Pennsylvania Travel Guide 2008 - (Page 19) on the road: interstate 81 Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, Wilkes-Barre 6 Welcome Center ? Milford 84 Pocono Mountains 380 Greentown 209 ALLENBERRY RESORT INN & PLAYHOUSE > SO WHATCHA WANNA DO ON INTERSTATE 81 IS… See the past – and proud Endless Mountains heritage – brought to life at Old Mill Village Museum in New Milford. Next, explore Steamtown National Historic Site, a must for railroad buffs. And if you hear nature calling, that would be an invitation from scenic Lake Scranton. In Pottsville, tour the Yuengling Brewery, America’s oldest brewery, and considered among the country’s best. Travel 1,800 feet inside Mahanoy Mountain, then grab a steam train ride at Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine in Ashland. CAPITOL COMPLEX, HARRISBURG Place your bets on some fast-paced action at Grantville’s PHOTO CAPTION Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course. Visit the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg with its display of more than 24,000 artifacts and materials. The a Allenberry Resort Inn & Playhouse brings Broadway to Central PA. Or come for a seasonal Murder Mystery weekend and dine at Fairfield Hall. Tip: Don’t miss the addictive sticky buns! Plenty of fun-filled events enliven history and culture at Carlisle’s a WEEKEND WARRIORS…ONLY HAVE 2 OR 3 DAYS? START in Harrisburg, where a guided tour of the majestic art and architecture of the Capitol Complex will take your breath away. As will the elegant plantation at Fort Hunter Mansion and Park. SLEEP in Wilkes-Barre and make a wager or two at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, a new 300,000-square-foot addition with live harness racing and a slots parlor. END with an Old Forge pizza tour – concoted by Italian immigrants working in the coal industry, the pizza has become famous for its rectangular shape. a dynamic Cumberland County Historical Society. Combine outdoor recreation with history in Waynesboro at the Renfrew Museum & Park’s 1812 stone farmhouse and visitors center, which contains a large collection of Shenandoah pottery, and trails wind through its 107-acre nature preserve. 800 . VISIT. PA visitPA.com 19 http://www.visitPA.com
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