Must-see attractions in Pennsylvania

  • Carpenters' Hall, Independence National Historical Park.

    Independence National Historical Park

    Philadelphia

    This L-shaped Philadelphia park, bound by 6th, 2nd, Walnut and Arch Sts, protects and honors the institutions that formed the foundation of the United…

  • Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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    Independence Hall

    Philadelphia

    The 'birthplace of American government', this modest, early 18th-century Georgian building is where delegates from the 13 colonies met to approve the…

  • Mattress Factory

    Pittsburgh

    Since 1977, this art space has hosted the avant-garde. It now occupies several buildings in the Mexican War Streets neighborhood, and always has something…

  • Duquesne Incline

    Pittsburgh

    This nifty funicular and its Monongahela Incline twin down the road, both built in the late 19th century, are Pittsburgh icons, zipping up the steep slope…

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    Andy Warhol Museum

    Pittsburgh

    This six-story museum celebrates Pittsburgh's coolest native son, Andy Warhol, who moved to NYC, got a nose job and made himself famous with pop art. One…

  • A monument to Major General Winfield Scott Hancock at Gettysburg National Military Park.It was dedicated in 1896 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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    Gettysburg National Military Park

    Pennsylvania

    Gettysburg National Military Park covers 8 sq miles of land marked with monuments and trails. The museum at the visitor center is a must-see, particularly…

  • Night sky with the Milky Way above Cherry Springs State Park.

    Cherry Springs State Park

    Pennsylvania

    Considered one of the best places for stargazing east of the Mississippi, this mountaintop state park seems to have plenty of space, but be sure to book…

  • Philadelphia City Hall

    City Hall

    Philadelphia

    Completed in 1901 following 30 years of construction, City Hall takes up a whole block, and at 548ft is the world's tallest structure without a steel…

  • Museum of the American Revolution

    Philadelphia

    This impressive, multimedia-rich museum will have you virtually participating in the American Revolution; interactive dioramas and 3-D experiences take…

  • Rail Park

    Philadelphia

    The old Reading Viaduct is the location of the first phase of this ambitious project to reuse 3 miles of decommissioned rail lines between Fairmount Park…

  • Benjamin Franklin Museum

    Philadelphia

    This underground museum is dedicated to Franklin's storied life as a printer (he started the nation's first newspaper), inventor (Bifocals! Lightning rods…

  • Kinzua Bridge Skywalk

    Pennsylvania

    The world's tallest railroad structure when it was built in 1882, this 301ft-high bridge was rebuilt in steel in 1900 – but then partially collapsed in…

  • Black Moshannon State Park

    Pennsylvania

    Tucked away west of Julian, PA, Black Moshannon State Park is 43,000 acres reserved for boating, fishing and hiking. Of note are its unique lake and bogs,…

  • Cathedral of Learning

    Pittsburgh

    Soaring 42 stories, this Gothic tower at the center of the University of Pittsburgh is a city landmark. It has a 4-storey common room at ground level and…

  • Hoover-Mason Trestle

    Pennsylvania

    A bit of a masterpiece of industrial architecture, the trestle was once an artery for coke, limestone and iron ore making its way to the area's blast…

  • 15-ton Sphinx and its surrounding pillars and gateways at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

    Penn Museum

    Philadelphia

    U Penn's magical museum, the largest of its type in the US, contains archaeological treasures from ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Mayan world and more…

  • Exterior of the Mütter Museum at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia.

    Mütter Museum

    Philadelphia

    Maintained by the College of Physicians, this unique, only-in-Philadelphia attraction is a museum dedicated to rare, odd or disturbing medical conditions…

  • Wissahickon Creek in Wissahickon Valley Park.

    Wissahickon Valley Park

    Philadelphia

    Covering 2042 acres, this beautiful, wooded park follows the Wissahickon Creek from its confluence with the Schuylkill River up to the city's northwest…

  • Carnegie Museums

    Pittsburgh

    Founded in 1895, these neighboring institutions are both tremendous troves of knowledge. The Carnegie Museum of Art has European treasures and an…

  • The Lehigh River at Lehigh Gorge State Park, Pennsylvania.

