https://uk.trip.com/travel-guide/attraction/logan-township/world-famous-horseshoe-curve-58261055/
OverviewNearbyReviewsWin PrizesDetailsRecommended

World-Famous Horseshoe Curve

󰺂3.0
No reviews yet
based on 596 reviews
Historical Sites
Closed Today Open tomorrow at 9:00-16:00
Address:
2400 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Altoona, PA 16601, United StatesMap
Phone+1 814-946-0834
What travelers say:

More

Recommendations Near World-Famous Horseshoe Curve

World-Famous Horseshoe Curve Reviews: Insider Insights and Visitor Experiences

Write a Review
Trip.comTrip.com
TripAdvisor(596 Reviews)TripAdvisor
596 Reviews
  • Moon M
    Moon M
    ta-icon

    Check the Hours Before Venturing Out

    Fantastic place for viewing trains if you go up to the viewing area. They have a radio scanner playing over a loudspeaker so you always know when the trains are coming, and they come often. CAVEAT - t...

    Reviewed on Feb 28, 2024
  • Dustoff_8
    Dustoff_8
    ta-icon

    Must visit for rail fans

    Horseshoe curve is essential for trains to cross the spine of the Allegheny mountains in central Pennsylvania. Built in 1854 and still fully functional this is a miracle of engineering. We saw three t...

    Reviewed on Dec 26, 2023
  • PMA1984
    PMA1984
    ta-icon

    View the museum first, then take your water and camera up top to watch the trains

    The museum is a must if you're going to do what it seems many (most? all?) visitors do, and that is to watch the freight trains go by. For that bit, take your picnic and water up to the top (and your ...

    Reviewed on Oct 28, 2023
  • Amanda C
    Amanda C
    ta-icon

    Neat visit

    Fun little trip. History of the curve is interesting. Cute little museum. Lots of steps because the tram car doesn't work, but there's a few areas where the steps flatten off so you can "pull over"...

    Reviewed on Oct 16, 2023
  • maureenbI8046TP
    maureenbI8046TP
    ta-icon

    Trains!

    After passing by for years we finally stopped to visit. The incline in under repair so we took the steps. All 200 of them! It wasn’t very hard to do. Two trains were passing in the curve and it was an...

    Reviewed on Aug 27, 2023
  • 1
  • 2

Additional Information

You Might Also Like

Niagara Adventure Theater

󰺂2.7
4.4/518 Reviews
theater theaterTheatersCinemas
From £8.01

Philadelphia Museum of Art

󰺂6.7
4.6/5110 Reviews
MuseumsArt Museums
From £39.62

Penn Museum

󰺂6.3
4.5/535 Reviews
MuseumsAvailable for tomorrow
From £10.24

Museum of the Bible

󰺂3.8
No reviews yet
MuseumsAvailable for tomorrow
From £23.99