Pennsylvania Facts and Tourism

A collection of facts, general information and travel resources for visitors and residents of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

NAME IN ENGLISH: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
STATEHOOD DATE: December 12, 1787 (2nd state)
NICKNAME: "The Keystone State"
REGIONS: Northeast / Mid-Atlantic / Great Lakes / Appalachian
CAPITAL CITY: Harrisburg
LARGEST CITY: Philadelphia
GOVERNMENT WEB SITE: pa.gov

Tourism:
- Do It in The Americas: Pennsylvania Guide
- visitpa.com
- visitpittsburgh.com (pittsburgh
- visitphilly.com (philadelphia)
- visithersheyharrisburg.org/ (hershey and harrisburg)
- visittheusa.com - state - pennsylvania
- wikipedia.org - tourism in pennsylvania - category
- wikitravel.org - pennsylvania - article
- wikitravel.org - pennsylvania - category
- unitedstatesforvisitors.com - states - pa - 2006 archive

Foods:
- skatedancer.com - recipes - by country - us - pennsylvania

Facts
- visitsmicksburg.com - 25 facts about pennsylvania
- wikipedia.org - pennsylvania - main article
- wikipedia.org - statename - more articles
- wikipedia.org - pennsylvania - category
- wikipedia.org - pennsylvania - lists
- wikipedia.org - pennsylvania - outline
- wikipedia.org - pennsylvania - portal
- census.gov - state by state - pennsylvania population change

U.S. States Bordering Pennsylvania:
| Delaware | Maryland | New Jersey | New York | Ohio | West Virginia |

Countries Bordering Pennsylvania:
- Canada (Ontario)

Bodies of Water Bordering Pennsylvania:
- Lake Erie
- Ohio River
- Delaware River