WE ARE... going to be a bit busy to take you around... PENN STATE! THANK YOU!... for visiting us though! Instead ... YOU'RE WELCOME!... to see the places that make Penn State special to us. Opening the link should take you to a Google Maps list of things you should see!
No trip to Happy Valley is complete without a trip to the Penn State Creamery! Go for ice cream (no mixing flavors!) and maybe pick up some snacks for your return trip - we love the beef snack sticks and the Nittany Sharp White Cheddar!
Need a bite to eat? Otto's is just around the corner from the venue and is one of our favorite spots in State College! Anyone who has ever visited Jakob in State College has been to Otto's :)
Salads and soups just off-campus - Jakob's go-to if he's grabbing lunch while working in the new engineering building
Another Penn State classic - the Waffle Shop has three State College locations, and all of them make great waffles, omelets, and other breakfast fare!
Need caffeine? Rothrock has our favorite coffee in town. We wanted to go here for our first date, but the shop had just closed for the day before we got there. A little out of the way for most, but worth the time!
Where we actually wound up on our first date! Grab a coffee and wander around downtown State College, or follow our first date path and walk to the Arboretum!
Great coffee and excellent sweet and savory pastries. Highly recommend a savory bun or the lemon poundcake
So you got your coffee at Elixr... start walking! Its about a 1.5 mile walk that will take you through the Penn State University Park campus. You can also drive and park here to see the pristine gardens or stop in at the new Palmer Museum of Art!
The Grange Fair just happens to coincide with our wedding weekend! Jakob has attended at least one evening of Grange Fair every August since 2022 for a tractor pull. Go enjoy fair foods, rides, animals, etc. This is a Central PA classic, and you never know who you might see there - we saw Penn State football players Abdul Carter and Kaytron Allen while we waited for funnel cake last year!
Great little microbrewery with an assortment of local brews available just down the road from State College. We love to spend summer afternoons/evenings here in the backyard seating area.