Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and was the second to ratify the Constitution, making it officially the second state admitted into the United States. Despite this, Pennsylvania actually kinda sucks.
Things to do in Pennsylvania
- Leave. Everyone hates it here.
- If you choose to stay despite warning you before, then feel free to eat or drink:
- Apple dumplings
- Beer from one of over 200 microbreweries
- Philly cheesesteaks
- Philly sandwiches
- Pierogies in Pittsburgh
- Primanti's sandwich
- Scrapple
- Shoofly pie
- Strombolis
- Say hi to local Amish communities.
- The Andy Warhol Museum has the biggest collection of works by this filmmaker.
- The Barnes Foundation has a bunch of Impressionist and post-Impressionist works of art.
- The Brandywine Museum of Art has more artworks, except those are mostly by N. C. Wyeth and family.
- The Fonthill Castle is just another big mansion.
- You also got the Mercer Museum, which, from what I see, has objects hanging on the walls and from the ceiling.
- Independence Hall, colonial government, yadda yadda yadda.
- The Liberty Bell has a crack! Oh noooo...
- Ah yes, Longwood Gardens. Though it's got many nice exotic plants, it unfortunately has large lawns, akin to a large European palace.
- Climb up the Philadelphia Museum of Art's stairs and dance in celebration.
- The Penn Museum's got archeology and anthropology galore.
- The Eastern State Penitentiary is basically a dilapidated prison.
- Hotel Pennsylvania is a must!
- Either mind or don't mind the war between Wawa and Sheetz.
Notable communities and places
Allentown
It's also in the state of existence! It also has an Apple Store there, if you're into that sort of thing.
Altoona
It exists. That's about it. Also there's a huge curve through the mountains where trains travel through. Makes sense that the local Minor League Baseball team is the Curve.
Bethlehem
It neighbors Allentown and has some educational stuff of interest I think.
Blue Ball
A very small community that people visit for having a funny name. Has absolutely nothing else going for it except Amish farmers, I guess.
Bradford
This has the Zippo factory and a museum of Zippos. If you like lighters with covers, this'll probably be your forte.
Breezewood
Way too car-centric. Make Breezewood Walkable (Again?).
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Centralia
A town famous for being the site of an underground coal mine fire. Despite this, 6 people still live there (nvm, there's only 4).
Cherry Springs State Park
Perfect for stargazers.
Connellsville
At one time, five different railway companies served this small community. Very impressive, considering its size.
Cresson
Trains!
Easton
It has Crayola! Do you like crayons? Go here then, I guess.
Erie
Erie's actually kind of cool, next to a lake and it also has Presque Isle. It's also one of the colder, if not the coldest major city in Pennsylvania due to it being directly next to Lake Erie, a Great Lake.
Gallitzin
More trains!
Gettysburg
A historical war site for enthusiasts of the American Civil War and is a popular tourist destination.
Harrisburg
The state capital. It's kind of nice in some parts and has a decently modern courthouse to boot.
Hershey
It has Herhsey! Do you like chocolate? Go here then, I guess. It also has a theme park and did you know that Hershey's chocolate cannot be called chocolate in the EU because it has a low cocoa count?
Honesdale
This was where the Stourbridge Lion, aka the first all-American choo choo train was built. Big Boy would be proud.
...That was my lawyers, they advised me not to refer to locomotives as "choo choos" or else train people will get mad at me.
Indiana
Are you sure you're in the right state? Anyways, it's a top supplier of Christmas trees. Get 'em while you can!
Intercourse
Yet another village that people flock to for having a funny name, except they capitalized upon it and made it a more sustainable tourist destination.
King of Prussia
What's a Prussia? Anyways it's a little better than Philadelphia but that's really not saying much.
Lancaster
Urban Amish. That's a word combination that should never be uttered out loud.
Londonberry Township
The home to the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, which had the partial meltdown incident of the same name in 1979, only 7 years before the Chernobyl disaster.
McKeesport
Vaporwave Vibes for the Daily Commute moment
Mill Run
Home to Fallingwater, some futuristic house overlooking a serene waterfall.
New Castle
Sad. So sad. A very run down rust belt city with high crime and poor infrastructure.
Philadelphia
Do not live in Philadelphia. The surrounding cities are better to live in but as a result are more expensive. It has some neat historical value, but it's much better to be a tourist then a resident and even then you still may get mugged.
Pittsburgh
Depressing. The definition of a Rust Belt city.
Pocono Mountains
Seemingly fun to pronounce, but came from the Huluníixsuwaakan term for "creek between two hills".
Punxsutawney
This is where Punxsutawney Phil delivers his sermons.
Scranton
Once had the most notable thing about it being that it was the setting for The Office (there is no such thing as Dunder Mifflin in real life) despite it not being filmed there. Now notable for being the birth place of Joe Biden, and even renamed the Scranton Expressway to the Joe Biden Expressway. Also has Steamtown National Historic Site which is kinda neat. One of Big Boy's brothers lives there.
State College
This place is named after the fact it has Penn State University. That's kinda lame. There's a 100K-seat handegg stadium in the middle of nowhere... sorta. Well, to be fair, a quarter to half of all 100K spectators are students.
St. Marys
The largest settlement by land area and has a lot of German ancestry.
Strasburg
Home to the Strasburg Rail Road, America's oldest operating common carrier railway.
Stroudsburg
The gateway to New Jersey if you're coming from eastern PA from somewhere like Allentown.
Valley Forge
The Continental Army stayed here during the winter.
Williamsport
If you like sports and education, you might like it. Otherwise not much else to de except have a chance to be murdered.
Wilkes-Barre
If Donald Trump does a rally or speech there, run and hide as quick as you are able to. He's done it multiple times and every street in shopping areas will be filled with racist symbols and other nonsense. Also had a high homicide rate in the early 2010's.
York
Sorry, you're mistaken. New York is NORTH, not south.
Itinerary
Arrive at Philadelphia International Airport or William H. Gray III 30th Street Station in Philadelphia and make your way to Best Western Plus Philadelphia Convention Center Hotel. From the airport, take SEPTA Regional Rail's Airport Line / Fox Chase Line to Jefferson Station. From the station, take SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line to 13th Street Station
| Day | Journey | Destination | Highlights | Hotel | Lunch | Dinner | ||||||
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Philadelphia |
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Best Western Plus Philadelphia Convention Center Hotel | Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar | The Dandelion
SOMO Manayunk (detour) | ||||||
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Reading Terminal Market | Jack's Firehouse | ||||||||
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Brandywine Valley
Strasburg |
Easton
Bethlehem Jim Thorpe |
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The Red Caboose Motel at Paradise Station | Mountain View Suites | The Café | Apollo Grill | Fireside Tavern | Gaetano's Pizza | |
| 4 |
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Pittsburgh | Lots of travelling | Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown | 551 West | Mulberry Street Cafe | 3 Rivers Restaurant | Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers | |||
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Federal Galley | The Cafe Carnegie | Sienna Mercato | |||||||
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Fallingwater Cafe, if there are no lunchtime games | Whatever there is at either of the three venues
If not, The Commoner | ||||||||