The fastest way to understand Pennsylvania is through its neighborhoods. Each has its own rhythm, and picking the right one — to stay in or to live in — shapes your whole experience.
Below is a quick, honest tour of the areas worth knowing, and who each one suits best.
Philadelphia
The birthplace of American independence, packed with history and cheesesteaks.
Pittsburgh
A reinvented steel city of bridges, tech and college sports energy.
Lancaster County
Rolling Amish farmland and covered bridges.
Pocono Mountains
A wooded mountain getaway of lakes and ski resorts.
Gettysburg
The hallowed Civil War battlefield and national memorial.
Hershey
America's chocolate town, complete with a theme park.
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