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Location:
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University Park/State College, PA
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Nearest
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Altoona, PA
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Nearest
highway: |
Route 322 |
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Nearest
airport: |
University Park/State College(SCE)
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From
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Location: |
University Park/State College, PA |
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transportation information
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Travel Details |
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State College Greyhound Bus Station |
From Bus Terminal |
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Service: |
Hotel Shuttle
Nittany LIon Inn
phone: 814-865-8500
Advanced Reservations Required |
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Per Person/One Way: |
No Charge
Prices are subject to change. |
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Travel Time: |
less than 5 minutes |
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Call the Nittany Lion Inn to arrange complimentary transfer to and from the State College Bus Terminal |
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SCE, University Park Airport in State College |
From Airport |
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Service: |
Hotel Shuttle
Nittany Lion Inn
phone: 814-865-8500
Advanced Reservations Required |
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Per Person/One Way: |
No Charge
Prices are subject to change. |
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Travel Time: |
.1 |
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Distance: |
5 miles |
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Call the Nittany Lion Inn to arrange complimentary transfer to and from the SEC State College Airport. Please provide the inn with flight details when booking your transfer
State College Airport is serviced by US Airways Express via Philadelphia, Northwest Airline via Detroit and United Express via Dulles in Washington, DC
US Airways Express 800 428-4322 / 814 237-1774
Northwest Airline 800 225-2525 / 814 237-9730
United Express 800 241-6522 / 814 237-1714 |
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State College Greyhound Bus Station |
From Bus Terminal |
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Service: |
Taxi
AA Taxi
phone: 814-231-TAXI |
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Per Person/One Way: |
$5-$8
Prices are subject to change. |
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Travel Time: |
less than 5 minutes |
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Train travel isn't very convenient from State College. The Pennsylvanian runs from Philadelphia, with a stop in Lewistown. Call 800-872-7245 for information and reservations to verify current schedules, or visit their Web site at www.amtrak.com. Greyhound and Fullington Trailways provide connecting bus service from State College to the train stations in Harrisburg and Philadelphia. |
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SCE, University Park Airport in State College |
From Airport |
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Service: |
Commercial Van/Shuttle
Nittany Express
phone: 814-867-4647 |
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Per Person/One Way: |
$16-$20
Prices are subject to change. |
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Travel Time: |
.1 |
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Flight Info:
US Airways Express from Philadelphia
Northwest Airlink from Detroit,
United Express from Dulles in Washington, DC
All serve the State College area through the State College Airport(SCE), located five miles from campus.
US Airways Express 800 428-4322 / 814 237-1774
Northwest Airlink 800 225-2525 / 814 237-9730
United Express 800 241-6522 / 814 237-1714 |
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| Driving
Directions |
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New York City (225+miles) and the East) |
I-80 West in PA to Exit 161(Bellefonte), Follow PA South to US 220 South. Take exit 74 for Penn State University/InnovationPark. Stay in the left lane of the exit and follow the sign for Penn State University. This will become Park Avenue. Travel Park Avenue to the stop light at Allen Street. Turn left on Allen Street and right on Fischer Road. The Nittany Lion Parking Deck will be on your left followed by the Nittany Lion Inn. |
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by bus |
Fullington Trailways and Greyhound Lines are available to and from State College.
Fullington Trailways: 814-238-1100
Greyhound: 814-238-7971
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by plane |
US Airways Express from Pittsbsurgh, Philadelphia and Harrisburg,
Northwest Airlink from Detroit,
United Express from Dulles in Washington, DC,
Delta Connection from Cincinnati,
all serve the State College area through the State College Airport(SCE), locaed five miles from campus.
