When I was a kid, we visited Lancaster County A LOT. While most of the exact places we visited and things we did didn’t stick with me, there’s one place …
Read moreFamily Fun at the Choo Choo Barn in Lancaster County
There are few more odd places in Pennsylvania that I have visited than the state’s Gravity Hills. In the past, I’ve visited the Gravity Hill in Bedford County (the most …
Read moreGravity Hill in Lewisberry: Defying Gravity in the Harrisburg Suburbs
Located on the outskirts of York, Pennsylvania, is one of the strangest sights in all of Pennsylvania: the Haines Shoe House. Visible from Route 30 a few miles east of …
Read moreThe Haines Shoe House in York: Pennsylvania’s Strangest Building
When sisters Rebecca and Ruth Brown began making Civil War inspired models in middle school, they had no idea that their new hobby would eventually lead them to open up …
Read moreFeline Dioramas and Civil War History at Civil War Tails in Gettysburg
There are few more iconic brand names than Harley-Davidson. Founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1903, the company has been making motorcycles for more than 100 years. While their headquarters are …
Read moreLearning How Motorcycles are Made at the Harley-Davidson Factory in York
Several years ago, I lived in Asia for 2.5 years teaching English and traveling around the continent. This experience gave me a great appreciation for Asian culture, and I’m always …
Read moreVisiting the Reading Pagoda: Pennsylvania’s Japanese Oddity
Passing motorists on highway 322 or the combined 11 and 15 just outside of Harrisburg might notice something odd atop an old railroad bridge piling in the middle of the …
Read moreFinding the Elusive Statue of Liberty in Harrisburg
Whether you believe in ghosts or not, there is no better place to take a ghost tour than Gettysburg. Considered one of the most haunted places in America by many …
Read moreGettysburg Ghost Tours: A Ghost of a Ghost Tour in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania