Visiting the Heritage Village and Farm Museum in Troy, PA (Sponsored)
This article is sponsored by The Heritage Village and Farm Museum. All opinions are my own. I’ve toured a lot of small-town history museums in Pennsylvania over the years. And, …
This article is sponsored by The Heritage Village and Farm Museum. All opinions are my own. I’ve toured a lot of small-town history museums in Pennsylvania over the years. And, …
Pennsylvania is a state filled with great railroad history, from the first steam locomotive to operate in America, to the Horseshoe Curve and the Pennsylvania Railroad. Today, many excursion railroads …
There are many influential people who have called Pennsylvania home. And it’s likely that Joseph Priestley is one of the most influential that you’ve never heard of. Joseph Priestley was …
The Glendale Valley region of Pennsylvania has a rich history of bituminous coal mining with over 400 different mines having once existed in this part of the state. And while …
While thousands of visitors go to Jim Thorpe, PA every weekend to explore, very few venture the two miles outside of the historic downtown area to see the grave of …
I’ve visited many great private collection museums throughout PA. And, while some have been larger, few have been as impressive as the collection at the Greenberg Cadillac Museum in Brookville, …
A few years ago, when I first visited the Academia-Pomeroy Covered Bridge in Juniata County, the longest existing covered bridge in PA, I made note of the Tuscarora Academy Museum …
When you think about stargazing, Pittsburgh might not be the first place that you’d think to head. However, the Allegheny Observatory has been doing astronomical research from within the city …
John Brown, leader of the infamous raid on Harper’s Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) in October 1859, is one of the most controversial figures in American history. And, wanting to …
I’ve visited a lot of surprising places in my travels around the Allegheny Mountains, but few spots have been as unexpected as the grave of Russian Prince Demetrius Gallitzin. Yes, …