Pennsylvania
Families with kids should head to the Crayola Experience, an interactive 'museum' where you can watch crayons and markers get made, plus enjoy hands-on…
Must-see attractions in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The austere chateau-style home of Gifford Pinchot, founder of the US Forest Service, is open for tours. You can see an extensive library full of leather…
Comcast Innovation & Technology Center
Philadelphia
This $1.5-billion, 60-story, 1121ft tower designed by Lord Norman Foster is already Philadelphia's tallest building. Though not open at the time of…
Philadelphia
This small visual-arts gallery presents between four and six different shows a year covering a variety of media. On the first Wednesday of each month at…
Pennsylvania Dutch Country
One of the area's myriad breakaway religious sects established this community in 1732; despite celibacy vows and infighting, it lasted until 1934. Now it…
Philadelphia
Pay attention and you'll soon see that Claes Oldenburg's oversized Corten steel sculpture is substantially more stylised than a run-of-the-mill peg you…
Staircases & Mountaintops: Ascending Beyond the Dream
Philadelphia
Covering one side of the Martin Luther King Jr Recreation Center is this wonderful mural of the Civil Rights leader. The image is based on a photograph by…
Pennsylvania Dutch Country
The first commercial pretzels in America were made here starting in 1861 – and back then pretzel-making was a coveted and high-paying job. You can try…
Pennsylvania
This outdoor facility, which includes the HO Smith Botanic Gardens, is probably the most peaceful spot for a breath of fresh air in greater State College…
Tom Ridge Environmental Center
Western Pennsylvania
Near the shores of Lake Erie, the modern and comprehensive Tom Ridge Environmental Center pretty much covers everything you'd want to know about both that…
Pennsylvania
This eye-catching building houses 11 galleries and a contemporary sculpture garden, making for a fun, free diversionary day trip into the arts. The main…
Philadelphia
This creative arts project operates out of the old bank building on the small triangle of land at the intersection of Lancaster Ave, Powelton Ave and 38th…
Pennsylvania
The woods that blanket the Schuylkill Highlands constitute the largest contiguous forest between Washington, DC, and New York City. Within the 7730…
Philadelphia
One way to get a bird's-eye view of the city, especially pretty after dark, is to ride the ear-popping elevator up to this 883ft-high observation deck on…
Philadelphia
All things to do with wood – from lathe-turned bowls and marquetry to nature photography and timber sculptures – are on display here. Their bright gallery…
Pennsylvania
This small museum is packed with ethnographic artifacts from around the world (mainly Africa, the Middle East and the Americas), and is open to self…
Philadelphia
On the west side of City Hall this compact public area includes the Rothman Ice Rink in winter, which is replaced by a fountain with dancing water spouts…
Philadelphia
On the exterior of the community non-profit Lutheran Settlement House (LSH) is this lovely mosaic by Eric Okdeh and Michael Reali. It shows some of the…
Philadelphia
This summer-season park is a great place to hang out by the river during the warmer months. Relax in one of the two-person hammocks, take part in free…
Philadelphia
Take the 45-minute self-guided tour to see coins being made (they can churn out 50 million of them per day), and to admire the Tiffany mosaics inside this…
Pittsburgh
The largest bicycle shop in the world also happens to contain a free bicycle museum, which contains a fascinating collection of some 4000 vintage bikes…
Colors of Light: Gateway to Chinatown
Chinatown & Center City East
Bursting out the side of a building on the corner of Vine and 12th Sts, this 1999 Mural Arts project is inspired by the Asian American community. With its…
Logan Square & Fairmount
Several bronze statues by 13 different artists stand on the stone plinths and columns that make up this striking 1912 memorial to Pennsylvania’s naval and…
Philadelphia
This giant 2016 work by Meg Saligman features Tameka Jones, a student at the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, at the center…
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
Pennsylvania Dutch Country
The small museum here displays beautiful glass and woodwork, along with the story of how Mennonites established themselves in this area. There's a well…
Philadelphia
Hidden in plain sight is this grassy 1.25-acre park that's atop the parking garage of the Cira Centre South complex. It's a pleasant spot to relax and…
South Philadelphia
It's forever a golden fall in this beautiful work by David Guinn on the side of the Fleisher Art Memorial. The trees in the mural blend in seamlessly with…
Philadelphia
This 51ft fiberglass paintbrush with an accompanying giant blob of paint is a 2011 work by Claes Oldenburg. At night the orange paint-coated bristles of…
Pittsburgh
With a lobby smelling of popcorn, this science museum is a cut above the average, with exhibits on everything from outer space to robots to candy. A…
Logan Square & Fairmount
Philadelphia is a national leader for skateboarding culture and this riverside park, designed specifically for boarders, is the first of several that a…
Philadelphia
Founded in 1988 this artist collective gallery is one of the city's leading contemporary art spaces. Their diverse programming includes monthly…
Pittsburgh
This museum tells the story of the French and Indian War of the mid-18th century, which brought Pittsburgh into being. The surrounding waterfront, a state…
Philadelphia
A DIY ethic pervades this Kensington cooperative art space run by a group of artists and based in what was once a textile mill. Check online first to see…
Chinatown & Center City East
At the junction with Arch St and marking the entrance to Chinatown, this 40ft structure was built in 1984 in part by artisans from Philadelphia's sister…
Western Pennsylvania
If you haven't yet gotten your fill of historic battlefields, Fort Necessity is another one to see. Among other things, here you can learn about the area…
Philadelphia
Hard to believe, but back in the early 18th century this was the outskirts of town, thus the ideal location for a burial ground. The cemetery is the final…
Philadelphia
Although closed to the public, it's impossible to ignore the grand neoclassical architecture of this 1797 building that housed the First Bank of the US…
Philadelphia
George Washington lived here twice making this the oldest presidential residence in the US. In 1793 the first US president sought refuge here from the…
Logan Square & Fairmount
One of the original squares from William Penn's town plan, this public space (named in honor of James Logan an 18th-century major) is centered on the…
Logan Square & Fairmount
One of two historic houses in Fairmount Park managed by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cedar Grove was moved here from its original location in Frankford…
