Pennsylvania off the Beaten Path : A Guide to Unique Places

by Christine O'Toole

• ISBN13: 9780762742097
• ISBN10: 0762742097
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: GPP Travel

Summary

Tour the Lackawanna Coal Mine, become mesmerized at the Houdini Museum, pretend it's Christmas every day at the Christmas Inn, or try to spot the ghost of David Ritter lurking in Eliza Furnace. Tips on these and many more offbeat activities fill this guide to the Keystone State.

Author Biography

Christine O'Toole is a writer and editor who has written exclusively about Pennsylvania for the Washington Post, USA Today, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and other publications. A native of Newtown Square, she has lived and worked in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Pittsburgh. She is a contributing writer to Pittsburgh Magazine as well as Mt. Lebanon Magazine in the town where she now lives and works.

Susan Perloff is a Philadelphia writer and writing coach whose byline has appeared in the Philadelphia Business Journal and Philadelphia Inquirer.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vi
Introduction	p. vii
Southeastern Pennsylvania: Philadelphia and Its Countryside	p. 1
South Central Pennsylvania: Valleys of the Susquehanna	p. 43
Southwestern Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Region	p. 59
Northwestern Pennsylvania: National Forest	p. 95
North Central Pennsylvania: Allegheny National Forest	p. 113
Northeastern Pennsylvania: Pocono Mountains and Endless Mountains	p. 129
Uniquely Pennsylvania	p. 157
Indexes
General	p. 167
Pennsylvania Museums	p. 173
About the Author	p. 174
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