what is there to see and do in Pennsylvania
Looking to go to Pennsylvania either July, August or maybe September. All searches always show hiking which we are not really up to. We like oddity things that you really can't see everywhere and pr...
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Philadelphia. Amish Country. Finding my ancestors: Philadelphia, Amish Country, and following their migration from Lancaster towards Pittsburgh. My brother spent several years worth of summer vacations tracking down the family as is moved westward through Pennsylvania into the Midwest. If from Ohio with a pre-Revolution family history, chances are a lot of that will be in Pennsylvania.
Tourist sites? I've visited Gettysburg twice, but then again I majored in American History. Philadelphia once, need some more time there, an ancestor owned a city lot that is now probable under a downtown high-rise. More of my Pennsylvania time has been studying Appalachian geology (second major, after VietNam war), if that maybe interests you. There are great rock exposures where the Susquehanna cuts through the mountains, Williamsport to Harrisburg.
It all depends on what things you find of interests. I have a sister interested only in amusement parks with great roller coasters, or opportunities to jump out of an airplane. I find so many different things interesting that it is difficult for me to travel on an short schedule, I want to stop for everything.
Tourist sites? I've visited Gettysburg twice, but then again I majored in American History. Philadelphia once, need some more time there, an ancestor owned a city lot that is now probable under a downtown high-rise. More of my Pennsylvania time has been studying Appalachian geology (second major, after VietNam war), if that maybe interests you. There are great rock exposures where the Susquehanna cuts through the mountains, Williamsport to Harrisburg.
It all depends on what things you find of interests. I have a sister interested only in amusement parks with great roller coasters, or opportunities to jump out of an airplane. I find so many different things interesting that it is difficult for me to travel on an short schedule, I want to stop for everything.
