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Pennsylvania is home to a plethora of tourist options, including over 90 wineries, 15 amusement parks, the Crayola Crayon Factory in Easton, over 600 golf courses, glorious autumn colors, Lancaster County and the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, eight commercial caves (including Laurel Caverns in the southwestern part of the state and central Pennsylvania's Penn's Cave) and 4.5 million acres (1.8 million hectares) of public lands.

Pennsylvania’s 59 museums include the Andy Warhol Museum and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, both in Pittsburgh, the Chemical Heritage Foundation and the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, the Hershey Museum in Hershey, the Houdini Museum in Scranton, the Jimmy Stewart Museum in Indiana, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. There are 26 historic sites and museums operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, including the State Museum of PA, the Daniel Boone Homestead and Washington Crossing.

Annual festivals include The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts in State College in July and 10-day Musikfest in Bethlehem in August. With 1 million attendees, Musikfest is the largest musical festival in America.

With seven major-league sports teams (the Philadelphia 76ers (NBA), Eagles (NFL), Flyers (NHL) and Phillies (MLB), and the Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL), Pirates (MLB) and Steelers (NFL)), the Pocono International Raceway, NASCAR racing, and over a dozen minor-league affiliates, Pennsylvania is a sports lovers paradise.

Recreational opportunities in the state abound. By converting over 80 former railroad lines (covering more than 1,100 miles (1,770 kilometers)) into hiking and biking trails, the state has developed one of the largest "rails to trails" networks in the country. The state is home to over 50 natural lakes (over 20 acres (8 hectares) wide), 2,500 man-made lakes and 45,000 miles (72,420 kilometers) of rivers and streams. The PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) manages over 100 state parks and more than two million acres (809,371 hectares) of state forest land, host to an almost endless list of recreational uses, including camping, swimming, biking, boating, fishing and hiking. One such place is the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, located in the Pine Creek Gorge and flanked by Leonard Harrison and Colton Point State Parks. At 1,000 feet (305 meters) deep in places and 50 miles (80 kilometers) long, the canyon offers wonderful kayaking and fishing. Another popular destination is the Pocono Mountains in the northeast.

Pennsylvania’s many national parks are comprised of seven National Historic Sites: Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, Eisenhower National Historic Site, Friendship Hill National Historic Site, Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site, Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site and Steamtown National Historic Site; three National Scenic Trails: Appalachian National Scenic Trail, North Country National Scenic Trail and Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail; three National Memorials: Flight 93 National Memorial, Johnstown Flood National Memorial and Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial; two National Historic Parks: Independence National Historical Park (home to the Liberty Bell) and Valley Forge National Historical Park; the Delaware National Scenic River; the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor; the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area; the Fort Necessity National Battlefield; Gettysburg National Cemetery; Gettysburg National Military Park; the Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River; the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network; and the Deshler-Morris House.

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