Touring the Historic Brooks Mine in Scranton, Pennsylvania
Located in Scranton’s fantastic Nay Aug Park, you’ll find both the oldest and the newest coal mine tour in Pennsylvania: the Brooks Mine. The Brooks Mine was first opened as …
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What It’s Like Visiting the Electric City Aquarium & Reptile Den in Scranton, PA
A mall in downtown Scranton probably isn’t the first place you’d think to look for an aquarium, but that’s exactly where you’ll find the Electric City Aquarium & Reptile Den. …
Where is the “Scranton Welcomes You” Sign from “The Office”?
One of the most popular TV shows of the 21st century is “The Office,” which ran on NBC from 2005-2013. And, while none of the actual show was filmed in …
17 of My Favorite Things to Do in Scranton, PA
You might know Scranton as a former coal town or the setting for the TV show, “The Office,” but if that’s all you know about this great city, you’re missing …
Driving Through the Free and Festive Christmas Lights in Scranton’s Nay Aug Park
There are a ton of great Christmas things to do in PA, but unfortunately, many of them can be a bit on the expensive side. So, when I learned that …
How to Get to Nay Aug Falls in Scranton
There are many great waterfalls in northeastern Pennsylvania, but few are as easy to reach or as impressive as Nay Aug Falls in Scranton. Nay Aug Falls is located within …
Discovering Scranton’s History at the Lackawanna Historical Society Museum
Despite Lackawanna County being the last of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties to be created, the region is home to an immense amount of history. While many visitors learn about this history …
Exploring Scranton’s Industrial History at the Anthracite Heritage Museum
If you ask people about Scranton, you are likely to hear one of two things: the TV show “The Office” or coal. The area that makes up present-day Scranton was …
Visiting the Everhart Museum: NEPA’s Oldest Public Museum
When you think of museums in Scranton, it’s likely that the city’s great transportation and coal mining history are what first come to mind. However, sitting in a corner of …
Exploring Scranton’s Transportation History at the Electric City Trolley Museum
In 1886, just six short years after Thomas Edison had received his patent for the lightbulb and the first electric lights were installed in downtown Scranton’s streetlights, the city introduced …