum in Jim Thorpe, PA
Located on the western end of Jim Thorpe, you’ll find one of the most popular historic sites in the Pocono Mountains: the Old Jail Museum. The Old Jail Museum, known …
How to Get to the Lost Children of the Alleghenies Monument in Bedford County, PA
I’ve come across many sad spots in my travels around Pennsylvania, but, as a parent, I’m not sure there are any quite like the story of the Lost Children of …