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All the United States Pennsylvania Pittston

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Pittston

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Pittston, Pennsylvania

Updated June 2, 2023

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The abandoned building.

Pittston, Pennsylvania

Abandoned Knox Coal Distribution Center

The graffitied ruins stand hidden within the Pennsylvania woods.

Pittston, Pennsylvania

Quality Tomato Capital of the World Statue

Since the 1930s, this Pennsylvania town has celebrated the humble tomato.
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From the base of the creek

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Seven Tubs at Pinchot State Forest

Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.
6 miles from Pittston

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Lackawanna Coal Mine

Board a mine car and descend the #190 slope 300 feet underground into the Clark Vein of coal.
7 miles from Pittston
These train cars were converted into bars and hotel rooms.

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Wilkes-Barre Abandoned Train Station

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and was later converted into a cocktail bar.
7 miles from Pittston
The front of two trains on dispaly

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Steamtown National Historic Site

The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.
8 miles from Pittston
Electric City Trolley Museum

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Electric City Trolley Museum

A museum dedicated to the history of electric interurban transit near the home of the first electric trolley system in the United States.
8 miles from Pittston
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