US Airways Express 800 428-4322 / 814 237-1774
Northwest Airlink 800 225-2525 / 814 237-9730
United Express 800 241-6522 / 814 237-1714
Delta Connection 800 221-1212 / 814 238-4791
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from Harrisburg (80+miles) |
Take 322 West, past Lewistown, to State College and take the Penn State University/Innovation Park Exit. Turn right at the stop light and follow Park Avenue.Travel Park Avenue to the stop light at Allen Street. Turn left on Allen Street and right on Fischer Road. The Nittany Lion Parking Deck will be on your left followed by the Nittany Lion Inn. |
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from Philadelphia (nearly 200 miles) |
PA turnpike West to Exit 19, Harrisburg East and follow signs for the next 15 miles to Route 322 West. Take 322 West, past Lewistown, to State College and take the Penn State University/Innovation Park Exit. Turn right at the stop light and follow Park Avenue.Travel Park Avenue to the stop light at Allen Street. Turn left on Allen Street and right on Fischer Road. The Nittany Lion Parking Deck will be on your left followed by the Nittany Lion Inn. |
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from Pittsburgh (125 miles+) |
Route 22 East to Duncansville. Then take Route 220/I-99 North bypassing downtown Altoona and Tyrone. After Port Matilda, take route 322 East to State College. Stay on Business Route 322/NorthAtherton Street, past a variety of businesses. At the light at Park Avenue, turn Left. The Inn is one your right. |
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from Washington, DC (nearly 200 miles) |
Take route 270 to Frederick, MD; follow signs for Route 15 North: stay on 15 North through Camp Hill and Marysville PA: from 15 N take the exit for Route 322 West to State College/Lewistown and follow 322 West to the Penn State University Park/Innovation Park Exit. Turn right at the stop light and follow Park Avenue.Travel Park Avenue to the stop light at Allen Street. Turn left on Allen Street and right on Fischer Road. The Nittany Lion Parking Deck will be on your left followed by the Nittany Lion Inn. |
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from the West |
I-80 East in PA to Exit 161 (Bellefonte), Follow PA 26 South to US 220 South. Take exit 74 for Penn State University/Innovation Park. Stay in the left lane of the exit and follow the sign for Penn State University. This will become Park Avenue. Travel Park Avenue to the stop light at Allen Street. Turn left on Allen Street and right on Fischer Road. The Nittany Lion Parking Deck will be on your left followed by the Nittany Lion Inn. |
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The prices listed for commercial services and facilities that are not included in the program cost, such as airport shuttles or extra nights lodging, are subject to change without notice. Since Road Scholar cannot guarantee the accuracy of these prices, we strongly suggest contacting the companies directly for the most up-to-date information.
Free Time Opportunities |
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| University Park/State College, PA |
Palmer Museum of Art
Explore a world of art. Included are American and European paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, and sculptures; contemporary European and Japanese ceramics; Asian ceramics, jades, painting, and prints; and objects from ancient European, African and near Eastern cultures. For additional information, visit www.psu.edu/dept/palmermuseum/
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Historical Markers
While walking around campus, keep your eyes open for these blue and white signs calling attention to the University’s rich tradition of achievement in higher education and service to society. They commemorate events and locations of broad importance to the intellectual and scientific development of Penn State as one of America’s leading public universities. For additional information, visit www.psu.edu/ur/about/markers.html/
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Penn State All Sports Museum
The museum is a a two-level 10,000 -square-foot tribute to Penn State's winning spirit. The inspirational story of men's and women's sports at Penn State is shown in dramatic visuals that virtually cover the walls floor to ceiling. Surrounding you are larger-than-life action photographs, many of them are rare archival images. For additional information, visit GoPSUSports.com
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Creamery
Ben and Jerry learned to make ice cream here! Most visitors to the Creamery at Penn State know only of its famous ice cream, sherbet, and cheeses, but what they don't know is that it is the largest university creamery in the nation. Each year approximately 4.5 million pounds of milk pass through the Creamery's stainless steel holding tanks. About half comes from a 225-cow herd at the University's Dairy Production Research Center, and the rest is purchased from an independent milk producer.Take a self-guided tour of the creamery or try a scoop in a flavor that only Penn State offers, including Peachy Paterno and WPSX Coffee Break. The Creamery recently moved from their present location since 1948 into aa brand new Food Science building with a spacious cafe and shop, east on Curtin Road. M-F 7am-11pm For additional information, visit www.creamery.psu.edu/
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Nittany Lion Shrine
A wooded area just east of The Nittany Lion Inn is the Nittany Lion Shrine, home to Penn State's famous mascot, the Nittany Lion. The Nittany Lion became Penn State's athletic symbol in 1904 when Harrison D. "Joe" Mason, confronted at a Princeton-Penn State baseball game by Princeton's Bengal tiger, responded with quick wit that Penn State's Nittany Mountain Lion was the "fiercest beast of them all." He eventually was successful in persuading the student body to accept the animal as its mascot. The Nittany Lion Shrine is one of the most photographed spots on campus. Location: Northern tip of Burrows Rd. For additional information, visit www.psu.edu/ouic/orientation100/T5/lionshrine.html/
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Old Main
View the famous frescoes in the foyer, painted by mural artist Henry Varnum Poor in 1940 and 1949, and funded initially by class gifts. Using earphones just inside the front doors, and at three other locations, you can hear the frescoes described. They depict the founding, aspirations and labor of this original Land-Grant University in Pennsylvania, following Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862. The Act, and the universities it helped to establish, first brought higher education within reach for the sons and daughters of the working classes. The "new" Old Main, designed by Charles Klauder in a Federal Revival style, incorporates much stone from the older building, especially along the corners. A large portion of this stone originally came from a quarry along present-day College Avenue. The front portico is supported by eight giant columns and the six-story bell tower-open to the public several times a year-affords a fine view of campus and the surrounding countryside. The clock in the tower is a gift of the Class of 1904 and is an artifact of the first Old Main. The Westminster chimes that sound on the quarter-hour were presented by the Class of 1937.
