Knoebels Amusement Park in Pennsylvania is one of the country’s best amusement parks. Located in both Columbia and Northumberland Counties, Knoebels is a free-admission park that offers great fun for the whole family. Whether you love roller coasters, are looking for great rides for the…
There are few better known companies in America than Crayola. Based in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, this company produces crayons and other art products used by nearly every child in America. In fact, they produce three billion crayons a year, which is enough to circle the…
Penn State’s campus in State College might be filled with academic buildings and the country’s second-largest stadium, but it is also home to the beautiful and peaceful Arboretum at Penn State. Plans to create Penn State’s arboretum were first made in 1914, but it wasn’t…
It’s safe to say that most visitors to Hershey, Pennsylvania have chocolate and rollercoasters on the mind. Some may even stay in the historic Hershey Hotel and get a chocolate treatment at their fabulous spa, located nearby on a hill overlooking Hershey Park. But sandwiched in…
As I entered the grounds of the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, I felt like I was instantly transported to some kind of alternate dimension. A place where it wasn’t odd to see 16th century noblemen interacting with bluejean-wearing women or Renaissance-era minstrels…
Located in the heart of Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal region, Ashland is one of many communities that once relied on the coal industry. From 1911-1931, the Pioneer Tunnel operated on the outskirts of town on Mahanoy Mountain. Owned by the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron…
