Pennsylvania’s coal region ghost town, Centralia, continues to capture the imagination and attract tourists, even when there’s no longer anything to see. On Jan. 13, the TV game show “Jeopardy!” used ...

At the Camp William Penn Museum in Cheltenham, thousands of Black Civil War soldiers are remembered for their contributions ...

The odds haven’t been in our favor, and for towns like Tarentum, they rarely are. At its peak, Tarentum was home to over ...

The town serves as a gateway to the Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania’s only national forest, which encompasses over 500,000 acres of natural beauty. Hiking trails, fishing spots, and scenic ...

PA Local Heroes is a monthly feature sponsored by Ballard Spahr. Installments appear first in PA Local, Spotlight PA’s weekly ...

Speaking of unexpected pleasures, Adams County’s rolling countryside has earned recognition as Pennsylvania’s fruit belt. The ...

If alpaca yoga, small town vibes, and horror movies are your cup of tea, then this New Jersey town belongs on your bucket ...

Little by little, it seems, the town’s identity has gone up in smoke. On Sept. 18, 2003, the Centralia ZIP code — 17927 — ceased to exist. Remaining residents get their mail at an Ashland post office.