You should probably ask the locals how their towns are pronounces. Kittanning is spoken as Ki-tan-ning. Lovely town. I've not been there in years. They used to have some really awesome eateries.
I scrolled down to the comments to say the same exact thing 🤣 Hearing the names mispronounced is like fork tines on a chalkboard. Thanks for saving me the trouble!
They really need a top 30, at least my borough is on the JV squad and just third place in Bucks County. Now we have better restaurants than Doylestown or New Hope, we are on a tidal estuary with floating docks, ethnic festivals, broadway class theater, I remember staying at the Sleepy Hollow Inn 35 years ago outside of Tioga, looks like it's gone.
@@michaelcrowley1172 The "turkey Trail" goes to the bottom of the Gorge known as PA's Grand Canyon. I grew up 20 miles from there. Still live near there. They now have the "rails to trails". It follows Pine Creek. I believe it is around 60 miles long.
I recently moved to Sayre PA and love it. The town has maintained its Victorian charm and the people are friendly and welcoming, and there are a lot of community events throughout the year.
Lititz is gorgeous and a beautiful small town to settle down in and grow a family. I am from Lebanon Pennsylvania and have been all over Pennsylvania. I love being near everything ie. Hershey, Harrisburg, Reading, Lancaster, York, and so on. Pennsylvania is a beautiful State and so much history with it.
I'm from Bucks county sort of between Bristol and New Hope and New Hope is definitely high in the list but this past September my family and I spent a long weekend in Lititz and really liked it there.
There are so many magnificent places in PA, it's almost unbelievable. You could spend a good part of your life exploring this commonwealth, constantly discovering gorgeous nature, and beautiful downtown areas. I currently live on a farm in Upper Bucks County, the urban creep is starting to spread far and wide however, even up here. Massive subdivisions of multifamily dwellings are starting to detract from a lot of the beautiful areas surrounding Philly.
Along Route 6 it is listed on the Top Ten Scenic Highways in the USA. Especially when the Autumn leaves are changing. Wellsboro has everything you need and still wilderness if you’re up to it.
I've lived in Lititz for 25 years. There is a very strong sense of community as well as numerous festivals and activities. We have the largest craft show on the east Coast every August and a Fire And Ice Festival in February. Our Fourth of July celebration is the oldest continuous celebration in the country and the celebration and fireworks are spectacular. We are also home to the largest concert business in the world which includes staging, lighting, etc. Many music stars come to Lititz to rehearse. This is only a few of the reasons Lititz is usually in the top 5.
Yeah, Rock Lititz. Interesting place. The college where I work has a brand new Bacherlor's program based there called Live Experience Design. Earlier this year, our president was touring the place, and his guide said to him, "Mike, have you met Eric Clapton yet?" and introduced him to freaking Eric Clapton! Anyway, I live in Altoona, but since I work in Lancaster I stay in a place in Lititz during the week, near the fire station across from Lititz Springs. Really neat little town.
There WAS a glitch in the fireworks this year. I don't know what happened. I was watching it with my neighbors, and it stopped for a good while. Can't remember how long, but it might have been 15 - 30 minutes (I was pretty inebriated at the time).
I spent nearly 10 years living in Anthracite coal region in Ashland. Mt Carmel was one of our shopping places and for other services. I found Pennsylvania a very interesting place to live. The small boroughs and villages are so numerous you were never more than ten minutes from one. I don’t miss the humidity or nasty winters but I will long remember my time living in the Keystone State (or Commonwealth’ as it officially is). Have been to all these. 😊
Chambersburg is my favorite borough in PA but gets forgotten due to its 22000 population...many probably think it is an incorporated city. Full of history and yet plenty of modern amenities as well. It has somehow maintained its rural charm despite the growth. Huntingdon is better than you may think, especially with Raystown Lake nearby...great just for the sunset views!
I was born in KitTANning (accent the second syllable). Big box stores like Walmart killed the moon and pop stores of the downtown, but it’s coming back. My ancestry on my mother’s side goes back to the original Bowser brothers who settled the town. No matter where I live, Kittanning will always be home to me❤️
I grew up in Kittanning Pa. Loved it, and still do. I live in Aspinwall near Pittsburgh. Currently it's a great place to live, been here 25 years, but it's changing, and won't be the same in 10 years, of which I'll be moving to a Farm I have in Ford City, next to Kittanning.
Born and raised in PA. Grew up in Reading, lived in Lancaster and have been to all the town you mentioned except Sayer. All are beautiful. New Hope in one of my favorites. As an artist colony, it can’t be beat. Visited Penn State main campus many times and stayed in Bellefont. Beautiful mountains. Traveled the Appalachian trail and visited Jim Thorpe. I agree with all of your choices.
Used to work construction in State College in the late '70s then my son lives in Bellfont, I now hunt ant camp an hour north of there around Waterville and Slate Run towards Wellsboro,(Grand Canyon of the east), to me it's a mini Smokey mountains
So glad you have JT as number one. I haven't been to a prettier place in most states. No matter which way you come in, the scenery itself and surrounding mountains are breathtaking.
I was born and raised in PA> We have many lovely small towns across the state, each with their own unique personalities. thanks for mentioning Bristol, where I currently live, a lovely town along the Delaware River. Jim Thorpe is one of the best place to visit, I still call it Mauch Chunk though like my parents did as we are from the COAL regions as we old timers have always called it !
I totally agree with you about Jim Thorpe. This is my all time favorite place to visit and hang out. I'm originally from New York City and when family come out here in Pennsylvania I take them there. I've never had any complaints about it. Every season has its beauty in Jim Thorpe. I'd advise everyone to visit. To make it clear I'm not a employee of the Chamber of Commerce. I just love the place.
I lived in beautiful western PA almost my entire life, and I don't want to come off sounding snobby, but Kittanning is pronounced Kit tan ing...and Jim Thorpe is a wonderful place to visit!
I live like 15 minutes from Lewisburg and it's great ... Lots of great food and things to do, it's also very connected to major highways in the area. US-15 connects to alot of small towns and bigger city. Glad it's here
Pennsylvanian here! Great list but I especially like Media (Delaware County?); New Milford (Susquehanna County in the far northeast); Pittston (between Wilkes Barre and Scranton) which has a Tomato festival; and historic Johnstown which is pretty gritty but interesting nonetheless.
Thank you so much for this video. Will def. comb through comments for suggestions as well. I have been in PA for 10 years but haven’t been to most of these places.
Glad you at least mentioned Narberth. Great history there, 15 min train ride into Philly, and the town has a spirit of friendliness and everything else you could want in a town. I grew up in a house built pre-1900 and the tree lined streets are gorgeous.
