Scranton - Pennsylvania - United States. Guide & Hotel Reservations from Cheap Hotels

Located in the scenic Lackawanna County, Scranton, Pennsylvania, is the ideal place to choose for your next vacation. This city of about 82,000 people is ideally located so that all the major highways will take you there. You can also fly into the airport and rent a car to take you around the city. Choose from a wealth of accommodations, such as bed and breakfast establishments and hotels or park your RV at one of the campgrounds. The choices in dining provide you with the opportunity to choose almost any kind of cuisine you can imagine.

For exciting entertainment, visit the Downs at Carbondale for horse racing at its best. Take a guided tour of the Houdini collection and enjoy shows by internationally known magicians at the Houdini Museum and Show. See where the economy of the city began with a visit to the Scranton Iron Furnaces, dating back to 1848.

For history buffs, there are many museums and historic buildings to explore. The Streamtown National Historic Site details the railroading history of Pennsylvania through both history and technology. At the Electric City Trolley Station and Museum, you will see a restored 19th century trolley, interactive exhibits and display. The Everhart Museum features a children's museum with hands on exhibits and the Holocaust Museum and Resource Center is an educational museum with displays detailing life before and after the Holocaust. Learn the story of the early immigrants who came to Scranton to work in the mines at the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum.

See the beautiful creatures of the wild in their natural habitat at the Claw n'Paws Wild Animal Park or take a cruise to see Scranton from a different perspective. These tours include an excursion into the mines, a hot air balloon ride over the city and a 50-mile scenic round trip aboard a train.

Hoop City USA is a state of the art indoor basketball gymnasium, but you can also play volleyball, soccer and golf at this facility. If you prefer playing golf outdoors, the Skyline Golf Course is an 18-hole public course with enough challenges to suit any player. Scranton is a city with something for everyone at any time of the year. The snow brings skiing and the Montage Mountain has the slopes and the trails you need.

With two shopping malls, featuring numerous brand name stores and department stores, you will certainly spend enjoyable hours strolling through the stores and deciding what you would like to buy. In addition, there are specialty stores for sports, jewelery and gifts that have everything you need. Scranton will draw you back again and again to relive the wonderful memories.