4,063 Best Things to do in Scranton
 

I won second prize of a 2 week vacation in Scranton in a contest. (First prize was 1 week.) My travel agent said that was a great place to visit, but couldn't name anythng to do. Can anyone help me out? The first 4,063 things would be enough. Thanks.

I would drive to the finger lakes in New York--a couple of hours-and visit some wineries.

When I was a kid and we had to visit my grandparents in Scranton, we would tear open large packing cartons and slide down the coal hills! <BR> <BR>And we now wonder, as adults in our family, why we all have serious health issues... <BR> <BR>Also, there's LOTS of corner bars to help you TRY to forget that you're in Scranton. lol..

I was in Scranton once. It actually has some character, a dramatic mountain setting, hilly, much if not most of the central city dates from the 1880-1940 period, it gives off a very old Americana soda fountain and diner kind of vibe. Unless they've built a modern one the library is in a very elegant building, from the time when it was considered important for public buildings even in rinky-dink towns to be elegant and somewhat inspiring. And as far as tourists go, you will definitely be off the beaten track among "real" Americans, though meeting such people doesn't seem to be the goal it is in travelling here that it is in other countries.

My advice to you my friend is to drink heavily.

You LUCKY devil you, you don't say what time of the year you're thinking of redeeming your Prize but if you're into skiing there are a number of slopes in the area(Elk Mountain for one).If you are a hunter you will find excellent white tail deer hunting in the area..........I think that covers it !!

Try to get down to "The Valley" on a Friday or Saturday night. The best pizza on this planet can be had at a little hole-in-the-wall place, Victory Pig BBQ. Their pizza, only served on certain nights, is worth driving 500 miles for, which I do about once a year or so. They've been copied several times, but the original (and best) Victory Pig is on Wyoming Ave in Wyoming...just across the street from the Midway Shopping Center. If I'm not mistaken, they have a mini-golf course right behind, so there's your activity for a fun-filled evening. :-)

Uh.. didn't you people get that this is a take off on all the "100 best things to do in NYC" posts and the like... (nice job, actually, listlover) <BR>(you'd think the "second prize of a 2 week vacation in Scranton in a contest. (First prize was 1 week.)" comment would be a tip off...

I think the contest "listlover" won was legitimate. A few years ago a radio station (in Florida, as I recall) had a losers contest. The grand prize was a week in Buffalo, New York (in the winter, of course). Well, Buffalo found out about it, and Buffalo rose to the occasion. The "losers" were met at the airport with a red carpet rolled out - the mayor of Buffalo greeted them with a dozen red roses, and one of the high school bands played for them, and they were treated like royalty - keys to the city - the whole nine yards. This sounds to me like a similar contest and if it is, I hope Scranton will welcome these people with open arms, and find lots for them to do.

Scranton Rules!

Drive south to Jim Thorpe, PA for a few hours. It's quaint little town on the side of a mountain. If you go during the fall, you can take the train out to the gorge to see the fall colors...one of the most beautiful sites you'll ever see.

I am so sorry to hear this terrible news. My heart goes out to you and your family, but that's what you get for entering a contest run by the Sadists of America. Can you try to sell it on eBay to recoup your losses?

I just saw a Janet Jackson Concert at the First Union Arena, and Les Miserables at the Scranton Cultural Center. Lot of things to do and great restaurants. Not what you would think.

The Scranton public library, main branch, aka Albright Library is indeed a beautiful specimen. My great grandafther and his brother did all of the woodwork -they were master craftsmen from Switzerland. Haven't been there in several years, so not sure what condition it is in these days.

Is the topless donut shop in Dickson City still open? It was one of my favorite Sunday brunch spots back in my college days in central PA.

Les Miserables in Scranton. How appropriate.<BR><BR>HE'S KIDDING, PEOPLE, JUST KIDDING!!!

I know you're kidding, but we visit a friend of ours there every year, and there is one of the best seafood restaurants called Coopers. They go through tons of ice each day and have Belgian brews on tap and your more exotic seafood specials. Last time I was there the catch of the day was wolf fish, which has a flavor like shellfish, it was great! So every time we visit I look forward to going there, it holds its own against the best I've had here in Philly. The Steam Town Mall is just a mall, but it has an interesting walkway over the train yards, and the trains are older models refurbished to brand new, so for train buffs that might be of interest. So there's my 2 points of interest, only 4000+ to go...

Last summer we were passing Scranton on the way to western NY and stopped at the Lackawana Coal Mine, which had a very interesting tour. Check it out, my kids thought it was cool.

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Scranton also has a couple of sports teams, but minor hockey (Penguins) and minor baseball. (Red Barons) You also don't have to travel to ski - there is Montage Mountain.<BR><BR>This was obviously a joke, but based in fact - there was such a contest to write about Scranton even if the prizes weren't as described.<BR><BR>No - I do know of probably the only donut shop in Dickson, and it's not topless.