@@ExploretheNortheast I hear ya, about 25 years ago it was named best small town in PA by Philly magazine and that resulted in slowly, but steadily changing the demographic of what was referred to as “the armpit of the Main Line” when I grew up there from the 70’s through the early 90’s.
Everyone forgets boroughs along Lake Erie. I’m from North East, just northeast of Erie. Full of grape vineyards and beautiful lake views. Come for the Cherry or Wine festivals
That's because they do not exist. That entire region is completely made-up. Kidding. Never had a single reason to go there and I guess it is because it is so far away from all other population centers that nothing gets scheduled there. Unless you are traveling there to see it, you will have no reason to.
I agree with you. I'm from West Erie County. Girard, Albion, N. E. W. Springfield, Edinboro, Cranesville, Springboro, Meadville, Saegertown, Cambridge Springs, and etc. Franklin, Oil City, Titusville, Tionesta among others. Nwpa area is left out on many of these PA YT channels.
Emporium is the county seat for Cameron County and is nestled in a beautiful area. There is also the Bennezzette area on route 555 which is known for its elk viewing and visitor center.
Beaver, in Beaver County, is at the confluence of the Ohio and Beaver RIvers. Nearly all of the town is high enough that flood ing is not a problem. Close to the major Pittsburgh Airport and fairly close to Pittsburgh itself. Not an old troubled industrial city, it has a quiet charm. Worth considering.
I am 69 & have lived rural, now semi rural, about 20 miles south of Wilkes Barre, for 52 yrs. and further out for 6. PA is absolutely beautiful. Else, I love Nevada. It seems many, many people here need to find a life if the only thing they have to complain about is the pronunciation of certain areas. Get over it! These are the people that no matter what will find fault w/just about anything, somehow, someway. Just enjoy the videos.
Sharpsburg is historical. Its the birthplace of the H.J.Heinze. Situated along the Allegheny river. It also started the river trail bicycle and walkway which now spans all across the state. The beautiful mountains all around our valley are awesome. George Washington and chief Guysausuta served as a guide during the revolutionary war and the statue of the chief Guysausuta stands at head of downtowns main street. All are welcome to visit the friendly and historic bourgh.
I live in Phoenixville, right near Bridge and Main. It’s perfect for young professionals and families. The fact that you have access to the schuylkill river trail and it’s a 5 min walk from my place, makes it absolutely perfect for me. Can’t forget the Colonial Theater and Blobfest. Great place to live!
Jim Thorpe is a great little town we live 45 minutes from there and do day trips to bike the Lehigh Gorge State Park trails. The Inn at Jim Thorpe is a wonderful place to stay, locally owned and with attention to detail. Weekends can be really busy so we tend to avoid the place however a lot of the shops and restaurants are closed a few days during the week.
I camped near there and totally fell in love with the whole area and especially Jim Thorpe. Raised in Bradford, PA and our state has so many wonderful places for the outdoor junkie. ❤
@@barbaraconklin4976 We have been exploring the state park system since we retired. Two areas we really loved were the PA Wilds and the Erie area. Our goal has been to visit all the state parks in the state and we are about half there. We have been going to Jim Thorpe for well over 20 years and always enjoy our visit.
I'm from Pittsburgh and can't disagree with the video. One thing i will say is kittaning is pronounced kit-TAN-ing. Almost like the color tan, and not like a small cat
I must agree with Jim Thorpe, it's about 30 - 45 min away from my small town ( suburb of Allentown) depending on traffic. Lots of great small towns in Pa. I live in Lehigh Valley where you can drive a short way to the mountains, beautiful country towns, Hershey isn't that far away. There's a lot of Indian name town here, like mine is Catasauqua. Very historical, coal, iron town along the Lehigh River.
My favorite small towns include Strasburg, Newtown, Doylestown, Jim Thorpe, Lititz, New Hope, Kennett Square, Gettysburg, and of course Hershey. I know you didn’t include Hershey but it still counts to me.
You seriously blew it when you forgot to go all the way east to Stroudsburg, county seat, great shopping, college town, Delaware River water sports, hiking, Appalachian trail access, the beautiful Water Gap, skiing, water parks, theater, live jazz, 23 places to eat along a live main street (and that's just main street,) wineries, old residential homes, green-way creek side trails, strong arts community, Irish pub, DIVERSE residents, unique shops with great pricing, easy highway access for weekend or day trip from metro NJ, Philly and shore area, plenty of lodging of all types @ reasonable rates and four seasons of interest camping in nearby State Forrest, all season recreation and beauty. I've lived here for 30+ years and have never been bored!
I was literally just in Jim Thorpe yesterday for their fall fest. They have a Harry Potter themed coffee shop and a bunch of other small shops. Despite being super packed and busy because of the festival, the locals could not have been any nicer. It was my first time there but I fully plan on going back many more times.
We are friendly, but lately the NY and NJ crowd is ruining things. They come in droves and literally throw trash out the window while driving around town, and bring an undesirable and entitled attitude and element with them.
Fonthill Castle is a great place to visit. I definitely recommend it. Lititz PA is sort of overrated in my opinion, but some nice homes to look at. You are 100% correct about Jim Thorpe PA. We love Jim Thorpe and visit it multiple times per year. One of the most amazing times to go is in the fall when all of the leaves in the mountains change colors. There is also a good tour of the old prison at the top of the Hill in downtown. Don't forget to stop at the candy shop in town for some of the BEST Hot chocolate with whip cream. Great Video and thanks for the recommendations!
I agree with you on most of these. Westchester and Doylestown are my favorites. I’m from Bellefonte, and I don’t think you got the best photos or spent enough time talking about the beautiful mansions or Talleyrand park. All in all great job, though!
I’m a. Pennsylvanian and I couldn’t agree more with your choices, however there are a great many more places that could be added to this list. Also great features are you are close to NYC, center city Philadelphia, the Jersey shores and the Poconos. Having traveled all over the USA AND EUROPE I still like coming back to Pennsylvania to live.
Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania is a nice little quiet and peaceful town to visit, also has an incredible view up there plus a few good little shops too. Oh yeah, I cannot forget about the train ride as well.
I've visited Tyrone, PA & really like it! It has an Amtrak stop there & would take the train from Pittsburgh to Tyrone, then get off & stay a few hours, then bus to State College to visit my son at school.
Great video…buuuut…Kittanning is typically pronounced Ki-Tan-ing not Ki-tu-ning. I grew up in western PA, and never heard Kittanning pronounced the way you did. Even Wikipedia got this right. 😂
You are ALL pronouncing it wrong! But because you are from western PA, we all have very low expectations of you guys, and no one bothered to correct you! LOL ( I hope some will sense the sarcasm. i know many will not! They will write me death threats in crayon, just like before).
