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All the United States Pennsylvania Pleasantville

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Pleasantville

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

Updated July 7, 2023

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Pleasantville, Pennsylvania

Pithole City

The site of America's first commercial oil well essentially disappeared after the town went bust.

Pleasantville, Pennsylvania

The Little Village

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The reconstructed Drake Oil Well demonstrates the first practical use of salt drilling techniques for the extraction of petroleum through an oil well

Titusville, Pennsylvania

Drake Well Museum

Where the oil industry began.
4 miles from Pleasantville
Nebraska Bridge.

Tionesta, Pennsylvania

Nebraska Bridge

For decades, it has disappeared and reappeared as water levels rise and fall.
13 miles from Pleasantville
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The Apollo boilerplate.

Franklin, Pennsylvania

Dairy Queen Apollo Capsule

Priceless space junk on display in front of a local Dairy Queen.
21 miles from Pleasantville
The Emerald Path.

Cooksburg, Pennsylvania

Paved Trail

Locals call this magical moss-covered walkway the "Emerald Path."
24 miles from Pleasantville
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