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Pennsylvania: the Keystone State, where liberty was born, cheesesteaks are sacred, and the laws? Somewhere between Quaker sternness and Philly sass. While it’s home...
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Pennsylvania: the Keystone State, where liberty was born, cheesesteaks are sacred, and the laws? Somewhere between Quaker sternness and Philly sass. While it’s home...
Shutterstock The USS Olympia, Pennsylvania The USS Olympia’s path to fame began with those nine words: “You may fire when ready, Gridley.” As Admiral...
Pennsylvania—where “yinz” and “youse” exist in the same state, and the only thing more confusing than the weather is the turnpike toll system. If...
Shutterstock Centralia, Pennsylvania The coal that built Centralia ended up destroying it. When an underground mine fire started here in ’62, no one thought...
Flickr/jasonlsraia Fonthill Castle, Pennsylvania Most concrete buildings are boring boxes. But in 1908, eccentric archaeologist Henry Mercer had a different idea – build a...
Shutterstock Fonthill Castle, Doylestown Henry Mercer wasn’t your typical early 1900s millionaire. Instead of copying European castles, he built himself a 44-room concrete mansion...
Shutterstock The Kinzua Bridge The old Kinzua Bridge was Pennsylvania’s pride until a tornado tore through it in 2003, ripping 11 of its 20...
Shutterstock Pennsylvania Bridges Pennsylvania has over 25,400 bridges connecting its communities across three major rivers (Delaware, Susquehanna, and Ohio) and countless smaller streams. From...
Ah, Pennsylvania—the Keystone State, where half the people say “yinz” and the other half say “yo,” and you can drive four hours in any...
Shutterstock Fallingwater, Pennsylvania Ever wonder what happens when a genius architect decides to build a house directly over a rushing waterfall? Spoiler alert: you...