My grandfather played at Penn State and I'm planning a trip...
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anon_vmuicqnzlyp3u
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Over the years I’ve flown from O’Hare into State College, into Harrisburg, into Baltimore, into Pittsburgh, into Allentown and into Newark for PSU games.....have never flown into Philadelphia.
The fares can vary all over the place, you just have to spend some time doing the research.
It’s a beautiful drive no matter which direction you come from.....absolutely beautiful!
The fares can vary all over the place, you just have to spend some time doing the research.
It’s a beautiful drive no matter which direction you come from.....absolutely beautiful!
bwifan
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Don't wait to make hotel reservation. Pick a game/weekend and look to lock down a room asap. Rooms book quick especially if it's a big game like OSU
Cool, a very informative post about the stadium, I never knew that.....thanks so much!
Stay at the Nittany Lion Inn, eat at the Tavern and have an original sin at the adjacent bar connected to the Tavern called the Adam's Apple, go to the Cafe 210 West and sit on the front porch or back deck during the day and hit the Phyrst later in the evening after dinner.
This ^^^. It all depends on cost of tickets but don't forget flying into Harrisburg (MDT) as an option. It's much closer than Pittsburgh or Philly (about 1.5 hrs to State College) and there's plenty of good high school teams to watch on Friday night, then drive up 322 to State College Saturday morning. Alabama friends still talk about the beauty of the drive up when they visited.
Thanks. I didn't realize they finally sold off the dump. Was it recent? When I was in town in August I thought it was still there.
Actually, I take it back. It's still there. I thought that they tore it down for the new Metropolitan but evidently it's still there.
I concur. Nittany Lion Inn is the ONLY option if cost is not an issue. I also offer Dulles airport outside DC as an option. One can drive through beautiful back roads countryside in parts of Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland and PA all the way into SC. About 200 mi. I think what you're doing is great.
Agreed. Taking in a high school game at State College would probably be my pick because it's such a cool setting for high school football, but if you come into Harrisburg there are a number of venues that would give that quintessential "small town high school football" feel - Camp Hill, Middletown, Mechanicsburg, and Steelton-Highspire are a few of the more unique venues that I'm thinking of in the Harrisburg area.
State High is in the Mid-Penn with Harrisburg, Cumberland Valley, Central Dauphin, Central Dauphin East, Carlisle & Chambersburg, so you could still get a good match-up at Memorial Field.
Don't head to Philly. Too much nonsense and too far although there are good restaurants. 2 hour drive to Harrisburg when you escape Center City and throw off the yoke of the Surekill expressway. Harrisburg is only 1 1/2 hours away from State College and the ride is great. Hburg has good HS ball if that is actually a necessity. Gettysburg is short ride away and that is the nicest town in Southern Pa. Head to Bedord for the Oatmeal dessert at the Jean Bonnett Inn (spelling) then you can take Rt. 99 North. Great scenery. Nittany Lion Inn. Breakfast at the Corner Room. Ice Cream at Meyers (or Creamery). Then the bars. There are least 2 state prisons to visit and Old Sparky, Pennsylvania's ancient electric chair, although it hasn't been used in quite a while.
BWI is a good option...drive north into York, then up toward Harrisburg until you hit 322. It is also a Southwest hub, so it has a lot of reasonable flights..closer than Philly as well.
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