The State Museum Of Pennsylvania

The State Museum of Pennsylvania
300 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17120-0024
Phone:(717) 787-4980

Admission: FREE
Website: The State Museum Of PA

The State Museum is located in the Capital City Harrisburg of the state of Pennsylvania. It covers all aspects of history relating to the state.

My husband and I visited the Museum yesterday and spent 2 hours there viewing the exhibits. Here are some pictures of what we saw.

Several exhibits of Native Wildlife


PA Covered Wagon


Horse Drawn Carriage


Native American Exhibits






Antique Cars


We enjoyed our 2 hours at the Museum, especially because it was FREE. When you enter the building, they give you a map so that you can find your way around to all the exhibits. On the bottom floor you will find a gift shop and some artwork on display that you can purchase made by local artisans.

Pennsylvania Cherry Blossom Tree

Pennsylvania Cherry Blossom Tree

I love to take photographs, especially nature shots. I thought I would start a new section here on my PA Travel Blog of some photo's I take when I am out and about in PA.

Today, My mother and I took a long walk through our neighborhood (Harrisburg Area) and I was pleasantly surprised to find this beautiful tree, which I believe is a Cherry Blossom Tree. It is completely in bloom and the fragrance coming from the little white flowers is awesome!

Enjoy the photo's!

Pennsylvania Magazines

I like to get subscriptions to magazines dedicated to our home state of Pennsylvania or the Tri-State Region. Here are a few that I like to recommend to others.

Central PA Magazine

Order a 1 year subscription for $17.95 (58% off the cover price!) To order call 1-800-366-9484 or subscribe directly on the Central PA Web Site.

Inside Pennsylvania Magazine

Receive a one-year subscription (4-issues) to Inside Pennsylvania Magazine for only $10.00 You can subscribe online or give them a call.

Pennyslvania Musician Magazine

A one year subscriptions costs $25.00, print out the subscription form and mail it in.

PA Caregivers Magazine

You can sign up online to receive a FREE subscription to this magazine.

Harrisburg Magazine

A 1 year subscription will cost $10.95

Philadelphia Magazine

A 1 year subscription will cost $9.95

Pittsburgh Magazine

A 1 year subscription will cost $12.95 for 12 issues.

Lancaster County Magazine

A 1 year subscription will cost $16.95 for 12 issues.

~*Shelly*~

Things To See And Do In Cape May, NJ

The area of Cape May, New Jersey is known for their Victorian Architecture.

Web: Cape May Times

Web: Visit Cape May

When vacationing in Cape May you have your choice of accomodations such as: Hotels, Motels, Bread and Breakfast Inns, Guest Houses and Rental Houses.

One of the things we enjoy doing is taking a tour of all of the Victorian Architecture located through out downtown Cape May. You can rent your own bicycles, walk or take a carriage ride tour.

Shopping mom and pop owned stores, there are no large chain stores located in Cape May which suits me just fine! Check out the Washington Street Shopping District.

When we are in Cape May, NJ we enjoy eating at the Ugly Mug Pub and highly recommend you check them out for your next dining experience.

Here are a few more pictures from our trip back in 2008.





When visiting Cape May, make sure you stop on over to Sunset Beach where you can grab some lunch at the Sunset Grill, Shop some quaint small gift shops, walk the beach, see the concrete ship (whats left of it), or view the evening flag ceremony which has been going on for over 40 years.

There are a lot of things to see and do in Cape May New Jersey so make sure you plan to stay a few days.

~*Shelly*~

Cape May County Zoo New Jersey

Cape May County Zoo

Cape May County Zoo is located in Southern New Jersey State, about 5 miles north of North Wildwood New Jersey.

If you are planning a trip to Atlantic City, Ocean City, Stone Harbor, Wildwood or to Cape May New Jersey, I highly recommend that you visit the Cape May County Zoo.

Admission: FREE (they do ask for a donation, we usually donate $10.00 at the gate)

Web Site: Cape May County Zoo

This is a large zoo with all kinds of animals such as: tigers, lions, monkeys, zebra, leopards, all kinds of birds, reptiles and more!

There is also a large picnic pavillion, playground and snack bars located on the premises.

Here are some fantastic pictures that we got when we visited the zoo in May 2008.









~* Shelly *~

Challenge Family Fun Center in Hershey PA

Challenge Family Fun Center

Challenge Family Fun Center, conveniently located between Harrisburg and Hershey, Pa, offers 22 holes of landscaped miniature golf, indoor batting cages, mini-bowling (duckpins), an arcade and a restaurant / ice cream parlor with indoor and outdoor seating!

Website: Challenge Family Fun Center



Back in July 2008 we spent an afternoon at this place and had a great time!

We first went and did the Indian Echo Caverns Tour. We then decided to go into the Challenge Family Fun Center where we played some arcade games, played skee-ball and then had some french fries and ice cream at the cafe.

Next we headed outside for miniature golf! They have a very nice mini golf course that is beautifully landscaped with water falls, mini ponds, tons of flowers etc. As you can see from my photo's its a really nice place if you are looking to have some family fun while visiting the Hershey, Harrisburg, Hummlestown Area.

The fun center is well kept and clean! The next time you are in the area, make sure you stop in and have some fun!





~*Shelly*~

Beautiful Lancaster County PA

Photo of one of the beautiful farms around Lancaster County

Have you ever visited beautiful Lancaster County Pennsylvania? If not, you are in for a real treat and a unique vacationing experience.

Lancaster County PA is home to a large population of Amish People where you can visit and tour an actual functioning Amish Farm, Dine on Amish Food and shop for handmade goods all made by the Amish People. One of our favorite things to do when visiting Lancaster County is to take a Amish Buggy Ride through the Amish Country.

Lancaster is also home to the world famous Dutch Wonderland Amusement Park which is totally geared towards children.

If you are looking for great food, we would like to recommend Miller's Smorgasbord. The food is delicous and very affordable.

If shopping is your thing, you have got to visit the Lancaster Outlet Malls! There are over 200 outlet stores so there is something for everyone and every budget.

Rockvale Outlets
Tanger Outlets

In the coming months, I will be blogging more on Lancaster County and the places that we have personally visited along with some photo's that I have taken along the way.