Pennsylvania Travel

Web Sites

Directories

• Experience Pennsylvania
  A travel site from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with an Events Calendar and a regional map that allows you to locate your destination more easily (click on "Pennsylvania Regions"). Links to tourist bureaus in each area are included.
• Explore PA History
  This website from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania covers Pennsylvania regions and provides feature stories about historical attractions found there.
• Handmade Along the Highway
  Old world artisans and unique lodging (B&Bs) along the historic Lincoln Highway (Route 30) and National Road (Route 40).
• Pennsylvania Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus
  The Pennsylvania Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus (PACVB) is the not for profit association for the officially designated tourist promotion agencies (TPAs) within Pennsylvania. Their website contains a list of members, essentially all the county Convention and Visitors Bureaus in Pennsylvania.
  • Member List

• Pennsylvania Tourism & Lodging Association
  PA Tourism and Lodging Association is the leading trade association promoting the interests of the hospitality and tourism industry in Pennsylvania. Its website allows you to check for vacancies and make reservations at Pennsylvania hotels, motels, resorts, bed & breakfasts, country inns and farm vacations.
• Pennsylvania's Visitors Network
  arranged by county giving information on what to do, where to stay, shop, and eat. Good for central Pennsylvania and rural areas.
• Where & When
  This is the online version of a print travel guide that is published 4 times a year. The website offers lists of events and links to tourist bureaus by region.

Central and Eastern Regional Travel Sites

See also: Western Pennsylvania

• Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau
  Offering tourist information and travel packages for Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Wyoming counties of northeastern Pennsylvania.
• Lehigh Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau
  The Lehigh Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau is the designated tourist promotion agency for Lehigh and Northampton Counties with information on the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton.
• Pennsylvania's Capital Region Visitors Bureau
  Serving the region around Harrisburg in Central Pennsylvania
• Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau
  Website of the official convention & visitors bureau for Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains

Accommodations

• Pennsylvania Farm Vacation Association
  Pennsylvania's family farms extend a warm invitation for you to come for a visit, offering a variety of locations, rates and accommodations.
• Pennsylvania Tourism & Lodging Association
  PA Tourism and Lodging Association is the leading trade association promoting the interests of the hospitality and tourism industry in Pennsylvania. Its website allows you to check for vacancies and make reservations at Pennsylvania hotels, motels, resorts, bed & breakfasts, country inns and farm vacations.
• Pittsburgh Bed and Breakfast Association
  A wonderful site listing Bed and Breakfasts in southwestern Pennsylvania. Rural Pennsylvania lies very close to Pittsburgh and offers many historic bed and breakfasts.
• Western Pennsylvania Bed & Breakfast Association
  Check here for a directory of Bed and Breakfasts in five regions of Western Pennsylvania.
• Other Bed and Breakfast Associations in Pennsylvania:
  • Authentic Bed and Breakfasts of Lancaster County
  • Bucks County Bed and Breakfast Association
  • Cumberland Valley Bed and Breakfast Association
    In south-central Pennsylvania from the Susquehanna River to the Maryland border.
  • Gettysburg, Inns of
  • Pennsylvania Mid-State Bed and Breakfast Association
  • North Central PA Bed & Breakfast Association

The Great Outdoors

See also entries for Pennsylvania under various topics in The Great Outdoors.

• Northwest Pennsylvania's Great Outdoors
  This is a visitor's bureau for Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Forest and Jefferson Counties.
• Pennsylvania State Forests
  A clickable map of the state will lead to information on history, activities and a map of each state forest.
• Pennsylvania State Parks
  This website from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources allows you to find a park, refer to park rules and regulations, or refer to the calendar of events for a particular park.
• Pennsylvania Rails to Trails
  Locate a trail near you (go to Southwestern Pennsylvania for Pittsburgh).