Gardens in Pennsylvania

Whether you call it the Keystone state or the Quaker state, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania feature numerous parks, zoos and plenty of gardens for the tourist to see.


Featured Gardens:

Lake Erie Arboretum

This is a very new arboretum, with the first tree plantings occuring only in 1998. Still it has a good number of younger trees with some 225 different varieties, including: ...

Map of Pennsylvania Gardens to Visit

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Listed Gardens in Pennsylvania by City

Erie : Lake Erie Arboretum
Kennett Square : Longwood Gardens
Philadelphia : Awbury Arboretum





Weird Pennsylvania: Your Travel Guide to Pennsylvania's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets
by: Matt Lake

Praise for Weird Pennsylvania:

 

“Fun, amazing, and arrestingly illustrated.”  —Booklist

 

“…a real fine read and can serve as a ... [reviews]


Day of Rage: Model Citizen Turns Cold-Blooded Killer in a Pennsylvania Small Town
by: Don Sarvey
  • New examination of the vicious crime spree of Leo Held in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, on October 23, 1967
  • Story of a quiet, upstanding citizen who turned into a rampaging killer
  • Reconstruction of how the killer methodically shot neighbors and coworkers
  • Narrative of how police cornered the killer and brought him down
  • Search for the reasons behind the rage that spread death and ... [reviews]


  • Lonely Planet New York New Jersey & Pennsylvania (Regional Travel Guide)
    by: Jeff Campbell
    Lonely Planet knows New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania. Our 3rd edition guarantees an adventure, whether it’s shopping ’til you drop in Manhattan, wine-tasting your way around the Finger Lakes, time-warping through the small towns of Amish country, viewing Warhols in Pittsburgh, eating funnel cakes on the Jersey shore or winning big in Atlantic City.

    In This ... [reviews]


    Moon Pennsylvania (Moon Handbooks)
    by: Anna Dubrovsky
    Pennsylvania resident and voracious traveler Anna Dubrovsky covers the best of the Keystone State, including Philadelphia, Amish country, the Pocono Mountains, Hershey, and Presque Isle. She offers a variety of unique travel strategies—from kid-pleasing getaways to rail fan meccas—and details the most popular sights, including the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Gettysburg National ... [reviews]


    Trout Streams and Hatches of Pennsylvania; A Complete Fly-Fishing Guide to 140 Rivers and Streams
    by: Charles R. Meck

    Pennsylvania is renowned for its well protected and uncrowded trout streams, and this guide has established itself as the trusted resource for resident and visiting anglers. 

    Many of the 10,000 miles of classified trout water in the state is easily accessible from major population centers. But this massive, complete work also includes smaller "secret" streams in remote ... [reviews]


    Gardens Across America, East of the Mississippi: The American Horticulatural Society's Guide to American Public Gardens and Arboreta (Volume I)
    by: John H. Russell
    Gardening is one of America's most popular hobbies, and attendance at public gardens and arboreta continues to rise. Gardens Across America is a comprehensive two-volume guide to nearly 2,000 gardens. Each entry in this state-by-state guide contains such basic information as hours of operation and directions as well asa listing of activities, educational programs, and any unique ... [reviews]


    1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die
    Garden lovers and discriminating travelers will relish this armchair tour of the most beautiful and interesting gardens around the world. Succinct descriptions with stunning color photos showcase the creations of the world's outstanding landscape gardeners, architects, and garden designers. From Spain's famous gardens of the Moorish Alhambra at Granada to San Diego's Healing Garden, created for ... [reviews]


    A Guide to the Gardens of Kyoto
    by: Marc Treib
    Designed for the layman as well as the professional, this concise yet comprehensive guide provides both practical information and theoretical insights into the design of the Japanese garden. Kyoto, the capital of Japan for over one thousand years, possesses a richness of garden art without equal as a living chronicle of Japanese cultural history and environmental design. Following the ... [reviews]



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