Travel Information for Pennsylvania Hotel Guests
If you are searching for an inn, hotel, motel or resort near a Pennsylvania attraction, amusement and theme parks, or close to shopping, cultural events, historic sites, museums and performing arts centers, or nearby zoos, a festival, a golf course, a Pennsylvania state park, this is where you will find it.
Bustling metropolitan cities and charming small towns - many of which, like Gettysburg and the Battle of Gettysburg, were home to turning points in American history – make PENNSYLVANIA a land of contrasts as diverse as its attractions. Visitors interested in the colonial era will enjoy Pennsylvania Dutch Country with its many Amish communities. Pennsylvania's 117 state parks offer family camping, swimming, biking, boating, fishing and hiking and there are over 600 public and private golf courses.
The Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in ALLENTOWN has the country's longest elevated water slide. In BEDFORD Old Bedford Village preserves the way of life of the early settlers which can be relived at Fort Bedford Museum; other forts of interest in the Laurel Highlands region are Fort Ligonier, Bushy Run Battlefield and Fort Necessity.
A tour of historic BETHLEHEM includes the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem; families can spend a colorful afternoon at the Crayola Factory in Easton; one of the most popular attractions is the Delaware and LeHigh National Heritage Corridor of rivers, canals and historic towns.
While some of its street lights may be shaped like Zippo lighters, BADFORD is located in the Allegheny National Forest and is surrounded by forests, rivers and quaint historic towns.
In the BRANDYWINE VALLEY Longwood Gardens at Kennett Square is one of the the world's premier horticultural display gardens; other attractions are the Brandywine River Museum at Chadds Ford, and at West Chester the American Helicopter Museum.
The COOK FOREST State Park is one of the largest true primeval forests east of the Mississippi.
DOYLESTOWN attractions include the James A. Michener Art Museum. Near Doylestown at Lahaska the shops at Peddlers Village take visitors back to the 18th century.
The Bayfront District in ERIE is centered on Presque Isle Bay, a scenic harbor protected by Presque Isle State Park; the Erie Maritime Museum is the cornerstone of the revitalized bayfront; the Erie National Wildlife Refuge east of Meadville attracts more than 237 species of birds, and for children there’s the water slide at Waldameer Park and Water World.
GETTYSBURG is the site of the Gettysburg Battlefield, and the farm that President Dwight D. Eisenhower called home.
HARRISBURG ttractions include the State Capitol Building. which was inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, and the John Harris/Simon Cameron Mansion, home of the founder of Harrisburg.
Near Harrisburg, HERSHEY, "The Sweetest Place on Earth", has grown from Milton S. Hershey's company town to an internationally known community, complete with a number of attractions including HersheyPark, Hershey's Chocolate World and ZooAmerica, a North American wildlife park. Just a few minutes away, railway buffs enjoy a scenic ride on the Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad.
INDIANA, "The Christmas Tree Capital of the World", also has the Jimmy Stewart Museum.
A 500-mile heritage tour route of JOHNSTOWN and Cambria County includes the infamous Johnstown Flood Museum and the Johnstown Flood National Memorial, and attractions like the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum.
LANCASTER is the county seat and hub of Lancaster County, the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country; among its attractions are The Landis Valley Museum, the largest Pennsylvania German museum in the United States, and the Amish Farm and House. The numerous Amish and plain communities give this area a different ambience.
STRASBURG has interesting attractions like the Amish Village, Mill Bridge Village, the National Toy Train Museum and the Strasburg Rail Road.
At INTERCOURSE, The People’s Place interprets the Amish and Mennonite experience and The People’s Place Quilt Museum exhibits antique Amish and Mennonite quilts (pre-1940) and other decorative arts. At Kitchen Kettle Village visitors stroll through a Village of 32 shops that's built around one of Lancaster County's most famous kitchens.
NEWCASTLE attractions include the Living Treasures Animal Park and the Lawrence County Historical Society Museum. On the Allegheny River at Kittanning the Armstrong Conservancy-Armstrong Trail is for hiking.
Between the villages of MILL RUN and OHIOPYLE Fallingwater, dramatically sited over a waterfall, is Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece.
OIL CITY attractions include the Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad and the Venango Museum of Art, Science, and Industry. Other attractions in Pennsylvania’s Oil Heritage Region are the DeBence Antique Music Museum at Franklin, and the Drake Well Museum at Titusville which tells the story of the beginning of the modern oil industry.
In PHILADELPHIA Independence National Historical Park is America's Most Historic Square Mile – the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was drafted arefound here. There are over 100 museums in Philly alone. More impressionist paintings hang in the Philadelphia Museum of Art than anywhere except Paris;or literary minds, there is The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site and the Pearl S. Buck House in Hilltown.
PITTSBURGH is nestled in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains; the Andy Warhol Museum is the largest single-artist museum in the U.S.; the Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History have dinosaurs and art collections; the Frick Art and Historical Center is a complex of museums and historical buildings.
POCONO MOUNTAINS in Northeastern Pennsylvania offer wooded peaks and valleys for nature, sports and outdoor enthusiasts. Among its attractions are many museums: the Dorflinger Glass Museum in White Mills, the Jem Classic Car Museum in Andreas, the Mauch Chunk Museum in Jim Thorpe, the Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm in Stroudsberg, the Pocono Indian Museum in Bushkill, and the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton.
In PUNXSUTAWNEY visitors can get to know the Groundhog, the fuzzy creature that put Punxsutawney on the map. There are over 300 shops and factory outlets in READING. South of Reading is Adamstown, known as "Antique Capital USA" . Nearby Birdsboro is home to the Daniel Boone Homestead, the birthplace of the frontiersman.
SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE attractions include the Steamtown National Historic Site which tells the story of steam railroading, and folk art at the Everhart Museum.
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in SHARON is a good stop for the musically inclined before heading for Daffins Candies, a chocolate fantasyland.
Located in the Valleys of the Susquehanna, STATE COLLEGE, the quintessential college town, is home to the American Philatelic Society and the Centre Furnace Mansion/County Historical Society.
The focal point of VALLEY FORGE (just 18 miles outside Philadelphia) is Valley Forge National Historical Park, a 3,600-acre expanse of rolling green hillsides with soldiers' huts and Washington's stone headquarters. There are more than a dozen Revolutionary War historic sites surrounding Valley Forge. Among the other attractions is the collection of French art at Barnes Foundation.
In the VALLEYS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA historic homes line the streets of Bellefonte, Bloomsburg and Lewisburg. Attractions include Clyde Peeling's Reptiland at Allenwood, a specialized zoo featuring snakes, lizards, alligators, turtles & frogs, the Columbus Chapel/Boal Mansion Museum at Boalsburg, the DelGrosso's Amusement Park at Tipton and the Knoebels Amusement Resort at Elysburg; other attractions include Lakemont Park at Altoona, home to over 30 rides & attractions, Lincoln Caverns at Huntingdon, and the Buggy Museum at Mifflinburg where carriage-making history survives.
The stately mansions of the lumber millionaires of the 1860s boom line eight blocks along what is called WILLIAMSPORT's Millionaires' Row.
YORK is home to the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Plant/Museum.
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