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CENTRE COUNTY IN THE MEDIA
7 Spooky Places To Visit In October For The Most Thrilling Road Trip Of A Lifetime
- Elite Daily (September 2018)
The Best Bars in State College, PA
- Thrillist (September 2018)
40 Restaurants Where You Can See Dazzling Fall Foliage
- Cheapism (September 2018)
20 College Football Towns You Must Visit This Fall
- Travel Pulse (August 2018)
6 great college football (and foodie) towns to visit this fall
- The Ladders (August 2018)
Safest College Towns in America
- Safewise (August 2018)
Best College Bars in America
- SuperCall (August 2018)
Fly Fishing is Big in Central PA: Can We Keep It That Way?
- WESA (August 2018)
Browsing Bellefonte's Spirits, Boutiques and Antiques
- Mid-Atlantic Day Trip (August 2018)
Most Educated Cities Awards
- Insurify (July 2018)
Boal Mansion & Columbus Chapel
- Mid-Atlantic Day Trip (July 2018)
2017-2018
You’ve Never Experienced Anything Like This Epic Independence Day Celebration In Pennsylvania
- Only in Your State (June 2018)
Why You Must Attend the Magical Centre County Grange Fair, One of America's Most Unique Fairs
- Wanderlustingk (June 2018)
Lovely Discoveries at the "New" Penn State Arboretum
- Mid-Atlantic Day Trips (June 2018)
Top 10 Memorial Day Weekend Getaways in Pennsylvania
- Trips to Discover (April 2018)
What Real Life Looks Like Inside Pennsylvania’s Happiest Small Town
- Only in Your State (April 2018)
Is Your City's Population Keeping Pace? The Fastest Growing City in Each State
- USA Today (April 2018)
Central Pennsylvania: An Easy and Laid Back Getaway in Centre County
- Dating Advice (March 2018)
Everything You Need to Know for a Great Mount Nittany Hike
- UncoveringPA (February 2018)
Top 100 Stadium Experiences of 2017
- Stadium Journey (January 2018)
WV Travel Team: Bellefonte’s small-town charms have a wide appeal
- Charleston-Gazette Mail (January 2018)
24 Hours in Happy Valley
- Travel Mag (November 2017)
Exploring the Beautiful Arboretum at Penn State in State College
- UncoveringPA (October 2017)
Discovering Boalsburg: A trove of Columbus artifacts can be found in perhaps the least likely place in the New World.
- The Burg (September 2017)
25 Best Pennsylvania Lakes
- Vacation Idea (September 2017)
On the Way To… Happy Valley
-
Keystone Edge (September 2017)
2017's 10 Best College Towns
- Livability (September 2017)
Columbus Antiquities Discovered in the Unlikeliest of Places
- Travel Gumbo (September 2017)
Exploring Athletic Excellence at the Penn State All-Sports Museum
- UncoveringPA (September 2017)
9 Things To Do At Penn State With Kids
- See Mom Click (August 2017)
10 amazing places to visit near State College this fall
- PennLive (August 2017)
Columbus Antiquities Discovered in the Unlikeliest of Places
- Cheese Plates & Room Service (August 2017)
Exploring the Industrial History of the Alleghenies at Curtin Village at Eagle Ironworks
- UncoveringPA (August 2017)
Insider’s Guide to Penn State & Things to do in State College PA
- Wanderlustingk (August 2017)
2016-2017
A Summer's Day in Beautiful Bellefonte
- Cheese Plates and Room Service
(June 2017)
2017 Best Cities for K-12 Teachers
- Good Call (May 2017)
13 Fascinating Things You Can Only Do In Pennsylvania
- Buzzfeed (May 2017)
Five2Ride: 5 of the Best MTB Trails in Pennsylvania
- SingleTracks (March 2017)
College Town Turned Event Hub
- Pennsylvania Meetings + Events (Spring 2017)
Best Ice Cream Spots in the U.S.
