From the urban hubs of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and excursions through historic war battlefields to hiking through scenic river towns, Moon Handbooks Pennsylvania is the guide to the best the Keystone State has to offer, both on and off the beaten path. Practical information includes suggested travel strategies and lists of must-see sights, plus essentials on dining, transportation, and accommodations for a range of budgets. Complete with details for casual walks and driving tours in Lake Erie, the Poconos, Gettysburg, and Amish Country, Moon Handbooks Pennsylvania gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.
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"The latest in the batch of Moon Handbooks releases proves again that Moon is one of the finest travel series around. What sets Moon apart from most guidebooks is the attention to detail, and more importantly, a respect for the topic."
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Joanne Miller has been on the road since she was a child, traveling with her father to photograph parks for National Geographic Magazine. Living in Pennsylvania, she was permanently smitten with the beauty and history of the Keystone State. Research took 3 years and put 10,000 miles on the odometer. Joanne is the author of Moon Handbooks Chesapeake Bay and Moon Handbooks Maryland & Delaware
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent resource,
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This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Pennsylvania (1st Ed.) (Paperback)
We took the book with us to Pittsburgh and discovered all sorts of places we wouldn't have known about otherwise. Never steered us wrong.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing--Scatter-shot and Disorganized,
By Lucy McKenna "Book Girl" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Moon Handbooks Pennsylvania (Paperback)
The book's strengths seem to be the author's preoccupation with state parks, trails, and outdoor activities, to the exclusion of other sights, activities, and towns. Compared to other Moon Handbooks (a guide book series which I generally love), this one leaves out the detailed maps that normally distinguish this series, as well as town by town information. Two examples: try finding detailed info on Punxatawny--it's not there. You have to look on several different pages to piece together information on the town, instead of it being located all together under a single town listing. The same occurs with Indiana, PA--the quaintest town imaginable and all of it resembling a back lot for "It's a Wonderful Life"--but the only mention about the entire town is the Jimmy Stewart Museum...very odd, considering the town is home to a 15,000-student university and two National Historic Register buildings, well worth visiting in their own right.
The whole book feels scatter-shot, disorganized, and filled with gaps. It certainly doesn't live up to the standards of the Moon Handbook Series.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not a good handbook,
By Lauren Sheldon "Romance Writer" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Moon Handbooks Pennsylvania (Paperback)
I agree with the other review that said that a lot of information was missing. The author writes about every covered bridge in the state, but then misses some wonderful places, like the National Flood Memorial in St. Michael. And where are the maps? I used it because I bought it, but I kept thinking the whole time that I was missing a lot.
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The beauty of Pennsylvania is almost inexpressible. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
current boat registration, mooring permit, nonpowered boats, launching permit, tourist promotion agency, launch permit, decorated barns, set your odometer, state game lands, entrées average, established seasons, coral caverns, entrees average, flood museum, patch towns, state park offices, state forest land, postimpressionist paintings, anthracite mining, dinner averages Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Labor Day, Lake Erie, Delaware River, New York, Memorial Day, William Penn, Golden Triangle, Laurel Highlands, State College, Lenni Lenape, Allegheny National Forest, Endless Mountains, Jim Thorpe, North East, Presque Isle, Getting There, Revolutionary War, Pennsylvania Dutch, Visitors Bureau, Susquehanna River, George Washington, Penn State, Rittenhouse Square, New Jersey New!
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current boat registration, mooring permit, nonpowered boats, launching permit, tourist promotion agency, launch permit, decorated barns, set your odometer, state game lands, entrées average, established seasons, coral caverns, entrees average, flood museum, patch towns, state park offices, state forest land, postimpressionist paintings, anthracite mining, dinner averages Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Labor Day, Lake Erie, Delaware River, New York, Memorial Day, William Penn, Golden Triangle, Laurel Highlands, State College, Lenni Lenape, Allegheny National Forest, Endless Mountains, Jim Thorpe, North East, Presque Isle, Getting There, Revolutionary War, Pennsylvania Dutch, Visitors Bureau, Susquehanna River, George Washington, Penn State, Rittenhouse Square, New Jersey New!
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