These days, it seems America is infatuated with abandoned places. A whole genre of urban decay tourism has sprung up in Rust Belt cities. The Keystone State has its own monuments to change. Recently I set out with a few friends to see the Rays Hill Tunnel on the Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike.
In the Poconos Mountains, the “honeymoon capital of the world,” abandoned resorts stand hauntingly empty, being reclaimed by the Pennsylvania wilderness.
Across the United States, a revolution has been taking place: craft distilling. The movement that has been shaping the beer industry for the last 20 years has finally come to spirits. Despite Pennsylvania’s antiquated liquor laws, the craft revolution has finally come and there are a number of excellent Southeast Pennsylvania distilleries.
Wines in Eastern United States have a reputation of being very sweet – something like drinking fortified grape juice. We were expecting our visit to the wineries in Central Pennsylvania to be more of the same, but we were wrong.
One way we get the most out of our travels is through long weekend getaways. Living on the East Coast, there are dozens of destinations within a few hours of our home.
Instead of dying at the ax of the guillotine, what would the world be like if Marie Antoinette had escaped France and moved to rural …
In Pennsylvania, two sites are almost sacred to their loyal followers. Beer drinkers consider the Yuengling Brewery to be a temple to all that is just in this world. And followers of the unusual are in love with the abandoned town of Centralia, Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia has several weird and unusual museums. Here are a few of our favorites.