Columbia County, Pennsylvania, is home to the third most covered bridges of any county in the state (behind Lancaster County and Washington County). Their 19 covered bridges are scattered throughout the county, with roughly half of them located north of the Susquehanna River and half…
Pittsburgh is home to many fabulous museums, many of which I’ve had the pleasure of visiting. However, if you’re traveling with children, there may not be a better museum in the city than the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. Located on the city’s North Shore, near great…
This article is brought to you by the Route 6 Alliance and based on my travels of Route 6. There’s nothing quite as American as a family road trip. However, there’s no need to head out west or to the beach for this summer’s road trip….
This article is brought to you by HeritagePA and is based on my travel experiences in the Oil Heritage Region. Pennsylvania has been home to many world-changing events over the years, from the Declaration of Independence, to the discovery of the polio vaccine, to the creation…
Brookville, Pennsylvania, is a quaint borough along Interstate 80 and the seat of Jefferson County. From a superficial look, it doesn’t appear much different than the other communities in northwestern Pennsylvania (minus being where many Major League baseball bats are made). However, scattered around the…
Believe it or not, despite traveling in Pennsylvania for nearly three years, visiting every county in the state, and spending a good amount of time in Philadelphia, I hadn’t visited Independence Hall since I was a child. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve photographed the outside…
For more than 50 years, one of Gettysburg’s most well-known museums was the American Civil War Wax Museum. However, in early 2014, the museum was closed and the wax figures sold off. After an extensive renovation, the museum reopened in early 2015 as the Gettysburg Heritage…
Western Pennsylvania was one of the most important industrial regions in the United States for much of the 19th and 20th centuries. And while Pittsburgh gets much of the attention, there was a significant amount of industry that occurred in nearby Beaver County, PA. Those…
Tucked away on the backside of the little-used Reading Regional Airport is one of Pennsylvania’s largest airplane museums: The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum. According to the museum’s website, it is home to more than seven dozen aircraft, ranging from a 1928 Elias Aircoupe to a 2011 Mitchel Wing…
lake erie bluffs trail mapMillions of people visit Erie’s Presque Isle State Park every year to enjoy a bit of relaxation along the shores of Lake Erie. However, few travel the short distance to the west to enjoy the largest piece of unspoiled lakefront remaining…