    Lehigh Gorge State Park

    Pennsylvania

    The Lehigh River cuts a steep, dramatically arresting gorge through the uplands of Northeast Pennsylvania. The main attraction is the 20-mile Lehigh Gorge…

  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 3/8/20 The Frick Fine Arts building on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh on a sunny winter day

    Frick Art & Historical Center

    Pittsburgh

    Henry Clay Frick, of New York City's Frick Collection fame, built his steel fortune in Pittsburgh. This Frick shows a small art collection (including…

  • Beautiful Old Growth Forest
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    Cook Forest State Park

    Pennsylvania

    Much of the old growth forest of northwestern Pennsylvania has been scoured off the map, but not so in Cook Forest, an 8500-acre preserve located just…

  • The Allegheny Reservoir in Warren County, Pennsylvania, USA behind Kinzua Dam on a spring day with a houseboat on the water
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    Allegheny Reservoir

    Pennsylvania

    This 7647-acre lake looks as if it were always a deep-blue compliment to the landscape, but in fact it dates only to the 1960s, when the reservoir was…

  • Phipps Conservatory

    Pittsburgh

    An impressive steel-and-glass greenhouse with beautifully designed and curated gardens, at the northwest corner of Schenley Park.

  • 30th St Station

    Philadelphia

    The grandness of Graham, Anderson, Probst and White's 1930s design for this station makes it worth a visit even if you're not catching a train. The…

  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

    Philadelphia

    This prestigious arts school, founded in 1805, occupies two buildings including a masterwork of Victorian Gothic architecture designed by Frank Furness…

  • Longwood Gardens

    Pennsylvania

    Pierre du Pont, the great-grandson of the DuPont chemical company founder, began designing this property in 1906 with the grand gardens of Europe in mind …

  • Liberty Bell Center

    Philadelphia

    A glass-walled building protects this icon of Philadelphia history from the elements. You can peek from outside, or join the line to file past, reading…

  • Rodeph Shalom Synagogue

    Philadelphia

    Home to the oldest Jewish Ashkenazi congregation in the US, Rodeph Shalom is one of the most beautiful pieces of religious architecture in Philadelphia…

  • Church of the Advocate

    Philadelphia

    A fine example of Gothic Revival architecture, this 1897 Episcopal church was a center of activism during the Civil Rights movement and the site of the…

  • Rosenbach Museum & Library

    Philadelphia

    The list of famous authors in the collection here could fill a book itself: Edgar Allan Poe, James Joyce, Maurice Sendak, George Washington, Lewis Carroll…

  • Wyck

    Philadelphia

    Set in lovely gardens, which are open year-round, Wyck was the ancestral home of a Germantown family between 1690 and 1973. The house was renovated by…

  • Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site

    Philadelphia

    Often called the creator of the horror story, Edgar Allan Poe lived for six years in Philadelphia, in five different houses. This historic site, his only…

  • Wagner Free Institute of Science

    Philadelphia

    More than 100,000 natural-history specimens, from dinosaur bones and a stuffed saber-toothed cat to starfish and mounted butterflies, remain preserved…

  • Schuylkill Banks

    Philadelphia

    This wonderful outdoor recreation area covers around 8 miles of Schuylkill River, mostly on the east bank from below the Fairmount Dam through the heart…

  • National Constitution Center

    National Constitution Center

    Philadelphia

    This whiz-bang museum makes the US Constitution jump off the page, starting with a dramatic theater-in-the-round presentation by a single actor relating…

  • Independence Seaport Museum

    Philadelphia

    This kid-friendly museum honors Philadelphia's history of shipbuilding. In the main building you can sound foghorns and steam whistles, gaze upon nautical…

  • Randyland

    Pittsburgh

    Hey, did you notice the giant yellow house with enormous floor-to-roof wall murals and a small army of garden statuary and a junkyard's worth of painted…

  • Children's Museum of Pittsburg

    Children's Museum of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh

    Kill a day (or at least half a day) with the kids at this multistory fun house, which includes an attic space devoted to illusions, a waterplay area, a…

  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 11/7/20 A group of women having a yoga class in Schenley Park with downtown Pittsburgh in the background on a hazy fall morning

    Schenley Park

    Pittsburgh

    This 456-acre slice of landscaped loveliness, which anchors the handsome neighborhood of Oakland, is a green clump of forests, trails, rushing creeks and…