2 Best Sights in Poconos, Pennsylvania

Focusing on the history of Lenape (aka Delaware) Indians, this museum and shop chronicles the story of the first inhabitants of what is now northeastern Pennsylvania up until their civilization was virtually wiped out by white settlers. Artifacts such as peace pipes, traditional weaponry, and day-to-day items are on display. An audio guide allows visitors to explore the small museum at their own pace. The shop sells T-shirts, moccasins, sage smudge sticks, CDs of native music, dream catchers, and books on Native American history and cultures.

Easily the spookiest attraction in Jim Thorpe, mostly because it’s reputedly haunted, this gray stone structure housed inmates from its construction in 1871 until it was turned into a tourist attraction in 1995. Visitors to the former prison have reported paranormal experiences, and many have had ghoulish images appear in their photos of the attraction, leading the management to start running ghost tours on Saturdays in October. The tours that take place throughout the rest of the season focus more heavily on the prison’s early history, with special focus on the execution of prisoners accused of membership in the Molly Maguire secret society.