I notice you mentioned White Haven twice! Please profile the town. Prettiest bridge ever. Steep hills great for sledding. The Ugly Mug bar, the White Haven Diner, and the town is split by the Lehigh River and the train tracks alongside it. Whitewater Rafting and a beautiful library that is a renovated train roundhouse. Train car displays. My family hometown after immigration and a title contender for the most beautiful borough on earth.
@@mollymc444 Have friends close off 6. Spent some time enjoying what I call snowshine. Where the suns out all day and the snowflakes are too. Smethport.
One of my sons just moved to just outside Doylestown. He loves it. Home abuts a farm and they go to # 9 all the time. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot am I still doing in Mafia owned New Jersey. I agree with Jim Thorpe, but dis agree with Punxsutawney. I love Punxy, am a member of the G.H.Club. Met Phil, petted him. Nicest people I have ever met live there. Got real good music party in the summer.
You need to travel futher to the northwestern part of Pennsylvania. Like the borough of North East, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It is on the shores of Lake Erie, and people who have swam across Lake Erie start at Long Point Canada and swim 24 miles to Freeport beach in North East, Pa. And in July we have the North East, Pa Fireman's Chery Festival and (i thnk) largest and best Firemen's Parade. And home to lots of wineries and a Welches plant in town.
Yardley Boro 2200 folks, lake in the center of town, bordered by the beautifulDelaware river,and the Delaware canal state park runs thru the town ,no crime, top public schools in the state, 30 min to Philly1 hr. from NYC , and lots of recreation opportunities.
Mt Carmel definitely is far from the largest town in the area. I live in the area (Shamokin) and it’s double the size and only 8 miles away. Also when people fled Centrailia many were offered brand new homes as payment in an area called Denmar Gardens which is actually in Kulpmont.
You missed a couple of the GREATIST PLACES to live and raise a family. Berlin, PA, and Somerset, PA, Reasonable cost of living, very good schools, a lot to do in their general areas, in the mountains and loaded with history. I plan on moving to one or the other now that I am retired.
Bellefonte is great just for Jim’s. Unfortunately, Jim sold the place and his 5 (6?) cute daughters no longer work there, but the menu has stayed the same, and it is still a hole in the wall type place. Exceptionally good hoagies.
I'm in a small town near Jim Thorpe about 4 miles away and the one thing loved to do is ride the train. The Reading & Northern R.R runs two trains one out of jim thorpe LHGSRR aka Lehigh Gorge Scenic R.R and the other RBMN aka Reading Blue Mountain & Northern which you get on at reading outer station in Reading Pa and the train takes you on a 3hr trip to Jim Thorpe passing through Port Clinton,Tamaqua and Hometown and many other small towns, Highly recommend.
Norristown is a larger Borough than State College, I believe. I don't even think you need to consider the bordering townships of East and West Norriton to conclude that; but maybe that's the nuance of it. It's the County Seat of Montogomery County. 10-15 min from Philly city limits in the NW of the city. My hometown!
Hahaha you are pronouncing some of these places wrong. (Such as Mt Carmel and Bellefonte) Good video, tho. I live in the coal region now and it's a very interesting place. Lewisburg is indeed a very nice town but super expensive to live there, so that's probably why it looks so well maintained. It's a gorgeous little place.
@@robertr1096 It looks like an Indian name, and they were not know for accents in their words 9 if I understand correctly) English seems unique in accenting words without using accent marks to indicate it. Didnt think his pronunciation amounted to a FEDERAL crime, but from some of the comments, maybe it is.
@@inconnu4961Wikipedia to the rescue: Kittanning pronounced ki-TAN-ing. The name is derived from Kithanink,[4] which means 'on the main river' in Lenape or the Delaware language, from kit- 'big' + hane 'mountain river' + -ink (suffix used in place names).
I’m from a town just a few miles away from Jim Thorpe and love the area. However, it can be a pain battling the droves of tourists so many locals to the area typically plan to go around the town or optimize when they need to drive through if that’s their only option
I have to agree with a lot of what’s been in ur videos. I use to live in McKees Rocks and you’re right about McKees Rocks. Now I live in Dayton Pennsylvania 15 miles out of Kittanning pa. I’m between Kittanning and Punxsutawney, PA
It's a must see. There is the biggest coal nugget in town square. It is the largest piece of coal mined out of the pocono's. Visit Flag staff while there, there is a Banquet hall on top of the mountain you can walk tp the moutains edge and look down onto Jim Thorpe from 200 ft above. Breathtaking!!!
There is many villages too, boroughs are bigger Like state college, bellefonte, renovo, south renovo, philipsburg, and others Lititz has a pretzel making factory that has real good pretzels Lewisburg is ok, but outskirts near mufflinburg has a huge Amish store near there Bellefonte means big Spring
To be fair, foreigners don’t usually understand central PA accents. I’ve lived my entire life in southern Clinton county. I also own a home in Mifflinburg. I love PA seasons, I love the people, I love being able to drive home at night and not see another car on the road. Can’t beat it.
I live in a one square mile town called Conshohocken, 15 minutes NW of Philadelphia!!! Population 8741!!! There's ABSOLUTELY NO CRIME and that's good news because Conshy's Police Department only has 5 poliice officers!!! My parents bought our big beautiful family home for $47K in 1984!!! Our home is now worth $475K, a little more than 10 times more than in '84!!! The borough is building big now because of a federal loan that Conshy took advantage of in the 70's!!!
I worked for the state of Pennsylvania and in my work visited many of the boroughs you showed in this video. The ones featured are all nice but there are way too many others to list the top ten. I may be biased since I live in a nice borough just outside Philadelphia but I feel you missed a nice one in Media, Pa. This is our county seat and has one unique feature in that it has one of two suburban trolley lines that runs right down the Main Street on one track. It changes ends at the end of the line right in the middle of the street to return to 69th street in Upper Darby. But besides that the town features many great bars and restaurants as well as many interesting small stores. It is not known as a tourist town but is near many historic areas in the county.
I’m from right outside Pittsburgh but I’m shocked you left Bethlehem, PA laying in the wayside. Being that I’m mostly familiar with southwest PA maybe that’s why I fell in love with Bethlehem, or maybe it was the college town atmosphere, plus it also was a Moravian town, and we happened to stay there during their Oktoberfest which was amazing. Another thing that stuck out was that it seemed to be a bit of a retirement community for OG hippies and the restaurants on Main Street offered a plethora of different cultural cuisines, I’m talkin Kenyan to good old fashioned Americana micro brewery pub house and obviously Italian and I think maybe a Spanish restaurant, it’s been over 10 years since I’ve been there, but the Moravian Library was amazing. As strange as this’s going to sound, the cherry on top for me was the old steel mill in the background on the river, it just wasn’t the same as the steel mills where I live, it just seemed like it belonged on a movie set.
