Playthings Etc: One of the Coolest Toy Stores You’ll Find Anywhere
If you’re driving on Route 8 north of Butler, Pennsylvania, you might be forgiven for thinking you’ve come across a crashed spaceship on the side of the road. However, this …
Pittsburgh and its Suburbs
It’s a Wonderful Christmas in Indiana, Pennsylvania
There are several Pennsylvania towns that are perfect destinations to get you in the Christmas spirit. However, few can match the beauty and charm of Indiana, Pennsylvania. Located a little …
Visiting the Weird and Wonderful at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Art
I’m just going to put this out there at the beginning: the Carnegie Museum of Art has a lot of weird stuff. Not that that should be entirely surprising from …
Exploring Dinosaurs, Gems, and World History at the Fantastic Carnegie Museum of Natural History
One of my favorite things about Pittsburgh is the amount of amazing cultural destinations in the city. In fact, I would go as far as to say that the city’s …
The Donora Smog Museum: Learning About the History of Smog (With a Donora Driving Tour!)
If you know anything about the history of Pittsburgh and the surrounding area, you likely know that it was once one of the most polluted places on earth, a reputation …
Visiting the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum
If you haven’t figured it out yet from reading this site, I’m a huge train nut. Whenever I visit a new part of Pennsylvania, I always look for any museums …
How to Get to Buttermilk Falls in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
While I always enjoy hiking to a great waterfall, it’s even better when the waterfall is close to the road, but still has the feel of being in a secluded …
Exploring Asian Art and Culture at the Maridon Museum
For 2.5 years before moving to Pennsylvania, I lived, worked, and traveled throughout Asia. It was these travels that got me into travel writing, and I still really enjoy learning …
Learning About Pittsburgh’s Historical Significance at the Heinz History Center
Pennsylvania is chock full of many fantastic history museums. Whether you like the world history at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania history at the State Museum of Pennsylvania in …
Visiting Meadowcroft Rockshelter: North America’s Oldest Known Site of Human Habitation
16,000 years ago, Pennsylvania was a very different place. However, as you drive along the windy, forested roads of Washington County near the West Virginia border, little has changed in …