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Overview of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania (PA))
Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania (PA)) features major hubs at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh & Lancaster. Key sights, National & State Parks, and travel highlights across the state include Independence Hall & Liberty Bell (Philadelphia), Gettysburg National Military Park, Lancaster County Amish Country, Pittsburgh Duquesne Incline & Fallingwater.
How to get to Pennsylvania
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), 30th Street Station (Amtrak Acela, Northeast Regional & Keystone Service to Lancaster/Harrisburg), and I-76/I-80. Use our Amtrak & USA Rail Pass Calculator ($) and $80 National Parks Pass Calculator to plan your route.
Signature local food in Pennsylvania
When visiting cities and towns across Pennsylvania, look out for these regional American specialties at classic diners, smokehouses, seafood shacks, and farmers markets:
- Philly cheesesteak & roast pork sandwich with broccoli rabe
- Pittsburgh Primanti-style sandwich topped with slaw and fries
- Soft pretzels, scrapple & Pennsylvania Dutch shoofly pie
- Philly water ice (wooder ice) & Hershey chocolate desserts
- Pennsylvania craft lagers & Brandywine Valley wines
Best time to visit Pennsylvania
Best time to visit Pennsylvania: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov.
Featured cities & towns in Pennsylvania (24 featured · 576 total)
Click any city below for its individual travel guide, county & elevation facts, nearest airport/Amtrak station, regional food specialties, and neighboring towns:
| City / Town | County & Type | Population | Elevation | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | US City | 1,573,916 | 12 m (39 ft) | City guide → |
| Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | US City | 304,391 | 233 m (764 ft) | City guide → |
| Allentown Allentown, PA | US City | 120,207 | 103 m (338 ft) | City guide → |
| Erie Erie, PA | US City | 99,475 | 199 m (653 ft) | City guide → |
| Reading Reading, PA | US City | 87,879 | 93 m (305 ft) | City guide → |
| Scranton Scranton, PA | US City | 77,118 | 230 m (755 ft) | City guide → |
| Bethlehem Bethlehem, PA | US City | 74,892 | 109 m (358 ft) | City guide → |
| Bensalem Bensalem, PA | US City | 60,427 | 30 m (98 ft) | City guide → |
| Lancaster Lancaster, PA | US City | 59,339 | 110 m (361 ft) | City guide → |
| Abington Abington, PA | US City | 55,310 | 104 m (341 ft) | City guide → |
| Avalon Avalon, PA | US City | 4,642 | 285 m (935 ft) | City guide → |
| Stowe Stowe, PA | US City | 3,695 | 60 m (197 ft) | City guide → |
| Springdale Springdale, PA | US City | 3,375 | 246 m (807 ft) | City guide → |
| Fredericksburg Fredericksburg, PA | US City | 1,357 | 145 m (476 ft) | City guide → |
| Seward Seward, PA | US City | 477 | 347 m (1138 ft) | City guide → |
| Cooperstown Cooperstown, PA | US City | 436 | 340 m (1115 ft) | City guide → |
| Keystone Keystone, PA | US City | 0 | 664 m (2178 ft) | City guide → |
| Monterey Monterey, PA | US City | 0 | 408 m (1339 ft) | City guide → |
| Sitka Sitka, PA | US City | 0 | 303 m (994 ft) | City guide → |
| Williams Williams, PA | US City | 0 | 378 m (1240 ft) | City guide → |
| Woodstock Woodstock, PA | US City | 0 | 220 m (722 ft) | City guide → |
| Camden Camden, PA | US City | 0 | 258 m (846 ft) | City guide → |
| Jackson Jackson, PA | US City | 0 | 363 m (1191 ft) | City guide → |
| Vail Vail, PA | US City | 0 | 302 m (991 ft) | City guide → |