Cleveland to Philadelphia drive: 24 ranked stops, break in Fort Littleton

A free 12-acre display garden combines major rose collections, seasonal bulbs and perennials, and overlooks into Mill Creek Park. The garden is year-round, but the café is closed for redevelopment and picnicking is not allowed inside the gardens.

A playful restored roadside-coffee-pot stop that gives the Pennsylvania stretch a proper Lincoln Highway artifact.

Charming tavern in an early-19th-century building serving classic American fare, a relaxed institution for lunch and dinner in Ephrata. Order: prime rib.

a boardwalk fall in Cuyahoga Valley National Park

a 65-ft falls and sandstone ledges

The largest buffet in the U.S. with a 200-foot spread of homemade Pennsylvania Dutch classics, carved meats and a vast dessert station. Order: carved-to-order roast beef.

This 4,062-acre mountain park centers on a 63-acre lake, with the old-growth Hemlock Trail Natural Area and historic Jones Mill Run Dam providing specific short-stop targets. Beach and office schedules are seasonal.

Waterfalls, towpath & a scenic railroad

Pennsylvania’s biggest resort, a Laurel Highlands staple

Family-owned Upper Lawrenceville Thai restaurant with one of the city's most beautiful garden patios and refined traditional cooking. Order: Khao soi.

mossy sandstone cliffs and a sunset point

routinely called the most beautiful park in baseball — the skyline and Roberto Clemente Bridge beyond right

Beloved Pittsburgh diner with a die-hard following for its thin, crispy-edged crepe-style hotcakes served across several city locations. Order: Crepe-style hotcakes.

Mount Washington destination with sweeping skyline views and chef Jessica Bauer's contemporary American menu, named a 2026 top romantic restaurant. Order: Tasting menu.

a cliff over the Susquehanna near Lancaster

a quartzite outcrop over Laurel Lake in Pine Grove Furnace