PA Historic Places

The Jumonville Cross in Fayette County is the second-tallest cross in Pennsylvania! For more than 70 years it was THE tallest cross in PA, before being eclipsed by The Cross at Hilltop Baptist Church in...

Centre Furnace Mansion in State College served as the home for a series of "iron masters" in the late 1700s through the mid 1800s. It is also the birthplace of Farmers High School in 1855,...

The Staple Bend Tunnel in Cambria County has the distinction of being the first railroad tunnel built in the United States! Constructed as part of the Allegheny Portage Railroad, this 901 foot-long tunnel was built...

The Allegheny Portage Railroad near Altoona is one of the most historic railroading sites in Pennsylvania! This 36 mile-long track was the first railroad built across the Allegheny Mountains, allowing for canals on the eastern...

The Layton Bridge and Tunnel are a pair of historic structures in Fayette County, originally constructed for the Washington Run Railroad in the late 1890s. Both the tunnel and bridge were constructed by the A.P....

Brantview Farms Maple Camp in Somerset County is an excellent place to experience the entire process of maple syrup being made, from tree to table! This maple camp doubles as a "maple syrup museum" of...

The Jim Thorpe Memorial in Carbon County is the final resting place of the man voted "The Greatest Athlete of the First Half of the 20th Century" by the Associated Press. Jim Thorpe was the...

Decker's Chapel in Elk County is the smallest church in Pennsylvania, and one of the smallest churches in the entire United States! The one-room chapel measures 12 feet by 18 feet, and features 4 "kneelers" and...

The Admiral Peary Monument in Cambria County honors U.S. Naval officer Robert Peary, a Cresson native credited with being the first explorer to reach the North Pole. Beginning in 1886, Peary made numerous expeditions to...

Prince Gallitzin's crypt in Cambria County contains the remains of a former Russian prince turned trailblazing Catholic priest, Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin. Born the son of the Russian ambassador to France and Holland, Gallitzin came to...