Harrisburg,+PA


 * Travel Tips for Harrisburg, PA:**
 * Harrisburg Wikitravel Website:** []
 * Gettysburg Wikitravel Website**: []
 * Gettysburg Wikitravel Website**: []

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 * Mike Summers; September 2012:**

Harrisburg is the third busiest airport in Pennsylvania. The airport code MDT is a reference to the surrounding community of Middletown, which is a suburb of Harrisburg. Planes landing at MDT from the south are often routed near or over Three Mile Island, only a few miles from the airport. If you were alive in the late 1970's, you may recall 3 Mile Island (Website: [] ). Here's the airport website: []. It's best to rent a car, but if you're staying in the town, you can use the local bus system. Route 7 of the Capital Area Transit System (Website: [] ) provides bus transportation between the airport and downtown Harrisburg and surrounding communities. The Middleton Amtrak Station, located approximately 3 miles (5 km) east of the Terminal, provides Amtrak Train service via the high-speed Northeast and Keystone corridors. Although there had been a proposal to construct a new rail terminal adjacent to the airport, nothing will be done in the forseable future. Amtrak Website for Harrisburg: []. Three places to visit near Harrisburg are Hershey, Pennsylvania (15 miles east of Harrisburg), and it's chocolate making factory (Website: [] ) that I personally did not visit, The second place is Gettysburg, PA and the famous Civil War Battlefield, which I did visit. Gettysburg is about 45 minutes SW of Harrisburg on US Highway 15 South. Here's some websites for the battlefield: [] and [] and []. 2013 will be the 150th Anniversary of the battle. There are interesting displays, videos, and ranger talks. Near the battlefield is the Appalachian Brewing Company (Website: []), which serves good beer and food. Try the Watergap Wheat. The third place is the Daniel Boone Homestead where Daniel Boone was born (Websites: [] and [] ). In Harrisburg, we visited the Lancaster Brewing Company (Website: [] ). The Strawberry Wheat Beer is grea t! Downtown Harrisburg has some night spots to visit. Here's a downtown website: []. Numerous hotels are near the airport. Here's a guide for them: []. Frontier service to Harrisburg is currently seasonal from May 1 through the end of October. You can also fly to Orlando on Frontier from Harrisburg. Gettysburg is an impressive sight to visit. Enjoy Harrisburg and Gettysburg! Mike Summers

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