Must-Sees in the Keystone State

From historic battlefields to national historic sites, a portion of the Delaware Water Gap and parts of the Appalachian Trail and Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historical Trail, the state of Pennsylvania is rich with beauty and fascinating history.

Allegheny Portage Railroad

Discover the first railroad to circumvent the Allegheny Mountains, Allegheny Portage Railroad, a national historic site in Gallitzin, which dates back to 1834.

Edgar Allan Poe's Philadelphia Home

See Edgar Allan Poe’s humble Philadelphia home, a national historic site.

Eisenhower National Historical Site

Adjacent to the Gettysburg battlefield, Eisenhower National Historic Site preserves the farm of General and 34th President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Lewis & Clark National Historical Trail

Extending approximately 4,900 miles from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the mouth of the Columbia River, near Astoria, Oregon, the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail traces the historic, outbound and inbound routes of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, in addition to the preparatory section from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Wood River, Illinois.

Battle Of Gettysburg

Observe the place where the Battle of Gettysburg occurred; now a national military park. It’s here that the Civil War hit a turning point and the Union’s victory ended General Robert E. Lee’s second invasion of the North.

Eisenhower National Historical Site

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Allegheny Portage Railroad

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Seven Springs

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