MR. ROGERS: He’s one of Pennsylvania’s — and the nation’s — most beloved and recognizable icons, Mr. Fred Rogers.

The March/April issue of Pennsylvania Magazine features a story by Kellie B. Gormly on Fred Rogers’ Legacy.

“Today, when visiting the Latrobe area, you can visit the real-life Mister Rogers’ neighborhood and recall the kindness and gentleness that Rogers demonstrated. With a reassuring smile, Rogers touched millions of lives when he donned his sweater and sang his episode-beginning mantra, ‘Won’t you be my neighbor?’”

Mr. Rogers passed away in 2003, and is buried in Latrobe. Visitors can stop by his grave, see his childhood church and other sites, the story indicates. “Then, you can drive about 40 miles to Pittsburgh where the legendary PBS show ‘Mister Rogers Neighborhood’ was filmed at WQED’s studios. The show debuted in 1968 and ran more than three decades. You can view artifacts from the set at two Pittsburgh museums as well as sit with a Rogers memorial with a view of the city.”

In Latrobe, the Fred Rogers Institute at Saint Vincent College has an interactive exhibit about his life before and after Mr. Rogers became the world’s neighbor. His boyhood home is at 737 Weldon St. in Latrobe, which remains a private residence today.

The Latrobe Presbyterian Church is where he attended as a youth. The James H. Rogers Park, named after the icon’s father, has a statue of Mister Rogers. Unity Cemetery is where he is buried.

In Pittsburgh, the Senator John Heinz History Center in the Strip District has a “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” exhibit, complete with items from the original set. The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, on the North Side, has some of the original puppets. And the Tribute to Children statue at North Shore has a bronze statue of Mister Rogers bent to tie his shoe, and is looking toward downtown Pittsburgh.