The Lincoln Highway
PA's section of the Highway - the nation's first cross-country highway
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Looking from Grand View Point, you can see Shawnee Lake and State Park in the distance on the left.
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It's said that from Grandview Point you can see 3 states and 7 counties on a clear day.
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Some of the trees still remain charred from the fire, but they're slowly growing back.
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The stone and rusted iron are all that remain from the once grand hotel that boasted guests ranging from George Burns to Clara Bow.
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The stone pilar was originally a castle turret and then covered over with a wooden lighthouse when the hotel went from a castle to ship theme.
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Even at this height, when you look back down the mountain you can see that you're still not quite at the top of the ridge.
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Like most places in PA, mountaintops offer stunning views of the valley below.
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The old gas station across the road from the ship. It served as a rest stop for cars that overheated from the moutain climb.
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The Old Shot Factory. Only the concave stone portion is original. During the Revolutionary War, lead was dropped from the second floor to make cannon shot for the Revolution.