Small Destination Big Adventures – Altoona, PA

Located within the heart of Pennsylvania’s Alleghenies, Altoona/Blair County offers a distinctive variety of authentic experiences including railroad heritage, history, outdoor recreation, and classic family fun!

America’s only interactive railroaders museum, the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum, tells the story of the railroader’s life and how the railroader intrinsically cultivated the fabric and culture of a hardworking community. The museum’s sister site, the World Famous Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark, is the only place in the world at which one can observe trains traversing a mountain range, the Alleghenies, in the literal shape of a horseshoe. Known as one of the eight engineering marvels of the world, it was built by hand by 450 Irish immigrants over a five-year period and was on the Nazis’ hit list during World War II.

Baker Mansion, the only Greek-Temple style home in Pennsylvania, is known as [...]

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