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Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark


Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark
1300 Ninth Ave.
Altoona, PA
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What's Near Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark

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Quality Inn Altoona $84 1.7 mi 2.7 km 3 of 5 stars
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Motel 6 Altoona $55 3.0 mi 4.9 km 3.5 of 5 stars
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Tom & Joe's Restaurant 0.3 mi 0.5 km 4 of 5 stars
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Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum 0.0 mi 0.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Lakemont Park 3.0 mi 4.8 km 3 of 5 stars
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“A State of Incline in Pennsylvania” New York Times (free registration required)
“A Fine Spot for Spring Training” Washington Post (free registration required)
“North By Northwest” Baltimore Magazine
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 4 attractions in Altoona
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Traveler Description: An unusual construction of rail-building that enabled trains to move westward.
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Attraction type: Historic site
Address: 1300 Ninth Ave. Altoona, PA
Tel: 814-946-0834

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“Most Pathetic Place !!!”
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1 of 5 stars
aatishdalvi 2 contributions
Racine
May 25, 2009
1/2 found this review helpful

this is really a waste of time, there are 194 steps and you climb them to find nothing, please do not be fooled the photos on the website, you will really disappoint yourself. It is nothing but waste of time and fuel. Rather than that go out for a movie and you will enjoy it much better than visiting this... more

“Very nice place, beautiful views”
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4 of 5 stars
Dee1Dee 107 contributions
Reading, PA
Oct 17, 2008

My husband and I stopped here on our way home from visiting Pittsburgh on a whim. We were so glad we did. It was a very nice experience. If you like or love trains THIS is the place. I have attached pictures from our visit on October 10, 2008 - beautiful views! more

“Horseshoe Curve Story”
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5 of 5 stars
bigbluebox1 1 contribution
Jamesville,New York
Sep 5, 2008

I was at Horseshoe Curve in July 2008 . I had not been there in 20 years . Needless to say the place changed a little . I asked a young worker picking up the trash about the old stairway that had the horseshoe in it . He did not know anything about it . I then told him of... more

“Wonderful Experience”
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5 of 5 stars
CAMM0313 1 contribution
Sadsbury, Pennsylvania
Aug 28, 2008

We had a wonderful experience when we visited here for the first time on August 17, 2008. Didn't see any weeds, overgrown grass, it was nicely maintained and very nice to sit and relax, very peaceful. As far as our experience in the gift shop, there was no one there that was rude to us, as a matter of fact... more

“Very disappointed”
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2 of 5 stars
marylandish 1 contribution
maryland
Aug 20, 2008

Visited the Horseshoe Curve on Saturday, August 16, 2008. The area was overgrown with weeds and brush. Also, while purchasing an engineer hat for my grandson, I was treated very rudely by the cashier in the gift shop. more

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Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark Address

1300 Ninth Ave., Altoona, PA
Tel: 814-946-0834