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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Latrobe

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Updated March 14, 2022

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Mr. Rogers’ grave, Unity Cemetery

Latrobe, Pennsylvania

The Grave of Mister Rogers

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.
Banana Split statue.

Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Birthplace of the Banana Split

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.
Mr. Rogers

Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Fred Rogers Memorial

A bronze statue of Mister Rogers in the neighborhood where he grew up.
Lincoln Highway Experience

Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Lincoln Highway Experience

This museum is dedicated to the first coast-to-coast highway.
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The St. Clair monument.

Greensburg, Pennsylvania

St. Clair Park

Originally a cemetery, this city park remains speckled with a handful of scattered gravestones.
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Space Acorn

Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.
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The Corvette is buried with George Swanson

Irwin, Pennsylvania

Grave of George Swanson

True to his word, George Swanson is buried in his white 1984 Corvette.
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Banana Split statue.

Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Birthplace of the Banana Split

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.
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