Location: Pollock Road, west of the HUB.
Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. M-F
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Matson Museum of Anthropology
Through objects, photographs and text, current exhibits portray everyday life of men and women in South America, Africa, New Guinea, and Asia. Displays of archaeological artifacts depict the activities of past peoples in North America and Mesoamerica. Other exhibits explore human biological diversity from 5 million years ago to the present. The museum shop sells baskets, jewelry, toys, and other crafts from around the world.
Location: second floor of the Carpenter Building, in the northwest corner of campus, just east of The Nittany Lion Inn, on the way to the Nittany Lion Shrine. Hours: usually open Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00, though hours vary during the summer.
For additional information, visit www.anthro.psu.edu/mat_mus/index1.html/
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HUB-Robeson Galleries
Rotating exhibits in three galleries and several lounges in the Hetzel Union Building, and the Robeson Gallery, off of Pollock Road, west of Shortlidge in the center of campus. The HUB is open all the time. For additional information, visit www.sa.psu.edu/usa/galleries/
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Frost Entomological Museum
Bugs! Insect and related arthropod collections are housed at Frost Museum, a vital university facility, biodiversity library, repository for research materials, and a research center. The Museum makes insect biodiversity accessible to the general public through displays for the casual visitor, and groups. Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:30am until 4:30pm. Location: Head House III on Curtin Road, half way between Shortlidge and Bigler roads. For additional information, visit www.ento.psu.edu/home/Frost
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Earth & Mineral Sciences Museum and Art Gallery
The Earth & Mineral Sciences Museum at the Pennsylvania State University in State College, PA, is a unique mineral museum. Our main gallery display includes displays of fine minerals such as azurite and "velvet" malachite from Bisbee, Arizona, and amazonite crystals from the Pikes' Peak, Colorado, area. In addition to collections of rocks, minerals, and fossils totaling more than 22,000 specimens, the Museum maintains collections of glasses, ceramics, metals, plastics, synthetic materials, old mining and scientific equipment, and archaeological artifacts. Many of these specimens are on display while the others are available for research and educational purposes.
The country's most extensive collection of paintings and sculpture depicting mining and related industries is on display in the Museum. Also, the Museum houses the world's most extensive collection of mineral properties exhibits. These "push-button" electro-mechanical exhibits demonstrating dozens of the electrical, optical, and physical properties of minerals and materials such as fluorescence, radioactivity, magnetism, conductivity, flexibility, triboluminescence, piezoelectricity, double refraction, resistivity, and much more. Other displays include a collection of more than 100 mine safety lamps and scientific instruments and specimens belonging to Frederick Augustus Genth, the famous mineralogist. The Museum serves both as a teaching tool for University courses and as an educational institution, bringing to the general public an appreciation for minerals, mining, and the materials sciences. Stop in for a visit soon! Location: 112 Steidle Bldg., Pollock Rd. Free Admission. Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m
For additional information, visit www.ems.psu.edu/Museum/
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University-Wide Calendar
Look up what’s happening, what’s playing and what’s on display on-campus on any particular day: www.events.psu.edu/cgi-bin/cal/webevent.cgi For additional information, visit www.events.psu.edu/cgi-bin/cal/webevent.cgi
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