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Enjoy Both the Journey and the Destination on Pennsylvania’s Route 6

03/25/2023 - 11:58am

Pennsylvania’s Route 6, a beautiful two-lane rural highway that also happens to be the longest highway in the state, was not labeled one of “America’s most scenic drives” by National Geographic without reason. It winds around some of the state’s most breathtaking natural and histor...

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A Spring Refresh—for You and Your Furniture—in Amish Lancaster County

03/25/2023 - 11:46am

Perhaps the lingering grays (and blues) of winter have you looking to make a change in your environment. But you don’t need to plan an elaborate and exorbitant trip to Fiji in order to alter your surroundings: all you need is a décor refresh. By planning a trip to Lancaster County to peruse their plentiful selection of Amish furniture stores, yo...

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Meyersdale: The Sweetest Place to Visit This Spring

03/25/2023 - 11:36am

In Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands, Meyersdale’s Maple Festival is about as universal a sign of the season as the mythical, spring-heralding groundhog. This year, you can see why our nation’s most unique sweet in all its forms—from maple candy, to maple baked goods, to maple syrup—is worth savoring, as well as all the sights and attractions of t...

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Visit Pennsylvania's Botanical Gardens this Spring

02/16/2023 - 9:49am

There isn’t a more beautiful time to explore Pennsylvania this spring as the state’s landscape transforms into a colorful tapestry of wildflowers, tulips, wisteria, and fragrant flowering trees. Although that landscape is large beyond measure, you can find Pennsylvania’s breathtaking botanical gardens and arboretums in every corner. Find out mor...

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Explore History at the Ephrata Cloister

02/16/2023 - 9:01am

Established as a semi-monastic community with a convent in 1732, the pious and celibate members of the religious order led by Johann Conrad Beissel sought religious freedom in one of the only places that offered it in the world: Pennsylvania. Beissel’s celibate Brothers and S...

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Buggies and Boutiques: Lancaster is the Best Small Town for Christmas Visits & Beyond

12/07/2022 - 11:13am

Perhaps one drawback to Lancaster having the largest and most vibrant Amish community in the United States is that outsiders tend to think it’s the only reason to visit Lancaster. In reality, Lancaster uniquely combines seeming opposites as strikingly as the scene of a horse-drawn buggy next to a world-class mall, modern attractions wit...

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Getaway to Happy Valley this Winter Season

12/07/2022 - 11:11am

Viisit Happy Valley, as we celebrate the holidays & ring in the New Year! There are several exciting events coming up in our area. Downtown State College is the perfect location to ring in the New Year as we celebrate First Night! This event is jam packed with family-friendly fun, including horse drawn carriage rides, live ice sculpture carv...

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The Season for Timeless Towns: Charming Buck’s County Main Streets

12/05/2022 - 8:26pm

During Christmastime, main streets in Bucks County are not only central to each town’s history, but also—with the plethora of twinkling lights, oversized wreaths, and festive displays adorning historic buildings and quaint businesses—they’re the heart of the holiday season. To find the key to your Christmas spirit this year, visit one of these p...

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Rewind and Unwind with Cross-Country Skiing at Allegheny National Forest

12/05/2022 - 8:04pm

Skiing—with its lifts and snow groomers and glossy gear in all shades of neon—may seem to some an ultra-modern form of recreation. But cross-country skiing, a replica of the original form of skiing, is almost primeval, dating to Chinese and Scandinavian communities as least as early as 600 BCE. In a holiday season brimming with modern busyness a...

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US Route 40: See History in Full Color

09/25/2022 - 5:24pm

The Historic National Road Byway in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands wasn’t christened “historic” for nothing—the area has an overabundance of historic landmarks, perhaps only matched by the proliferation of spectacular views. As the nation’s first federally funded interstate highway...

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