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Find Joy at Phipps’ Holiday Magic

Every winter, Phipps Conservatory transforms into a magical, winter wonderland, making this a favorite holiday season tradition.
Celebrate the Holiday Season in Downtown Pittsburgh

Discovering the holiday spirit is easy in downtown Pittsburgh!
Light Up the Season at Zoo Lights at Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium

More than 100 animals shimmer and shine in the lights at this zoo lights drive through!
13 Great Ghost Tours: A Spooky Tour Through the Mid-Atlantic States
August, September and October are the season most folks check out ghost walks and ghost tours — one of my favorite activities! Ghost tours are always intriguing — they’re a little bit of sight-seeing, a little bit of ghost story, and usually a lot of history. Ghost tours are a good way to get to […]
10 Spooky and Haunted Daytrips in the MidAtlantic
If you’re looking for the spookiest — and possibly most haunted — places to visit, here’s our pick of 10 of the scariest places to visit, even during the daytime!! Take a tour of the spooky MidAtlantic states — or if you dare to go see the ghosts and ghouls and more yourself, check out […]
Stay the Night in a Haunted Hotel: Three Pennsylvania Inns to Check Out if You Dare!
There are some spooky places in the mid-Atlantic region — where those who walk the halls, walk alone in the dark in the lonely hours of the night. Do you dare to stay in these haunted hotels? Logan Inn Logan Inn, in the heart of New Hope, in Bucks County, PA, is one of the […]
Hunting Ghosts at the Famous Nemacolin Castle with Ghosts N’at!
This lovely old mansion started life in 1780s as a modest trading post, with a single room on top, at the end of the Nemacolin Trail, a trading route frequently used by Native Americans. The trading post was near the site of Fort Burd, built by British colonists during the French and Indian War. Construction […]
The Bride, the Butcher and the Little Boy: Ghost Hunting at Hotel Conneaut
The ghosts of Hotel Conneaut welcomed us for a hauntingly romantic Valentine’s Day weekend overnight stay and ghost hunt. First opened in 1902, much of the hotel remains in its vintage state – and lacks some modern conveniences. There is no elevator, but there ARE ghosts! In 1893, the Exposition Park Co. built a new […]
Southern Alleghenies Art Museum – Ligonier Valley
This is one of those daytrip surprises I often end up writing about! I was on my way from one daytrip destination — Fort Ligonier — and on my way to another destination (Nemacolin Woodlands Resort), when I passed by this log house. Then I noticed the sculpture in the garden, and happened to see […]