I think your afraid to go past the center of the Commonwealth. Many of the Boros in western Pa have recovered with the steel mills closing. They in themselves have become communities rich with small shops and unique restaurants.
Alright, what are some of your favorites of those? If I had to add another from that region, maybe I'd take Scottdale, New Brighton, or Vandergrift. Some people here also voted for Mount Pleasant and Ligonier.
Leechburg, Indiana, Mt. Pleasant. There are many small Boros that have recovered from the mills closing down. They bring a more healthier aspect to living there.
She lived in Wyomissing though! Maybe born in West Reading in , at that time the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, now Tower Health. Her house was on the same street as Wilson High
Nice video! My favorite small PA town also is Jim Thorpe! I have never heard of that town before. Those sceneries are amazing! And btw, I have notice that in almost every small town there is a "Main Street" in the downtown, lol. Even here in NJ. I think thats eveywhere. But interestingly, there is no "Main Street here in Hudson County, NJ. All downtonws and commercial streets have other names.
In PA, there are actually a lot of Market Streets, like in Kittanning, probably having to do with Market Street in Philadelphia. Also some High Streets, like Bellefonte and West Chester. Probably a regional thing. I know Canada has many King Streets as their main streets. Every now and then, some regions have Front Streets or Washington Streets too, like Hoboken. Thanks for watching!
Phoenixville has completely exploded in popularity. Was it one of your videos, perhaps? 😂 The main street completely shuts down, every Friday, as shops, restaurants, bars, and clubs open their doors with outdoor seating, bands, street performers, and more. Modern four story apartments take up a block or two of the main street. Young hip professionals have moved into the town keeping it vibrant.
After we lost Coal, Coke and Steel Indaustries we have seen McKeesRocks, McKeesPort, Braddock, Homewood-Brushton and others that have tuned into a high crime street drug, and other violent crime area including City of Pittsburgh. Our Trail area on old railbeds are beautiful, yet Monongahela Valley including Allegheny, Westmoreland others along the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers have been filled with crime.
You should probably ask the locals how their towns are pronounces. Kittanning is spoken as Ki-tan-ning. Lovely town. I've not been there in years. They used to have some really awesome eateries.
Just like Bellefont is pronounced Bell-font
Not Bell-e-font
Missed Brookville but got Punxsautawney as an honorable mention...just over the hill
I scrolled down to the comments to say the same exact thing 🤣
Hearing the names mispronounced is like fork tines on a chalkboard.
Thanks for saving me the trouble!
Maybe the locals should ask what GPS he got his pronunciations from. Well at least he didn't say Doy less town.
Like "Bell Font" not the way he saz it
Lovely town? It has been awhile for sure! It isn't now!
Totally missed Wellsboro in Tioga County. A beautiful town with postcard worthy streets and the PA. Grand Canyon (Pine Creek Gorge) nearby.
They really need a top 30, at least my borough is on the JV squad and just third place in Bucks County. Now we have better restaurants than Doylestown or New Hope, we are on a tidal estuary with floating docks, ethnic festivals, broadway class theater,
I remember staying at the Sleepy Hollow Inn 35 years ago outside of Tioga, looks like it's gone.
Grand canyon P.A.,is what we called it in the 70s, stayed at Browns lake campground,lifetime ago.Switchback trail down to creek,awesome,good times.
@@michaelcrowley1172 The "turkey Trail" goes to the bottom of the Gorge known as PA's Grand Canyon. I grew up 20 miles from there. Still live near there. They now have the "rails to trails". It follows Pine Creek. I believe it is around 60 miles long.
YES and the old gas lanterns for street lights
Mansfield as well. I was there last spring to attend the Six Hours at the Glen. It was a really great time.
I recently moved to Sayre PA and love it. The town has maintained its Victorian charm and the people are friendly and welcoming, and there are a lot of community events throughout the year.
Lititz is gorgeous and a beautiful small town to settle down in and grow a family. I am from Lebanon Pennsylvania and have been all over Pennsylvania. I love being near everything ie. Hershey, Harrisburg, Reading, Lancaster, York, and so on. Pennsylvania is a beautiful State and so much history with it.
I'm from Bucks county sort of between Bristol and New Hope and New Hope is definitely high in the list but this past September my family and I spent a long weekend in Lititz and really liked it there.
Lititz is great!
I guess everywhere my kind isn’t is safe 😔
My friend wants to retire there but I asked him do you really want to deal with those Winters your whole life?
@@chrisd4432hey dork I know you! What up Rov?😂
There are so many magnificent places in PA, it's almost unbelievable. You could spend a good part of your life exploring this commonwealth, constantly discovering gorgeous nature, and beautiful downtown areas. I currently live on a farm in Upper Bucks County, the urban creep is starting to spread far and wide however, even up here. Massive subdivisions of multifamily dwellings are starting to detract from a lot of the beautiful areas surrounding Philly.
Wellsboro. It looks like something right out of Norman Rockwell painting, and is surrounded by some of the most beautiful mountains in Pa.
I was wondering if anyone was going to mention Wellsboro. I feel in love with the place the first time I drove through it. Truly a beautiful place.
I live 20 miles from Wellsboro. It is my County seat. Lovely town.
Along Route 6 it is listed on the Top Ten Scenic Highways in the USA. Especially when the Autumn leaves are changing. Wellsboro has everything you need and still wilderness if you’re up to it.
@@SuperDenise128Lives in Galeton or Tioga huh. Not quite the same, lol.
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I've lived in Lititz for 25 years. There is a very strong sense of community as well as numerous festivals and activities. We have the largest craft show on the east Coast every August and a Fire And Ice Festival in February. Our Fourth of July celebration is the oldest continuous celebration in the country and the celebration and fireworks are spectacular. We are also home to the largest concert business in the world which includes staging, lighting, etc. Many music stars come to Lititz to rehearse. This is only a few of the reasons Lititz is usually in the top 5.
Yeah, Rock Lititz. Interesting place. The college where I work has a brand new Bacherlor's program based there called Live Experience Design. Earlier this year, our president was touring the place, and his guide said to him, "Mike, have you met Eric Clapton yet?" and introduced him to freaking Eric Clapton!
