PENNSYLVANIA: Unforgettable Towns From A Simpler Time

I moved to PA from CO 15 years ago. People say: oh but CO is so beautiful!! I say: yes, yes it is but in a rugged, masculine way. PA with the winding, curvy roads magical forests, and homey small towns feels very soft, comfy and feminine to me. I love it here!!!

I teach English as a second language in Argentina. Every February, I give my students a class on Groundhog's Day and Punxsutawney Phil. They almost always think I'm pulling their legs.... until I show them a video. It's a riot. So now there are dozens and dozens of Argentinians who have learned about Phil.

Small town and rural Pennsylvania is very underrated. I lived near Dubois, as a child, from 1976 through 1979. The terrain, and wildlife, outside of the town, is spectacular. At that time, people would sit on their front porches after dinner. In the US, that used to be a rural thing to do - suburban folks sat in their backyards. These days, I live more to the south central part of the state. Beautiful old houses and public buildings. Reasonably priced rural property and plenty of land. I love the front porches on the older homes, with a swing bench, more often than not. Where I live, no one cares if you have 5 dogs or 15 cats, or how many junk cars you have on your property.

I grew up in a rural western Pennsylvania town with hills and brick roads. I have spent 3/4 of my life in Pennsylvania. I live 10 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh. No i dont have to replace my brakes often. Every 2 years or so. You learn how to drive on these hills so you learn to ride brakes a little softer and differently. Tires though is another thing. We have axle buster potholes everywhere and you cant avoid them all sadly. But being from here and watching this video makes me understand i take for granted all the beautiful towns and villages in my home state. Its nice to hear others from other states finding my home so beautiful. Thank you

I used to go up to eastern PA as a kid and I always liked the historic nature of most of the state. I've been to Gettysburg a few times as well as Philadelphia.

I've lived in Brookville PA for 55 years. I love it here.

PA. Is a beautiful state. I was born in Johnstown in the fifties but most of my family is gone from there now, either moved or passed away. The people as a whole are very nice. This was a very nice episode, thanks Joe, it really took me back. 👍

If you’re still in PA, stop at Stewartstown. It was built in 1770. It has a historic mill. The fairgrounds used to be a German POW camp in WW2. The prisoners worked in the nearby orchard outside of town.

This past winter in California, we had more rain and snow than I can ever recall. We had 248% of normal snowfall at one point and more rain than I can remember for my nearly 70 years of life. So much for that groundhog. If that's not bad enough, we've had a lot of flooding from overflowing rivers, and Lake Tulare made it's appearance once more and has flooded several farms. I don't think I'll never forget this winter.

So cool to see the surrounding towns around Pittsburgh. I used to work in Pittsburgh, there are a ton of really beautiful buildings downtown and a star fort.

A great video, as always. All lovely towns, with so many beautiful old buildings. Some of the towns have very interesting names, too !! Thank you both so much.😊💕

I was born and raised here in Pennsylvania. I live in a small town in south western Pa but I was born in the city. This state is so beautiful and I love delving into the history of small towns before my time.

While you’re in PA, Johnstown is a town to explore! Lots of history there - devastating floods, steel mills, much to see. Thank you for exploring the US, I love unwinding while watching. Great camera work too.

I moved from PA in 1969. Visited Wilkes Barre area frequently for many years to see family. I still love A rizona so much. Thanks for the great video and narration.

What in the world? I was born in the Brookville hospital and my family is all from punxsutawney and that's where my mom was born and raised. It's insane to see a YouTube video now about these places in the middle of nowhere, but they definitely have some pretty cool history like links to the underground railroad, nuclear fallout shelters, and all kinds of older colonial times history. Edit: I currently live on the Big Island of Hawaii now, but I miss and love my home a lot and I'm thinking about moving back next summer after being away for 6 years. Thank you for recording this video and showing me my home which I miss and haven't seen for so long.

I'm a Native Pennsylvanian but from down near the Philly area I love the Video and I'm watching this from where I live overseas. I love this channel and for the coverage it provides. PA is a big state so if you're driving through it you'll run into a lot of small towns.

For about ten years I roamed the hilly country roads of Pennsylvania on a motorcycle. Beautiful state on the bike . I stopped in the small towns and walked around checking out the history. A small diner here and there was always quaint

You should come visit Connellsville, PA. We went from like 100,000 in the coal days to like 5,000 now. They actually make a "mountain brake" option to get a set of brakes to use going and coming down off the mountain.

You should drive 25 miles south to Indiana, PA and see the Jimmy Stewart Statue...

All of those towns looked really nice. I think it would be a good area to live in.