Pennsylvania

Philadelphia alone has some of the country’s most exciting restaurants, including several James Beard Award winners, and cultural heavyweights like the Rodin Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, whose galleries are filled with Persian tiles, radical paintings from the 1960s and ’70s, and pieces by Marcel Duchamp. Pennsylvania was the second U.S. state, so its history goes deep; visit battlefields such as Gettysburg National Military Park, the iconic Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, and historic homes like Pulitzer Prize–winner Pearl S. Buck’s 1825 stone farmhouse in Bucks County. Don’t miss autumn foliage in the Pocono Mountains, either.

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Planning your trip

Use these articles, resources, and guides to plan and inspire your next trip to Pennsylvania.

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Resources to help plan your trip
Philadelphia, famous as a historic city, is more than a dusty archive of Americana. World-class museums, thriving markets, busy streets full of shops and terrific restaurants: Visitors may come to see the Liberty Bell, but they’ll fall for Philly.
Absolutely try the cheesesteaks, hoagies, and doughnuts that Philadelphia’s famous for, but take time to taste the fresh flavors of the city’s extraordinary markets, chef-driven international restaurants, craft beers, and local cafés. You won’t regret it.
Philadelphia is full of history but has also a foot in the modern world with seriously good restaurants, indie shops, and a great music scene. Hotels, too, have come to the forefront with modern design, top-notch amenities, and world-class service.
From Leonard Harrison State Park in Pennsylvania to Watkins Glen State Park in New York, hikers, campers, and outdoor adventurers will want to add these 11 best state parks in the Northeast to their list.
Veer off the beaten path to small-town U.S.A.
For just two days during Black History Month, a special Mural Arts Philadelphia trolley tour will follow a trail focused solely on civil rights–oriented street art in the city.
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A visit to any of these bold works of art, emblazoned on city walls across the country, is a reminder of the urgency of our many different battles for equal rights, both past and present.
From Knoxville’s Tennessee Theatre to Pasadena’s Ambassador Auditorium, these concert venues hit just the right note.
The expanding U.S. Bicycle Route system allows plenty of unique opportunities to traverse lesser-known roads and explore America on two wheels.
Slip into a secret garden. Climb to a rooftop oasis. Stroll an elevated park. To get a fresh angle on a city, take a walk on its green side.
Deep in the hills of rural Pennsylvania, Woolrich continues to craft the kind of heirloom blankets that make Brooklyn artisans (and rapper Drake) weep.
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