Anyway, I live in Altoona, but since I work in Lancaster I stay in a place in Lititz during the week, near the fire station across from Lititz Springs. Really neat little town.
There WAS a glitch in the fireworks this year. I don't know what happened. I was watching it with my neighbors, and it stopped for a good while. Can't remember how long, but it might have been 15 - 30 minutes (I was pretty inebriated at the time).
I spent nearly 10 years living in Anthracite coal region in Ashland. Mt Carmel was one of our shopping places and for other services. I found Pennsylvania a very interesting place to live. The small boroughs and villages are so numerous you were never more than ten minutes from one. I don’t miss the humidity or nasty winters but I will long remember my time living in the Keystone State (or Commonwealth’ as it officially is). Have been to all these. 😊
it is still a great area and yeah if ya dont like the weather give it 5 mins
@@daveh8316yeah. Put your helmet on and buckle up buttercup!
Chambersburg is my favorite borough in PA but gets forgotten due to its 22000 population...many probably think it is an incorporated city. Full of history and yet plenty of modern amenities as well. It has somehow maintained its rural charm despite the growth. Huntingdon is better than you may think, especially with Raystown Lake nearby...great just for the sunset views!
I visited Chambersburg several times in the 1980`s , it was a VERY well kept town . Quaint !
I was born in KitTANning (accent the second syllable). Big box stores like Walmart killed the moon and pop stores of the downtown, but it’s coming back. My ancestry on my mother’s side goes back to the original Bowser brothers who settled the town. No matter where I live, Kittanning will always be home to me❤️
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I grew up in Kittanning Pa. Loved it, and still do. I live in Aspinwall near Pittsburgh. Currently it's a great place to live, been here 25 years, but it's changing, and won't be the same in 10 years, of which I'll be moving to a Farm I have in Ford City, next to Kittanning.
My family actually settled that area close to Va. After 1776. Never been but I'll be coming next year. Canonsburg
Born and raised in PA. Grew up in Reading, lived in Lancaster and have been to all the town you mentioned except Sayer. All are beautiful. New Hope in one of my favorites. As an artist colony, it can’t be beat. Visited Penn State main campus many times and stayed in Bellefont. Beautiful mountains. Traveled the Appalachian trail and visited Jim Thorpe. I agree with all of your choices.
Thanks for watching and your comment! It definitely seems many of these places fall fall under the radar for most people, except Jim Thorpe of course!
Used to work construction in State College in the late '70s then my son lives in Bellfont, I now hunt ant camp an hour north of there around Waterville and Slate Run towards Wellsboro,(Grand Canyon of the east), to me it's a mini Smokey mountains
So glad you have JT as number one. I haven't been to a prettier place in most states. No matter which way you come in, the scenery itself and surrounding mountains are breathtaking.
I was born and raised in PA> We have many lovely small towns across the state, each with their own unique personalities. thanks for mentioning Bristol, where I currently live, a lovely town along the Delaware River. Jim Thorpe is one of the best place to visit, I still call it Mauch Chunk though like my parents did as we are from the COAL regions as we old timers have always called it !
I totally agree with you about Jim Thorpe. This is my all time favorite place to visit and hang out. I'm originally from New York City and when family come out here in Pennsylvania I take them there.
I've never had any complaints about it.
Every season has its beauty in Jim Thorpe.
I'd advise everyone to visit.
To make it clear I'm not a employee of the Chamber of Commerce. I just love the place.
I lived in beautiful western PA almost my entire life, and I don't want to come off
sounding snobby, but Kittanning is pronounced Kit tan ing...and Jim Thorpe is a wonderful place to visit!
Yeah he pronounced it wrong
And he doesn't know how to pronounce Mt Carmel either !
I agree as I am from Pittsburgh! It is pronounced Kit TAN ing!
You tell 'em @deborahclappe1082!
Yinz don't know sh!t it's pronounced Kitten nanny!
Wellsboro, in Tioga County. Home of the PA Grand Canyon. Big tourist area.
I live like 15 minutes from Lewisburg and it's great ... Lots of great food and things to do, it's also very connected to major highways in the area. US-15 connects to alot of small towns and bigger city. Glad it's here
Danville and Berwick are good HM
@@ka-labelong7351 Been up to Berwick Brewing a few times and it is amazing.
Pennsylvanian here! Great list but I especially like Media (Delaware County?); New Milford (Susquehanna County in the far northeast); Pittston (between Wilkes Barre and Scranton) which has a Tomato festival; and historic Johnstown which is pretty gritty but interesting nonetheless.
i kept expecting to see Media pop up on the list; i was surprised it wasn't even an honorable mention!
Thank you so much for this video. Will def. comb through comments for suggestions as well. I have been in PA for 10 years but haven’t been to most of these places.
Glad you at least mentioned Narberth. Great history there, 15 min train ride into Philly, and the town has a spirit of friendliness and everything else you could want in a town. I grew up in a house built pre-1900 and the tree lined streets are gorgeous.
Yeah, once you're in town, it's a fine suburban borough. But it's now completely surrounded by the sprawling Lower Merion Township.
@@ExploretheNortheast I hear ya, about 25 years ago it was named best small town in PA by Philly magazine and that resulted in slowly, but steadily changing the demographic of what was referred to as “the armpit of the Main Line” when I grew up there from the 70’s through the early 90’s.
Narberth is a great town. Growing up in Germantown, we had family friends that lived in Narberth and we would visit often.
Lititz, what a great town, beautiful homes, downtown, great shops, restaurants and very clean and safe.
How nice of you to be so welcoming! Thank you.
Everyone forgets boroughs along Lake Erie. I’m from North East, just northeast of Erie. Full of grape vineyards and beautiful lake views. Come for the Cherry or Wine festivals
That's because they do not exist. That entire region is completely made-up. Kidding. Never had a single reason to go there and I guess it is because it is so far away from all other population centers that nothing gets scheduled there. Unless you are traveling there to see it, you will have no reason to.
I agree with you. I'm from West Erie County. Girard, Albion, N. E. W. Springfield, Edinboro, Cranesville, Springboro, Meadville, Saegertown, Cambridge Springs, and etc. Franklin, Oil City, Titusville, Tionesta among others. Nwpa area is left out on many of these PA YT channels.
Here from North East in Erie county.
A most beautiful town off the shores of lake Erie. known for it's grape production.
Definitely worth the visit 🙂
Born and raised there!!
North east? Erie is in Northwestern PA.
@@SuperDenise128 It's called North East because it's North East of the county.
Emporium is the county seat for Cameron County and is nestled in a beautiful area. There is also the Bennezzette area on route 555 which is known for its elk viewing and visitor center.
