Guidebook for Harrisburg

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Guidebook for Harrisburg

Drinks & Nightlife

Great local food
29 locals recommend
Note
1530 N 2nd St
29 locals recommend
Great local food
Great new farm to table restaurant and new artists studios
79 locals recommend
Millworks
340 Verbeke St
79 locals recommend
Great new farm to table restaurant and new artists studios

Food Scene

Best Locally Roasted Coffee!
43 locals recommend
Little Amps Coffee Roasters
1836 Green St
43 locals recommend
Best Locally Roasted Coffee!
Best looking bookstore/coffee shop, and a great place to peruse the stacks or study.
45 locals recommend
The Midtown Scholar Bookstore
1302 N 3rd St
45 locals recommend
Best looking bookstore/coffee shop, and a great place to peruse the stacks or study.
Fantastic Italian food and bread
19 locals recommend
Alvaro Bread & Pastry Shoppe
236 Peffer St
19 locals recommend
Fantastic Italian food and bread
Great local diner with an awesome breakfast menu!
Roxy's Cafe
274 North St
Great local diner with an awesome breakfast menu!
Italian
14 locals recommend
Pastorante
1012 N 3rd St
14 locals recommend
Italian
Good Indian Food
8 locals recommend
Passage to India
26 Race St
8 locals recommend
Good Indian Food
Hookahs and Good Indian food. What's not to love?
Delhi Kabab House
17 South 2nd Street
Hookahs and Good Indian food. What's not to love?
Close Pizza Place
9 locals recommend
Brothers Pizzeria
1426 N 3rd St
9 locals recommend
Close Pizza Place
Pizza close by
7 locals recommend
Ciervo's
1435 N 2nd St
7 locals recommend
Pizza close by
Great food, beautiful view over the River, but be prepared to pay a high price. Going for a drink is more affordable and still gives you the view.
10 locals recommend
Char's Tracy Mansion
1829 N Front St
10 locals recommend
Great food, beautiful view over the River, but be prepared to pay a high price. Going for a drink is more affordable and still gives you the view.

Everything Else

Best theater in Harrisburg! Incredibly friendly staff, great snacks, and excellent (even if small) selection of movies!
43 locals recommend
Midtown Cinema
250 Reily St
43 locals recommend
Best theater in Harrisburg! Incredibly friendly staff, great snacks, and excellent (even if small) selection of movies!
Best local homemade fare.
28 locals recommend
Yellow Bird Cafe
1320 N 3rd St
28 locals recommend
Best local homemade fare.
Beautiful old building and great classes.
East Shore Branch YMCA
701 N Front St
Beautiful old building and great classes.
Georgia? Maine? Choose a direction and you're already half way there!
Peters Mountain Appalachian Trail
2300 Peters Mountain Rd
Georgia? Maine? Choose a direction and you're already half way there!
Egrets, ducks, flowers and trails, a great little park!
25 locals recommend
Wildwood Park
100 Wildwood Way
25 locals recommend
Egrets, ducks, flowers and trails, a great little park!
20 miles of fun fun fun!
14 locals recommend
Capital Area Greenbelt
1550 S 19th St
14 locals recommend
20 miles of fun fun fun!
Canoeing and kayaking rentals available to explore the Susquehanna River and Islands
12 locals recommend
Susquehanna Outfitters
333 S Front St
12 locals recommend
Canoeing and kayaking rentals available to explore the Susquehanna River and Islands
Baseball, anyone?
21 locals recommend
Harrisburg Senators
1 Station Rd
21 locals recommend
Baseball, anyone?
Charming little garden that is part of Riverfront Park
Harrisburg Rose Garden
Charming little garden that is part of Riverfront Park

Sightseeing

A priceless art piece in and of itself, the murals are fantastic. And there are free tours!
11 locals recommend
capital building
11 locals recommend
A priceless art piece in and of itself, the murals are fantastic. And there are free tours!
Learn about the Civil War
38 locals recommend
The National Civil War Museum
1 Lincoln Cir
38 locals recommend
Learn about the Civil War
Beautiful views over the city. In the summer, there is free Shakespeare in the park--usually in early June
11 locals recommend
Reservoir Park
100 Concert Dr
11 locals recommend
Beautiful views over the city. In the summer, there is free Shakespeare in the park--usually in early June
Catch a ride on an old-fashioned riverboat and enjoy a sunset along the river. Thursdays are "Jazzin' on the Pride," which offers Jazz and a cruise at very reasonable price.
34 locals recommend
Pride of the Susquehanna
11 Championship Way
34 locals recommend
Catch a ride on an old-fashioned riverboat and enjoy a sunset along the river. Thursdays are "Jazzin' on the Pride," which offers Jazz and a cruise at very reasonable price.

Essentials

Best pretzels, local veggies, meats, coffee, and people watching.
92 locals recommend
Broad Street Market
1233 N 3rd St
92 locals recommend
Best pretzels, local veggies, meats, coffee, and people watching.
Closest Grocery Store and in walking distance--small but will have most of what you need
Sayford Supermarket
1307 N 3rd St
Closest Grocery Store and in walking distance--small but will have most of what you need

Arts & Culture

New Art Museum with rotating exhibits and a kid-friendly space
39 locals recommend
Susquehanna Art Museum
1401 N 3rd St
39 locals recommend
New Art Museum with rotating exhibits and a kid-friendly space
Great Theater Company
Gamut Theatre Group
15 N 4th St
Great Theater Company
Small, intimate venue for plays
6 locals recommend
Open Stage of Harrisburg
25 N Court St
6 locals recommend
Small, intimate venue for plays

Entertainment & Activities

Home of the City Islanders Soccer Team, the Harrisburg Senators Baseball Team, Mini-golf, batting cages, an arcade, carousel, a historic bathhouse from the 20s, and a train that runs around the island
74 locals recommend
City Island Harrisburg
Station Road
74 locals recommend
Home of the City Islanders Soccer Team, the Harrisburg Senators Baseball Team, Mini-golf, batting cages, an arcade, carousel, a historic bathhouse from the 20s, and a train that runs around the island
Interactive exhibits and a planetarium
54 locals recommend
The State Museum of Pennsylvania
300 North St
54 locals recommend
Interactive exhibits and a planetarium