Things to do while in State College

A lot of our guests are arriving in State College a little early so I thought I'd provide some suggestions on things to do while you are in town. State College offers a little bit of everything so you should be able to find something fun to do.

• Visit the All Sports Museum. The museum is basically the Hall Of Fame for Penn State sports. You can see the Heisman Trophy won by John Cappelletti, Olympic Memorabilia from Penn State's 125+ Olympians, the Lombardi and Maxwell Awards, etc. Hours are 10am-4pm on Friday and Saturday and 12pm-4pm on Sunday. The museum is located at the southwest corner of Beaver Stadium opposite the Bryce Jordan Center. A $5 donation is the suggested admission.
• Get your picture taken at the Lion Shrine. Probably the most famous spot no campus and really close to the hotel.
• Hike Mount Nittany. This will give you a great over look of the PSU campus and Beaver Stadium. It's a pretty easy hike (1000 yards to the top and up 600) feet and will take about an hour. Details for planning the hike are here. Don't forget to bring some water!
• Go shopping downtown. There are lots of different shops along both College and Beaver Avenues. Plus some shops on Calder Way between College and Beaver. Downtown State College is a short walk from the hotel. If you decide to drive down be careful where you park so you don't get a ticket.
• Visit the Palmer Museum of Art. Eight of the eleven galleries at the Palmer Museum display art from the museum’s permanent collection of more than 5,000 objects. Included are American and European paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, and sculptures; contemporary European and Japanese studio ceramics; Asian ceramics, jades, paintings, and prints; and objects from ancient European, African, and Near Eastern cultures. Hours are 10am-4:30pm Tuesday-Saturday and Noon-4pm on Sunday.
• Hit the links. The hotel is literally right across the street from both the Blue and White golf courses. Both championship courses have been newly renovated within the last 5 years.
• Get ice cream at the Creamery. Best ice cream you will ever have.
• Visit the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg. "The Museum recounts the story of Commonwealth citizen's who served our country in defense of the nation." They have a collection of vehicles and small arms. And they have guns from the Battleship Pennsylvania.