Born and raised in Emporium!
Beaver, in Beaver County, is at the confluence of the Ohio and Beaver RIvers. Nearly all of the town is high enough that flood ing is not a problem. Close to the major Pittsburgh Airport and fairly close to Pittsburgh itself. Not an old troubled industrial city, it has a quiet charm. Worth considering.
I am 69 & have lived rural, now semi rural, about 20 miles south of Wilkes Barre, for 52 yrs. and further out for 6. PA is absolutely beautiful. Else, I love Nevada.
It seems many, many people here need to find a life if the only thing they have to complain about is the pronunciation of certain areas. Get over it! These are the people that no matter what will find fault w/just about anything, somehow, someway. Just enjoy the videos.
Sharpsburg is historical. Its the birthplace of the H.J.Heinze. Situated along the Allegheny river. It also started the river trail bicycle and walkway which now spans all across the state. The beautiful mountains all around our valley are awesome. George Washington and chief Guysausuta served as a guide during the revolutionary war and the statue of the chief Guysausuta stands at head of downtowns main street. All are welcome to visit the friendly and historic bourgh.
I live in Phoenixville, right near Bridge and Main. It’s perfect for young professionals and families. The fact that you have access to the schuylkill river trail and it’s a 5 min walk from my place, makes it absolutely perfect for me. Can’t forget the Colonial Theater and Blobfest. Great place to live!
Jim Thorpe is a great little town we live 45 minutes from there and do day trips to bike the Lehigh Gorge State Park trails. The Inn at Jim Thorpe is a wonderful place to stay, locally owned and with attention to detail. Weekends can be really busy so we tend to avoid the place however a lot of the shops and restaurants are closed a few days during the week.
I camped near there and totally fell in love with the whole area and especially Jim Thorpe. Raised in Bradford, PA and our state has so many wonderful places for the outdoor junkie. ❤
@@barbaraconklin4976 We have been exploring the state park system since we retired. Two areas we really loved were the PA Wilds and the Erie area. Our goal has been to visit all the state parks in the state and we are about half there. We have been going to Jim Thorpe for well over 20 years and always enjoy our visit.
Spent a lot of time in Jim Thorpe. In my opinion the best town in Pennsylvania. Great fishing too.
I'm from Pittsburgh and can't disagree with the video. One thing i will say is kittaning is pronounced kit-TAN-ing. Almost like the color tan, and not like a small cat
“Mount Car-Mel”. Great video though. Many of the little towns we all know and love here in Pa.
Or, as we call it, "The Caramel".
Lambertville and New Hope!!!! Beautiful..go!!!
I must agree with Jim Thorpe, it's about 30 - 45 min away from my small town ( suburb of Allentown) depending on traffic. Lots of great small towns in Pa. I live in Lehigh Valley where you can drive a short way to the mountains, beautiful country towns, Hershey isn't that far away. There's a lot of Indian name town here, like mine is Catasauqua. Very historical, coal, iron town along the Lehigh River.
Yes .I live in stourd. Right off 209s
My favorite small towns include Strasburg, Newtown, Doylestown, Jim Thorpe, Lititz, New Hope, Kennett Square, Gettysburg, and of course Hershey. I know you didn’t include Hershey but it still counts to me.
Been to Strasburg to ride the trains twice so far. I loved it! The museum and the Choo Choo Barn are awesome. Would like to do another trip.
You seriously blew it when you forgot to go all the way east to Stroudsburg, county seat, great shopping, college town, Delaware River water sports, hiking, Appalachian trail access, the beautiful Water Gap, skiing, water parks, theater, live jazz, 23 places to eat along a live main street (and that's just main street,) wineries, old residential homes, green-way creek side trails, strong arts community, Irish pub, DIVERSE residents, unique shops with great pricing, easy highway access for weekend or day trip from metro NJ, Philly and shore area, plenty of lodging of all types @ reasonable rates and four seasons of interest camping in nearby State Forrest, all season recreation and beauty. I've lived here for 30+ years and have never been bored!
Great points! I've always seen it as similar to places like Indiana and Kutztown but like your justifications.
@@ExploretheNortheast It doesn't smell like Indiana and its much less conservative than Kutztown!
I was literally just in Jim Thorpe yesterday for their fall fest. They have a Harry Potter themed coffee shop and a bunch of other small shops. Despite being super packed and busy because of the festival, the locals could not have been any nicer. It was my first time there but I fully plan on going back many more times.
We are friendly, but lately the NY and NJ crowd is ruining things. They come in droves and literally throw trash out the window while driving around town, and bring an undesirable and entitled attitude and element with them.
Fonthill Castle is a great place to visit. I definitely recommend it. Lititz PA is sort of overrated in my opinion, but some nice homes to look at. You are 100% correct about Jim Thorpe PA. We love Jim Thorpe and visit it multiple times per year. One of the most amazing times to go is in the fall when all of the leaves in the mountains change colors. There is also a good tour of the old prison at the top of the Hill in downtown. Don't forget to stop at the candy shop in town for some of the BEST Hot chocolate with whip cream. Great Video and thanks for the recommendations!
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I agree with you on most of these. Westchester and Doylestown are my favorites. I’m from Bellefonte, and I don’t think you got the best photos or spent enough time talking about the beautiful mansions or Talleyrand park. All in all great job, though!
I’m a. Pennsylvanian and I couldn’t agree more with your choices, however there are a great many more places that could be added to this list. Also great features are you are close to NYC, center city Philadelphia, the Jersey shores and the Poconos. Having traveled all over the USA AND EUROPE I still like coming back to Pennsylvania to live.
I don't want to be close to all the big cities. Tioga County is my home.
Thanks for including Bristol in your honorable mentions. One of the few Bucks County towns with access to the Delaware River.
Mercer county in my opinion has the most beautiful courthouse in Pennsylvania
I agree n I'm down here in butler
Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania is a nice little quiet and peaceful town to visit, also has an incredible view up there plus a few good little shops too. Oh yeah, I cannot forget about the train ride as well.
Yeah Bellefont was mispronounced too. It’s pronounced Bell-font. Silent like in a belle of the ball, southern belle, etc.
so sorry you missed Wyomissing in Berks county....wonderful place to live
I'm kind of surprised Honesdale PA didn't make the list...
Was thinking about Hawley also
Honsdale and Hawley should be kept low key already to many New Yorkers and Jersey people creeping in.. sshhhh
Live a mile outside of Westchester . My sister actually works at Lorenzo’s, hands down my favorite pizza
Check out the Lehigh Valley area. There are a lot of small towns you might like.
