Category: Extra Day Trips

There are numerous antique and now vintage shops along the Lincoln Highway across Pennsylvania. These are some of our favorites if you have the time to explore and add to your Lincoln Highway collection. More and more the oldest and rarest items are finding their way into museums. The Lincoln Highway Experience in Latrobe is…

While we are only hosting one railroad excursion ride during the conference, you’ll have lots of opportunities on your extra days to take an excursion train ride in either Adams, Lancaster or York Counties. If you enjoy slowly rolling through the farmlands of Pennsylvania on a train rather than speeding down the interstate any of…

Our friend, Jimmy Rosen, will be at the conference to add some fun. From his Wieniescoot to his Stuckeymobile his one of a kind transportation creations are loved by all. He’ll also offer his service station book, Got Gas?, at our pop-up bookstore. Is there anything that Jimmy can’t do? Perhaps he may crash on…

Even before silent movie actor, Anita King, became the first woman to drive solo from San Francisco to New York City along the Lincoln Highway, people have been drawn to the local theatre to escape life’s problems and for entertainment. This video shares The Paramount Girl’s, 1915 trip. In Pennsylvania, her journey included visits to…

Most of the early historic service stations are no longer standing. One of the most famous along the Lincoln Highway across Pennsylvania was the Lincoln Highway Garage in the east end of York City. It was reported by many to be the first drive in service station along the Lincoln Highway between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh…

Pennsylvania has a rich history of automobile racing along the Lincoln Highway. Perhaps our earliest race car hero was Ray Keech. He was born in Coatesville in 1900 and by 1928 he recorded the land speed record of 207 mph in an experimental White-Simplex automobile with 36 cylinder engine made in Philadelphia. He was a…

Across south central Pennsylvania you’ll find many fruit stands and farmer’s market filled with some of the most delicious produce anywhere along the Lincoln Highway Just west of Chambersburg along the Lincoln Highway, stands a roadside giant Model T truck ready to haul your Shatzer Fruit Market treasures home. Chambersburg is world famous for their…

Tobacco growing and cigar shops have been a part of the Lincoln Highway history for many years. And although the Lincoln Highway branded cigars were manufactured in the mid-west, south central Pennsylvania has a rich history of growing tobacco, manufacturing and smoking cigars. Local historian Stephen H. Smith has written many articles about cigar manufacturers…

For individuals that want to explore the great outdoors as they travel the Lincoln Highway, the Pennsylvania state parks offer a variety of options from cabins to camping and new this year is GLAMPING! Check it all out on their website and take an adventure worthy of early motorists along the highway. Hiking and Biking…

Lincoln Highway fans also love everything related to signs and roadside attractions during a road trip. You won’t be disappointed during the 2026 LHA national conference. First stop could be catching a selfie with Reddy Kilowatt in the lobby of the York County History Center Museum in York. Reddy stood tall along Market Street (Lincoln…