Pennsylvania

One of America's most historic states, it ranges from the urban flair (and grit) of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh to the bucolic beauties of the Poconos, Dutch Country, and Bucks County. And for history, don't you dare miss Philly and Gettysburg!

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Longwood Gardens in 'Spring Has Sprung & U.S. Gardens Await Discovery'

Spring is here, and summer's already around the corner! If you’re a flower gardener - and the National Gardening Association estimates that members of over a third of U.S. households are - you already may have begun to till soil and plant seeds. And those who like to travel as well as garden (as well as those who enjoy gardens more by watching than working), now is time to plan a trip to take in some of Mother Nature’s bountiful beauty. Gardens come in a variety of types, sizes and offerings.…

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Deerfield Retreat & Spa in the Pocono Mountains

Admittedly, I'd never heard of Lo-Wei, a unique exercise class that combines yoga, strength training and flexibility that stretched my body in ways my mind never thought possible. But it is only one of almost three dozen fitness classes, all part of the dawn-to-dusk workout, weight loss, and education focus of the one-of-a-kind, all-inclusive Deerfield Health Retreat and Spa in East Stroudsburg, in the Poconos Mountains of Pennsylvania, where my friend Kathy and I spent three nights a while…

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Kinzua Sky Walk cited in 'In the USA this Fall, Combine Foliage with Adventure'

Dan and Mary Stroudt oooh and aaah at the multicolored scenery below the hot air balloon in which they’re riding. The journey is very different for Mark and Marylee Sutherland as they help to paddle a rubber raft along a stretch of whitewater in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Betsy Goodman and Tom Cross are traveling at a slower pace, strolling across a glass-bottom observation deck. These disparate experiences may seem to have little in common, but they do. They provide…

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After 200 years, Jim Thorpe reaches tourism pinnacle

There’s a little village in the heart of the Pennsylvania Pocono Mountains that has seen more than its share of booms and busts during the course of its 200-year history. We recently visited the charming town for a second time. This time during its annual autumnal celebration. read post

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Cara O'Donnell April 13, 2011 at 12:01am

No worries Allie! We'll make sure everyone gets a great Civil War 150 visit in PA - in Gettysburg and beyond! :-)
Allie McCoy April 12, 2011 at 10:13pm

Thank you, Ms. O'Donnell. I visited the new Visitors Center shortly after it opened three years ago. It is as spectacular as you say it is and I will certainly visit it again. I would not have guessed that it is managed by a separate group, and I was saddened that this great museum might have been closed for the sesquicentennial.
Cara O'Donnell April 12, 2011 at 8:50pm

Hi Allie!

Sorry for my delay in responding - had the government shut down on Friday, the only thing that would have been closed would have been the actual battlefield grounds; the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitors Center (which is truly spectacular if you haven't seen it before) is managed by a separate group and would have remained open, as would have excellent locations like the David Wills House, etc. Luckily though, as we kicked off the official Civil War 150 at our State Capitol this morning, there was no shutdown to be had! Check out www.pacivilwar150.com for all the details!

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Allie McCoy April 10, 2011 at 6:23pm

I just posed a question on another group that pertains to Pennsylvania. If the government had shut down Friday night, would National Battlefields like Gettysburg have been closed for the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War?
Ed Wetschler February 6, 2011 at 5:42pm

Superbowl Fake-out: Perfect day to visit the Carnegie, Frick, & Warhol museums in Pittsburgh. Ditto, the National Aviary.
Ed Wetschler February 3, 2011 at 3:42pm

Can't answer your question, Allie, but I did see an astonishing deal in eastern PA this morning: Hotel Fauchere in Milford is offering $5 comfort food entrees between 3 & 6:30 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays. MInd you, this is a Relais & Chateaux.
Allie McCoy January 30, 2011 at 11:00pm

"Carnegie Museum of Art director Lynn Zelevansky thinks #Pittsburgh can become an international contemporary art center http://bit.ly/gMCThR." One of my children just sent me that. I must confess that I do not really know the western part of our state because it is so large and varied. Could Pittsburgh be a new world art capital?
Ed Wetschler January 5, 2011 at 4:43pm

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Vincent Russo January 1, 2011 at 6:00pm

Now it says on a comercial that you can HIRE the Mummer's string band. And an announcer said that January29 Darlene Love and The Dupres and the Platters are performing in Phillie. I wish I was there end of Jan.
Vincent Russo January 1, 2011 at 5:57pm

I'll go out to a nice restaurant with the family tonight. Its out last night out in Penn. before we go back to FLA. And tonight I bet we won't need reservations. We're watching the Mummer's parade right now on the tube and its a hundred times better than it was years ago. Net year we'll go there in person God willing. If your home turn it on!