There’s no question that Eastern State Penitentiary is the creepiest place in Philadelphia. While there are other creepy spots (most notably the Mütter Museum and Fort Mifflin), nowhere comes close to the creepiness of this former prison. Opened in 1829 and not closed until 1971,…
North Park in Allegheny County is known for many things, but few know about its most remarkable feature: the only Gravity Hill in Pittsburgh. Tucked away in the northwestern corner of the park is the very unassuming intersection of McKinney Road and Kummer Road. However, if…
Gettysburg is filled with many great museums. Whether you want to learn about the battle, explore how the battle affected the town’s citizens, or even if you want to see what the battle would have looked like if it had been fought by felines, there…
Located a few miles south of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is one of the oddest destinations in the state: the Abandoned Trolley Graveyard. Officially known as the Vintage Electric Streetcar Company, this site is home to approximately 40 vintage trolleys waiting patiently for restoration or to be…
Pennsylvania’s roads are notoriously bad, and if you’ve ever traveled in the state, it’s likely that you’ve hit a pothole at some point in your life. Because of this, it likely won’t surprise you that Pennsylvania is home to one of the world’s largest potholes….
When sisters Rebecca and Ruth Brown began making Civil War inspired models in middle school, they had no idea that their new hobby would eventually lead them to open up a museum in the heart of the Civil War’s most important town. However, these scale…