In my opinion, small towns and suburbs of Pittsburgh should have been included
I’m from Gettysburg I love it here.👍
I wouldn’t trade any of them for Ridgway Borough in Elk County.
I've visited Tyrone, PA & really like it! It has an Amtrak stop there & would take the train from Pittsburgh to Tyrone, then get off & stay a few hours, then bus to State College to visit my son at school.
I can't believe you didn't include Wellsboro. THE prettiest small town in PA. And a good place to live.
I just went back a month ago. I still just don't see the charm. And you're right, everyone on the internet disagrees with me.
Great video…buuuut…Kittanning is typically pronounced Ki-Tan-ing not Ki-tu-ning. I grew up in western PA, and never heard Kittanning pronounced the way you did. Even Wikipedia got this right. 😂
You are ALL pronouncing it wrong! But because you are from western PA, we all have very low expectations of you guys, and no one bothered to correct you! LOL ( I hope some will sense the sarcasm. i know many will not! They will write me death threats in crayon, just like before).
Thanks for the interesting video. The town Kittanning has the accent on the 2nd syllable: Kit-TAN-ning.
It's called Kit-tan-ing. LOL And it is lovely.
I notice you mentioned White Haven twice! Please profile the town. Prettiest bridge ever. Steep hills great for sledding. The Ugly Mug bar, the White Haven Diner, and the town is split by the Lehigh River and the train tracks alongside it. Whitewater Rafting and a beautiful library that is a renovated train roundhouse. Train car displays. My family hometown after immigration and a title contender for the most beautiful borough on earth.
You definitely missed ALL the best in Pennsylvania. One's like North East and Wellsboro
Eagle's Mere in Sullivan county is a tiny gem of a town set in a crown of nature's glory.
Wellsboro and Jim Thorpe. Then there’s Coudersport which is Gods Country.
I completely agree 💯
Potter County! I was born and raised in Cameron County!
@@mollymc444 Have friends close off 6. Spent some time enjoying what I call snowshine. Where the suns out all day and the snowflakes are too. Smethport.
The largest town in the western coal region is Pottsville, home of Yuengling, bur basically no amenities, county seat of Skookle County.
Can't believe that they closed down the mall there's not really a lot there otherwise.
Bellefonte is one of my favorite places to visit.
It's the birthplace of The Mills Brothers.
A lot to see and some decent restaurants.
A must visit.
One of my sons just moved to just outside Doylestown. He loves it. Home abuts a farm and they go to # 9 all the time. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot am I still doing in Mafia owned New Jersey. I agree with Jim Thorpe, but dis agree with Punxsutawney. I love Punxy, am a member of the G.H.Club. Met Phil, petted him. Nicest people I have ever met live there. Got real good music party in the summer.
I used to live in West Chester for 47 yrs. it’s very historical because of close proximity of Philadelphia it’s 237 yrs.old
You need to travel futher to the northwestern part of Pennsylvania. Like the borough of North East, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It is on the shores of Lake Erie, and people who have swam across Lake Erie start at Long Point Canada and swim 24 miles to Freeport beach in North East, Pa. And in July we have the North East, Pa Fireman's Chery Festival and (i thnk) largest and best Firemen's Parade. And home to lots of wineries and a Welches plant in town.
Born and raised there!!
Yardley Boro 2200 folks, lake in the center of town, bordered by the beautifulDelaware river,and the Delaware canal state park runs thru the town ,no crime, top public schools in the state, 30 min to Philly1 hr. from NYC , and lots of recreation opportunities.
Glad to see West Chester on the list. You were on the corner of where my grandparents lived @12:35 in the video. Many memories.
West Chester is a "complete Shit Hole"!!👎🖕
Mt Carmel definitely is far from the largest town in the area. I live in the area (Shamokin) and it’s double the size and only 8 miles away. Also when people fled Centrailia many were offered brand new homes as payment in an area called Denmar Gardens which is actually in Kulpmont.
You missed a couple of the GREATIST PLACES to live and raise a family. Berlin, PA, and Somerset, PA, Reasonable cost of living, very good schools, a lot to do in their general areas, in the mountains and loaded with history. I plan on moving to one or the other now that I am retired.
Somerset is reasonable? LMAO. Maybe somewhere away from 7 Springs. That area is for the doctors, lawyers, and CEOs.
Wellsboro is uch a beautiful area. I grew up in a small town in the PA Wild called Liberty
Bellefonte is great just for Jim’s. Unfortunately, Jim sold the place and his 5 (6?) cute daughters no longer work there, but the menu has stayed the same, and it is still a hole in the wall type place. Exceptionally good hoagies.
I'm in a small town near Jim Thorpe about 4 miles away and the one thing loved to do is ride the train. The Reading & Northern R.R runs two trains one out of jim thorpe LHGSRR aka Lehigh Gorge Scenic R.R and the other RBMN aka Reading Blue Mountain & Northern which you get on at reading outer station in Reading Pa and the train takes you on a 3hr trip to Jim Thorpe passing through Port Clinton,Tamaqua and Hometown and many other small towns, Highly recommend.
I did that bike ride 15:56 in the fall colors on a tab of lsd. One of my favorite days ever.
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I used to live in Jim Thorpe and I WANT TO GO BACK!
I feel that you have missed a very beautiful very small borough in Tioga County. Please check out Wellsboro.
That is a good choice. I think a few online lists pick that one.
Their down town is sooooo beautiful 😍
I was born and raised in Wellsboro - agree!
Mill Hall is an exceptional place to live - people very friendly and respectful 🤟😎👍
Norristown is a larger Borough than State College, I believe. I don't even think you need to consider the bordering townships of East and West Norriton to conclude that; but maybe that's the nuance of it. It's the County Seat of Montogomery County. 10-15 min from Philly city limits in the NW of the city. My hometown!
Best Borough ever SOMERSET , it will be the most amazing borough if it has transit. No other borough can compete.
Hahaha you are pronouncing some of these places wrong. (Such as Mt Carmel and Bellefonte)
Good video, tho. I live in the coal region now and it's a very interesting place.
Lewisburg is indeed a very nice town but super expensive to live there, so that's probably why it looks so well maintained. It's a gorgeous little place.
Unique pronunciation of Kittanning also!
@@robertr1096 It looks like an Indian name, and they were not know for accents in their words 9 if I understand correctly) English seems unique in accenting words without using accent marks to indicate it. Didnt think his pronunciation amounted to a FEDERAL crime, but from some of the comments, maybe it is.
@@inconnu4961Wikipedia to the rescue: Kittanning pronounced ki-TAN-ing. The name is derived from Kithanink,[4] which means 'on the main river' in Lenape or the Delaware language, from kit- 'big' + hane 'mountain river' + -ink (suffix used in place names).
