PA Historic Places

Erie, Pennsylvania is home to three historic lighthouses, all of which helped mariners navigate their way along the shores of Lake Erie and into or out of the Erie harbors and Presque Isle Bay. And...

Yuengling beer is one of Pennsylvania's best-known and most-beloved products, right up there with Hershey's chocolate and Zippo lighters. And since 1829, the Yuengling family has been brewing beer in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, earning Yuengling...

Would it surprise you to learn that Muhammad Ali, perhaps the greatest boxer of all time, prepared for some of his biggest fights at a training camp he built in rural Pennsylvania? Muhammad Ali was...

The Grand View Ship Hotel was, in its prime, one of the most famous attractions along the Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental automobile route linking the east and west coasts of the United States. Now...

Austin Dam in Potter County was billed as "the dam that could not break" at the time of its construction in 1909. Yet two years later it broke, with catastrophic consequences, on September 30....

Fort Necessity in Fayette County is the site of the first battle in what would become known in North America as the French and Indian War (and known elsewhere as the Seven Years War),...

If you're looking for information about visiting Fort Ligonier in Westmoreland County, you're in the right place! Fort Ligonier in Westmoreland County is a historically accurate reproduction of a British fort originally constructed in 1758...

If you're looking for information about the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, you're in the right place. The Flight 93 National Memorial is a tribute to the bravery, service, and sacrifice of the 40...

The 1806 Old Log Church is the oldest standing church in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Located right along Route 30, AKA the Lincoln Highway, it is visited by thousands of people from around the globe every...

The Saint Severin Old Log Church in Clearfield County is a well-preserved example of mid-19th century "frontier" architecture. Projecting an image that is both holy yet austere, Saint Severin is an interesting trip back in...