Product Description

From the urban hubs of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and excursions through historic war battlefields to hiking through scenic river towns, Moon Handbooks Pennsylvania is the guide to the best the Keystone State has to offer, both on and off the beaten path. Practical information includes suggested travel strategies and lists of must-see sights, plus essentials on dining, transportation, and accommodations for a range of budgets. Complete with details for casual walks and driving tours in Lake Erie, the Poconos, Gettysburg, and Amish Country, Moon Handbooks Pennsylvania gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #434483 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 500 pages

Review
"The latest in the batch of Moon Handbooks releases proves again that Moon is one of the finest travel series around. What sets Moon apart from most guidebooks is the attention to detail, and more importantly, a respect for the topic."

About the Author
Joanne Miller has been on the road since she was a child, traveling with her father to photograph parks for National Geographic Magazine. Living in Pennsylvania, she was permanently smitten with the beauty and history of the Keystone State. Research took 3 years and put 10,000 miles on the odometer. Joanne is the author of Moon Handbooks Chesapeake Bay and Moon Handbooks Maryland & Delaware

Customer Reviews

Excellent resource
We took the book with us to Pittsburgh and discovered all sorts of places we wouldn't have known about otherwise. Never steered us wrong.

Disappointing--Scatter-shot and Disorganized
The book's strengths seem to be the author's preoccupation with state parks, trails, and outdoor activities, to the exclusion of other sights, activities, and towns. Compared to other Moon Handbooks (a guide book series which I generally love), this one leaves out the detailed maps that normally distinguish this series, as well as town by town information. Two examples: try finding detailed info on Punxatawny--it's not there. You have to look on several different pages to piece together information on the town, instead of it being located all together under a single town listing. The same occurs with Indiana, PA--the quaintest town imaginable and all of it resembling a back lot for "It's a Wonderful Life"--but the only mention about the entire town is the Jimmy Stewart Museum...very odd, considering the town is home to a 15,000-student university and two National Historic Register buildings, well worth visiting in their own right.

The whole book feels scatter-shot, disorganized, and filled with gaps. It certainly doesn't live up to the standards of the Moon Handbook Series.

In praise of.....
I no longer travel without a Moon Handbook.