The State Museum of Pennsylvania by PA2AKgirl
Another surprisingly very nice museum in Harrisburg. The state museum has a huge collection, given the size of the city and the fact larger, more well known museums are just a couple hours away. The way the website decribes it and I think it's the best way to do so, is that "it's the story of Pennsylvania's history from earth's beginning to the present." It's really that. It doesn't touch on just one theme, though--there's archeology, anthropology, astronomy (including a HUGE planetarium) technology, etc. So, while the focus is on Pennsylvania, it's not a dry presentation of the history, like it very well could be. It's free to get in, too...open Tues-Sat.