- Food & Wine (March 2017)
The Day Trip Of A Lifetime You Can Only Take In Pennsylvania
- Only in Your State (February 2017)
Time For THON At Penn State: How The World's Largest Student-Run Charity Helps Kids with Cancer
-Forbes (February 2017)
10 Great Reasons to Visit Pennsylvania in 2017
-Uncovering PA (December 2016)
Central Pennsylvania Tasting Trail passport now full year; makes perfect gift
- Local Food Journey (November 2016)
The 7 Man-Made Wonders of Pennsylvania
- UncoveringPA (November 2016)
Hop on Over to Happy Valley Brewery
- Travel Addicts (November 2016)
Best Cities for New Graduates
- Value Penguin (November 2016)
Best Stadiums in College Football
- USA Today Sports (November 2016)
Columbus Chapel and Boal Mansion Showcase a World of History
- North Hills Monthly (November 2016)
Columbus Chapel and Boal Mansion: One of Pa.'s most amazing destinations
-PennLive (October 2016)
Boutique Escape
- Industry Magazine (October 2016)
25 Colleges Where Students Love Life
-Business Insider (October 2016)
Off The Beaten Path: Boalsburg
- Pennsylvania Magazine (October 2016)
The 30 Best Hospitality Programs in the United States
- The Best Schools (September 2016)
The Best College Towns
- College Rank (September 2016)
Explore the Central PA Tasting Trail
- Travel Addicts (September 2016)
48 Hours in State College
- Blue Ridge Outdoors (August 2016)
Best Cities For Entrepreneurs
- Livability (August 2016)
10 Best Mountain Bike Destinations East of the Rockies
- SingleTracks (July 2016)
Nature Inn at Bald Eagle Wins Best Eco-Friendly Resort
- USA Today 10 Best (July 2016)
2015-2016
State College Earns Top Ten Ranking for Cycle-Friendly Cities
(June 2016)
Pennsylvania Military Museum
- UncoveringPA (June 2016)
Visiting Centre Furnace Mansion: The Birthplace of Penn State University
-UncoveringPA (May 2016)
10 Most Exciting Cities in Pennsylvania That Don't Start With the Letter "P"
- Gogobot (May 2016)
Two Festivals Celebrate Anniversaries in State College
-Recreation News (April 2016)
Penn's Cave
-Mending the Piggy Bank (April 2016)
Top 25 Best Small College Towns
-USA Today (March 2016)
10 Secret Destinations in PA
-DestinationsinPA (March 2016)
The 51 Mountain Bike Capitals in the U.S
. -SingleTracks (March 2016)
Shh! 15 Under the Radar Bike Destinations
-SingleTracks (February 2016)
What to Do as a Family in State College
-Mending the Piggy Bank (December 2015)
Out and About in Central PA
-Meetings Today (November 2015)
Where to Eat in State College
-Don't Forget to Eat (November 2015)
Historic Bellefonte Host Victorian Christmas
-Flipside PA (November 2015)
Best College Campuses
-Business Insider (November 2015)
Penn's Cave
-UncoveringPA (November 2015)
Amazing Autumn Saturdays
-Eastern Home & Travel (October 2015)
13 Essential Restaurants in the State College Area
-Thrillist (August 2015)
Penn State Tailgating
-Bleacher Report (August 2015)
Ag Progress Beefs Up it's Offerings
-Lancaster Farming (August 2015)
Bellefonte Arts & Crafts
-PennLive (August 2015)
Plenty of Country Charm
-Recreation News (August 2015)
Ag Progress Days
-Reading Eagle (August 2015)
Seven Things To Do in State College
-UncoveringPA (July 2015)
Centre County Has the Whole Nine Yard
-Altoona Mirror (July 2015)
Fourth of July Fireworks Displays in America
-USA Today Travel (July 2015)
Columbus Chapel & Boal Mansion
-UncoveringPA (July 2015)
2014-2015
State College:#2 Best College Town
-WalletHub (October 2014)
Best College Football Environments
-NFL (June 2015)
Best Towns to Live In
-Niche (May 2015)
Top #100 Adventure Towns: State College
-National Geographic (May 2015)
State College Feature
-Mid-Atlantic Events (May 2015)
Happy Times
- Meetings Focus (May 2015)
Enjoy the Libations Along the Central PA Tasting Trail
-Recreation News (April 2015)
Pennsylvania's Merry Middle
-Small Market Meetings (March 2015)
State College Top Place for Veterans
-Centre Daily Times (November 2014)
16 Reasons State College, PA is the Best College Town in America
- Thrillist (October 2014)
Top 10 Best Counties in Pennsylvania:
Centre County
-Movoto (September 2014)
State College: Top 10 Safest Places in Pennsylvania
-Movoto (August 2014)
State College: Top 10 Most Exciting
-Movoto (July 2014)
Mt. Nittany Marathon & Penn's Cave
-Recreation News (August 2014)
Summer is an Ideal Time to Explore State College
-Carlisle Sentinel (August 2014)
Top 20 College Towns
-American Institute of Economic Research (September 2014)
Start Drinking These 5 Barrel-Aged Ciders Today: Good Intent Cider
- Gear Patrol (September 2014)
State College: #1 Happiest Small Place in America
-Movoto (September 2014)
Penns Valley
-Mother Earth News (July 2014)
Central PA Festival of the Arts: #3 Best Arts Fest in Nation
-Sunshine Artist (September 2014)
How Your Public Transit Stacks Up
-FiveThirtyEight (July 2014)
2013-2014
31 Best College Bars in the US
(Phyrst) -Business Insider (March 2014)
Top 25 College Football Towns for 2014
-Business Insider (June 2014)
Visitors Bureau & Google Partner for Virtual Tours
-Pittsburgh Trib-Live (May 2014)
The 33 Best College Bars in America
(Phyrst) -Thrillist (May 2014)
Central PA Festivals of the
Arts: #1 Best Arts Fest in Nations
-Sunshine Artist (September 2013)
2012-2013
New & Improved Sites in PA
-Meetings Focus (June 2013)
Top 100 Smartest Cities in America
-Venture Beat (June 2013)
Road Trip! Central PA
-Pittsburgh Tribune Review (September 2012)