Are you seeking a Pennsylvania family vacation filled with beauty, renowned historic sites and breathtaking natural scenery? Then, Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands is your next Pennsylvania destination.

In the Laurel Highlands, you’ll discover dramatic mountains and Pennsylvania’s deepest river gorge. You’ll be surrounded by clear, glassy ponds, lakes, and streams.

Get your hiking shoes ready as you take on a 150-mile trail. The Great Allegheny Passage, an award-winning 150-mile unpaved rail trail for hiking and biking, runs south/southeast through, over, around and even under some of the most beautiful mountains, forests and rivers you’ll ever see.

For the thrill seeker in you and your family, the Idlewild & SoakZone in Ligonier awaits you! It offers everything your family could ask for – seven individual themed areas of fun, two roller coasters, dozens of other rides, an antique merry-go-round, a wet and wild water park with 11 different attractions of its own and so much more!

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Do you enjoy learning about America’s past, present and future?

Then on your next PA family vacation, you must visit Pennsylvania’s Great Lakes Oil Region. It’s rich with history.

Leave your worries behind as you indulge in the natural beauty, historic structures, Indian heritage, festivals and recreational opportunities of the Oil Heritage Region.

The family will love visiting the Drake Well Museum, the site where the world’s first commercial oil well was drilled!

Do you want to see the oldest well in the entire world that’s still producing oil at its original depth? McClintock Well #1 awaits you.

Listen to old oil boom tales as you take part in a murder mystery dinner on the Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad!

If you love music, then you must shimmy on over to the DeBence Antique Music World. This one-of-a-kind collection of over 100 old-fashioned automated musical instruments is known as the “see and hear” museum. You [...]

Who: You and your family

What: Pennsylvania weekend getaway to Johnstown

When: Whenever you can take a break from work and get away to relax

Where: Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Why: You deserve a break from work and enjoy the sights and sounds of Mother Nature

If you’re looking for somewhere to get away and truly enjoy everything life has to offer, look no further than Johnstown, PA. You’ll be welcomed with open arms in this friendly town.

Your Pennsylvania vacation will be stuffed with so much to do.

Take the kids to DelGrosso’s Amusement Park, home of the “hot rides and cool slides”. DelGrosso’s Amusement Park has been providing fun, food and memories for over 62 years. You’ll find 30 rides and attractions, a large water park, 18-hole-mini golf course and a Go-Kart track. And the best part? It’s free parking and admission into the ride park!

Really soak in your Pennsylvania family vacation by [...]

Who: You and your significant other, or family
What: Pennsylvania Vacation
Where: The Village of Slippery Rock, PA
When: Whenever you feel the need for a Pennsylvania weekend family getaway
Why: To take a break from reality and soak up Mother Nature’s beauty in a small town
How: How to get there? That’s up to you. How will you enjoy your Pennsylvania vacation?

Here are some suggestions.

Slippery Rock, is the “Town Known Round The World.” It’s an ideal place to visit. This cozy community is filled with friendly people, easy access to shopping and tons of recreational options.

Can you smell what The Rock is cooking? The town is just a pebble’s toss away from The Rock – Slippery Rock University, which brings additional cultural opportunities to the small community. Every spring, the university sponsors a year-long performing arts series called the Kaleidoscope. There’s always street fairs, parades, student [...]

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