I’m from a town just a few miles away from Jim Thorpe and love the area. However, it can be a pain battling the droves of tourists so many locals to the area typically plan to go around the town or optimize when they need to drive through if that’s their only option
I have to agree with a lot of what’s been in ur videos. I use to live in McKees Rocks and you’re right about McKees Rocks. Now I live in Dayton Pennsylvania 15 miles out of Kittanning pa. I’m between Kittanning and Punxsutawney, PA
I think I've fallen in love with Jim Thorpe through this video. It's only a 2 hour drive for me. Here I come!!
It's a must see. There is the biggest coal nugget in town square. It is the largest piece of coal mined out of the pocono's. Visit Flag staff while there, there is a Banquet hall on top of the mountain you can walk tp the moutains edge and look down onto Jim Thorpe from 200 ft above. Breathtaking!!!
As a resident of Pennsylvania, I enjoyed the list, but the music is way too loud. Nearly totally drowned out the narration.
There is many villages too, boroughs are bigger
Like state college, bellefonte, renovo, south renovo, philipsburg, and others
Lititz has a pretzel making factory that has real good pretzels
Lewisburg is ok, but outskirts near mufflinburg has a huge Amish store near there
Bellefonte means big Spring
I live near Lewisburg! I think some of the pronunciations weren’t great but it’s really cool to learn about all the amazing things we have in PA!
To be fair, foreigners don’t usually understand central PA accents. I’ve lived my entire life in southern Clinton county. I also own a home in Mifflinburg. I love PA seasons, I love the people, I love being able to drive home at night and not see another car on the road. Can’t beat it.
I live in a one square mile town called Conshohocken, 15 minutes NW of Philadelphia!!! Population 8741!!! There's ABSOLUTELY NO CRIME and that's good news because Conshy's Police Department only has 5 poliice officers!!! My parents bought our big beautiful family home for $47K in 1984!!! Our home is now worth $475K, a little more than 10 times more than in '84!!! The borough is building big now because of a federal loan that Conshy took advantage of in the 70's!!!
Conshy, like Bristol came a long way since 1984.
Beautiful G-d Bless
I worked for the state of Pennsylvania and in my work visited many of the boroughs you showed in this video. The ones featured are all nice but there are way too many others to list the top ten. I may be biased since I live in a nice borough just outside Philadelphia but I feel you missed a nice one in Media, Pa. This is our county seat and has one unique feature in that it has one of two suburban trolley lines that runs right down the Main Street on one track. It changes ends at the end of the line right in the middle of the street to return to 69th street in Upper Darby. But besides that the town features many great bars and restaurants as well as many interesting small stores. It is not known as a tourist town but is near many historic areas in the county.
Although I've never lived there, I know how to pronounce Bellefonte.
My favorites are New Hope and Jim Thorpe.
I’m from right outside Pittsburgh but I’m shocked you left Bethlehem, PA laying in the wayside. Being that I’m mostly familiar with southwest PA maybe that’s why I fell in love with Bethlehem, or maybe it was the college town atmosphere, plus it also was a Moravian town, and we happened to stay there during their Oktoberfest which was amazing. Another thing that stuck out was that it seemed to be a bit of a retirement community for OG hippies and the restaurants on Main Street offered a plethora of different cultural cuisines, I’m talkin Kenyan to good old fashioned Americana micro brewery pub house and obviously Italian and I think maybe a Spanish restaurant, it’s been over 10 years since I’ve been there, but the Moravian Library was amazing. As strange as this’s going to sound, the cherry on top for me was the old steel mill in the background on the river, it just wasn’t the same as the steel mills where I live, it just seemed like it belonged on a movie set.
Again, I'm only doing boroughs in this video. Bethlehem is a city. 7th biggest in the state.
Agree about Jim Thorpe. Go white water rafting. You will love it!
I think your afraid to go past the center of the Commonwealth. Many of the Boros in western Pa have recovered with the steel mills closing. They in themselves have become communities rich with small shops and unique restaurants.
Alright, what are some of your favorites of those? If I had to add another from that region, maybe I'd take Scottdale, New Brighton, or Vandergrift. Some people here also voted for Mount Pleasant and Ligonier.
Leechburg, Indiana, Mt. Pleasant. There are many small Boros that have recovered from the mills closing down. They bring a more healthier aspect to living there.
@@ExploretheNortheast - I didn't see a thing from NW PA. Some serious history and beautiful small towns and boroughs...
Phoenixville is a great place to live!!! It's getting a bit crowded now, but it's still wonderful!
Missed West Reading with its 150 mom & pop stores, Art Shows, Beer & Soft Pretzel celebration, Santa runs, and birthplace of Taylor Swift.
She lived in Wyomissing though! Maybe born in West Reading in , at that time the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, now Tower Health. Her house was on the same street as Wilson High
@@stevesmom9868 Correct, prior to 2002 her house was in the defunct borough of Wyomissing Hills.
Nice video! My favorite small PA town also is Jim Thorpe! I have never heard of that town before. Those sceneries are amazing! And btw, I have notice that in almost every small town there is a "Main Street" in the downtown, lol. Even here in NJ. I think thats eveywhere. But interestingly, there is no "Main Street here in Hudson County, NJ. All downtonws and commercial streets have other names.
In PA, there are actually a lot of Market Streets, like in Kittanning, probably having to do with Market Street in Philadelphia. Also some High Streets, like Bellefonte and West Chester. Probably a regional thing. I know Canada has many King Streets as their main streets. Every now and then, some regions have Front Streets or Washington Streets too, like Hoboken. Thanks for watching!
Id not been to Jim Thorpe but will definitely plan to visit.
I stay in Lititz during the week, and I can confirm that it's a neat little town.
Phoenixville has completely exploded in popularity. Was it one of your videos, perhaps? 😂 The main street completely shuts down, every Friday, as shops, restaurants, bars, and clubs open their doors with outdoor seating, bands, street performers, and more.
Modern four story apartments take up a block or two of the main street. Young hip professionals have moved into the town keeping it vibrant.
After we lost Coal, Coke and Steel Indaustries we have seen McKeesRocks, McKeesPort, Braddock, Homewood-Brushton and others that have tuned into a high crime street drug, and other violent crime area including City of Pittsburgh. Our Trail area on old railbeds are beautiful, yet Monongahela Valley including Allegheny, Westmoreland others along the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers have been filled with crime.
I'm from Maryland, but Jim Thorpe is my favorite small town in Pennsylvania. Most places in that area are exclusive to the town.