Pennsylvania is full of places you'd expect to see only in dreams
As one of the first colonized states, it's really no wonder that Pennsylvania is full of surprising locations. Some are publicly accessible while others are hidden away, regardless, people seem to stumble upon them anyways.
From abandoned towns that inspired horror films
to some charming castles that look like they were plucked straight out
of a fairytale, there's no shortage of cool places to check out. So get
your map out because you're going to want to mark all these must-see
surreal locations in Pennsylvania.
Where: Centralia, PA
Home to the infamous "Graffiti Highway," Centralia
is perhaps one of the coolest hidden gems in Pennsylvania. The history
of this now-nearly abandoned town is quite interesting — so
interesting that the producers of the Silent Hill series were inspired by it.
Sound familiar? To anyone who has seen the Silent Hill films, the whole "underground mine fire" should ring a bell. While Silent Hill is obviously fictional, its story
was based on the underground mine fire that has — and continues to —
create chaos in Centralia. Occasionally on cooler days, you can still
see smoke rising out of some spots in the ground — much like the foggy
atmosphere in Silent Hill.
The mine fire has been burning under the town since the early 1960s, caused
by what is suspected to be a deliberate burning of trash in a former
strip mine. This poor decision ignited a coal seam fire that is still
very much alive today and has enough fuel to continue to burn for the
next 250 years.
In fact, as an attempt to deter curious people like you and me,
many of the town's buildings have been demolished. The very few
buildings left are still lived in by the brave people who refused to
leave.
Big Spring
Where: Forbes State Forest
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