Location: Elysburg
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Elysburg is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is seventy miles north of Harrisburg. The population was 2,194 at the 2010 census. The area's biggest attraction is Knoebels Amusement Park, which is known for having two wooden roller coasters and free admission.
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1. Knoebels Amusement Resort
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1 reviews
Knoebels is a place the whole family can enjoy! It is America's largest free-admission amusement park and also offers free parking, free daily entertainment and free picnic facilities. While at the park, you can take a dip in our 900,000 gallon Crystal Pool filled with refreshing mountain stream water. The pool area includes watersides, diving boards and a play area just for young children. You can stay overnight at one of two campgrounds that include cabins and over 800 campsites for tents and campers. In addition to over 60 rides, award winning food, swimming, games, and gift shops, visitors can add a round of golf at Knoebels Three Ponds Golf Club right next door to the park.
Reviewed By traveltheglobe394 - Royersford, Pennsylvania
I can't believe I didn't write about this sooner. This is a phenomenal resort with a very nice atmosphere. Great rides, great food, great service, great cleanliness, great in general. The park has rides for everyone, every type of person you can think of. (Literally anyone from ages one to 100. Any single year.) An annual or biannual event in our family. There are many hotels very close around, and there's also cabins to camp in. A fantastic, rather clean pool with a slide and a trolley to get to the park from the cars lot. Traffic guardsmen to direct parking to make it clean and orderly. Updated clean bathrooms. Wide assortments of food. Thrilling coasters. Scenic rides. Entertainment. Ubiquitous ticket booths. Very fun games and good toys. Just a fantastic place in general. Also, there's an absolutely marvelous charming little candy cottage. It's in a very nice city with history you won't want to miss.
2. Red Deer at Rolling Hills Farm
Overall Ratings
5 based on 44 reviews
Come see majestic red deer. Fun & educational for adults and children.
Reviewed By Celeste S - Pennsylvania
We had so much fun on our visit to the red deer farm with our 2-year-old son. We had some time before the tour started when we got there, but the time passed quickly feeding the goats behind the store and patting a large buck, Teddy, who was in an enclosure by the goats. (He was there to get used to seeing lots of people, as he would be the buck on display at the county's fair later in the month.)
The tour was wonderful and close to an hour long. We paid for two buckets of deer pellets to take with us to feed the deer. I would definitely recommend this, especially if you have children, because the deer are really gentle and take the large pellets right from your hands. Our son wasn't scared at all to feed the deer and he loved seeing them stick their heads through the slats in the wagon. The farm is huge and the tour takes you through several different enclosures, so you can see all the different deer up close, from the females with fawns all the way to the giant males, with their impressive racks. This is an activity we will probably do yearly with our son.
A note on when to go. We went at the very beginning of September and they had already cut the racks off many of the male deer to prevent them from hurting each other during the rutt. So to really see lots of antlers, visit earlier in the summer. Babies are born in late spring, so if you want to see really little fawns, visit then.
This is a farm, the deer are used for meat and they offer hunts as well. If you are overly sensitive about such things, please don't visit. However, if you are a lover of venison, you will find the store has two refrigerators/freezers full of venison treats. We got smoked venison kielbasi and it was delicious!
3. Knoebels Carousel Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By krocking123
If you are interested in carousel history, this place is for you .. they have ponies from all over the world and from many many years ago. It is free and if it's hot out than might as well stop in and check it out.
4. Knoebles Mining Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By Hokiechip - Roanoke, VA
Located inside of Knoebels Park, we went through when the rides were closed and are glad we did. Nice history of mining in the area. Very informative.
5. Iup Indiana pa
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 14 reviews
Reviewed By dariatv1234 - Indiana, Pennsylvania
This magnificent performance by the Gaither Vocal Band; The Isaacs; the Nelons; and others was protrayed beautifully in the new Kovachick Conference and Athletic Complex (KCAC) near the campus of IUP. The lighting, the sound, the staging, all perfectly complimented the instruments and the voices of this traveling troop. The KCAC STAFF worked tirelessly to assist patrons to and from their reserved seats; and the food court served delicious beverages and foods. Bill GaIther himself said "THIS IS THE TYPE OF VENUE WE NEED TO BE USING MORE OFTEN".
Our compliments to the Premier Production organization for scheduling the Gaither Homecoming Friends in INDIANA, PA. The favorable response of those thousands attending attest to the success of the evening.
6. Knoebels History Museum
Overall Ratings
4 based on 13 reviews
Reviewed By Hokiechip - Roanoke, VA
Really nice job of capturing the 90 year history of Knoebels. Great timeline as well as some really cool pictures of the past. Well worth the time to walk though.
7. Knoebel's Grove Bridge
Overall Ratings
5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By Denise D - Owensville, Indiana
We found a map of all the 25 covered bridges in the surrounding area, and set out to see as many as we could. Our 14th one was this one! Inside the Knoebles campground just outside the Knoebles Amusement park, you will find this old covered bridge. They had it decorated for fall, and is still in use in the campground.
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