Pennsylvania Road Trip
June 3rd-12th, 2023
Saturday, June 3rd, 2023
Leave: 9:00 AM
Expected Arrival: 2:30-3:00 PM
Stop for lunch on the way ($20-$30)
Clarion Inn Pittsburgh Cranberry
20003 Route 19, Cranberry Township, PA 16066
Check In: 3:00 PM
Dinner @ Tessaro’s before cruise (~$100), 22 miles/25 minutes away from hotel
https://tessaros.com/
4601 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224-1922
Sightseeing Cruise- Gateway Clipper, 4 miles/10 minutes away
8PM-9PM
Arrive 15 minutes early to board
350 West Station Square Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Sunday, June 4th, 2023: Kennywood Day
Breakfast at hotel before leaving
*Cashless Park*, 32 minutes/28 miles away from hotel, leave by 10 AM
Parking- Free at Gate A
Park Hours: 11A- 8 P
Park Tickets paid for
All- Day Drinks w/ Souvenir Cup ($30)
Speedy Passes ($100 total)
Bites and Pints Festival- Bites Card ($45 for a 12 sample card, $35 for 8 sample card)
Potato Patch Fries (less than $10 each for fries)
Must Ride: Ghostwood Estate, Phantom’s Revenge, Spinvasion (NEW), Steel Curtain, Exterminator, Jack Rabbit, Thunderbolt, Sky Rocket
Food: Dinner @ Johnny Rockets in Kennywood Park- ($50)
Monday, June 5th, 2023: Explore Pittsburgh Day
Breakfast at hotel before leaving
1st Stop: Pittsburgh Aquarium & Zoo (27 minutes/25 miles away)
7370 Baker St, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Open 9:30-4:30
Fast Food after Zoo ($20-$30)
2nd Stop: North Park-Optical Illusion Hill (Free)
3rd Stop: Big Mac Museum (Free)
4th Stop: Duquesne Incline in Pittsburgh, PA for night time view of Pittsburgh
$3.50 per person (roundtrip)- $7 total CASH NEEDED
Dinner: Hard Rock Cafe (~$100)
Reservation Time: 7:00 PM
230 W. Station Square Drive
Pittsburgh, PA
Tuesday, June 6th, 2023: Travel to Hershey
Clarion Inn Pittsburgh Cranberry
Check Out: 12:00 PM
3.5 Hour Drive, Leave by 9:00 AM
Breakfast/Lunch while driving ($20-$30)
Visit Hershey Chocolate World
Hershey’s Great Candy Expedition (2:10-2:40)
Unwrapped (3:00-3:30)
Create Your Own Candy Bar (3:45-4:30)
Historic Trolley Tour (5:10-6:25)
Dinner: Houlihan’s @ 7:30 PM (Reservations made) $100 est. cost
12 miles/15 minutes from the hotel
27 W Chocolate Ave
Hershey, PA
(717) 534-3110
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson (13 miles, 21 minutes from Hershey World)
1025 Peiffers Lane,Harrisburg, PA 17109
Check-In: 3:00 PM
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023: Hershey Park
Breakfast at hotel before leaving, hotel is 13 miles/18 minutes away from park
*Cashless Park*
Hours: 11am-7pm (ZooAmerica as well)
Parking
Fast Track Unlimited
Purchase the All-Day Drink deal ($20 per person)
Single Meal Deal Plan ($16 per person- $32 total)
Must Ride: Candymonium, Comet, Fahrenheit, Great Bear, Jolly Rancher Remix, Laff Trakk, Lightning Racer, SkyRush, Sooperdooperlooper, Storm Runner, Trailblazer, Wild Mouse, Wildcat’s Revenge
Dinner: The Chocolatier in Hershey Park ($100)
June 7th @ 7 PM Reservations
Open Table
Thursday, June 8th, 2023: Knoebels Park
Breakfast at hotel before leaving, 1 hour and 13 minutes/ 72 miles away
Hours: 10A- 6 PM
Ride All Day passes purchased (on email)
Lunch: Oasis Pizza ~$5 per slice (~$30)
Mini Golf, Arcade, XD Theatre
Must Ride: Black Diamond, Cosmotron, Flying Turns, Impulse, Phoenix, Twister
Dinner: Quick fast food (~$30)
Friday, June 9th, 2023: Travel to + Explore Scranton/The Office
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson
Check Out: 12:00 PM
2 hour drive-breakfast/lunch on the way ($30), leave by 8:30 AM
Electric City Aquarium & Reptile Den ($25 per person)- on email
Hours: 11 AM- 6 PM
12:30PM – SHARK FEEDING
2:00PM – ALLIGATOR FEEDING
3:30PM – CATFISH COVE FEEDING
After Aquarium:
Self Guided Tour from Office: Self Guided Map Tour
Alfredo Pizza Cafe, 1040 S Washington Ave, Scranton, PA 18505
Poor Richard's Pub
Steamtown Mall (Marketplace at Steamtown, 300 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503- sign “Welcome to Scranton”
Dundie Award Scranton City Hall, 340 N Washington Ave
Pennsylvania Paper & Supply Company, 215 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18501 (tower Dunder Mifflin sign)
Cooper’s Seafood House, 701 N. Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509 (gift shop and dinner)
Dwight Schrute Mural, On&On, 1138 Capouse Ave
DInner: Cooper’s Seafood House (on the tour) $100
Hotel Anthracite (16 miles/23 minutes from Scranton/Cooper’s Seafood House)
25 South Main Street, Carbondale, PA 18407
Check In: 3:00 PM
Saturday, June 10th, 2023: Dorney Park Day
Breakfast before leaving hotel (1 hour 30 minutes/89 miles)
Hours: 10A- 9 PM
Ticket costs: $39 per person
Parking: $25
*On app on phone*
$188- Fast Lane Passes, Meal Deal, and Drinks All Day
Must Ride: Hydra, Meteor, Possessed, Steel Force, Talon, Thunderhawk, Wild Mouse
Dinner: Union & Finch (~$100)
9:00 Reservations made on Open Table
Sunday, June 11th, 2023: Paramore Concert Day
Hotel Anthracite
Check Out: 11:00 AM
Lunch on the way to Pittsburgh (Quick fast food, $20-$30)
Scranton to Pittsburgh (about a 5 hour drive/298 miles)
Paramore Concert
7:00 PPG Paints Arena
Cambria Hotel Pittsburgh-Downtown
1320 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Check In: 4:00 PM
Parking $20
Dinner after concert- can decide afterwards ($100)
Monday, June 12th, 2023: Go Back Home
Cambria Hotel Pittsburgh-Downtown
Check Out: 11:00 AM
Lunch on the way to home (Quick fast food, $20-$30)
Pittsburgh to Sanders, KY (about a 5 hour drive)