Travel Note
You can fly direct to State College (SCE) from either Chicago O'Hare (ORD) or Washington DC Dulles (IAD). Alternatively, you may find cheaper and more frequent flights to Pittsburgh (PIT) and Philadelphia (PHL). In any case, we recommend you to either drive or reserve a rental car at whichever airport you're planning to arrive. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are roughly 2.5 and 3.5 hours away from State College, respectively.
Travel Note
We recommend you to look for hotels or Airbnbs in State College. You may want to explore the Nittany Lion Inn (10 min walk from our home), Graduate State College, Hyatt Place State College, and Scholar State College, depending on your budget. The latter three hotels are located in downtown and are roughly 20-25 min walk (through campus) or 5 min drive from our home. There are also plenty of other options for hotels.