Pennsylvania

==Recreation==
{{see also|Gambling in Pennsylvania|List of festivals in Pennsylvania|List of Pennsylvania state parks}}
[[File:Dorney Park Steel Force Thunderhawk.jpg|thumb|[[Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom]]'s [[Steel Force]] and [[Thunderhawk (Dorney Park)|Thunderhawk]] roller coasters in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]]; Steel Force is the eighth-longest [[steel roller coaster]] in the world with a first drop of {{convert|205|ft|m}} and a top speed of {{convert|75|mph|km/h}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rcdb.com/id276.htm |title=Rollercoaster Database: Steel Force (Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom) |access-date=July 10, 2008}}</ref>]]
Pennsylvania is home to the nation's first zoo, the [[Philadelphia Zoo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://philadelphiazoo.org/about-the-zoo/|access-date=February 12, 2020|title=Philadelphia Zoo}}</ref> Other long-accredited AZA zoos include the [[Erie Zoo]] and the [[Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium]]. The [[Lehigh Valley Zoo]] and [[ZooAmerica]] are other notable zoos.

Pennsylvania is home to some of the most notable museums in the nation, including the [[Allentown Art Museum]] in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]], [[Carnegie Museums]] in [[Pittsburgh]], the [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]] in [[Philadelphia]], and [[:Category:Museums in Pennsylvania|several others]]. One unique museum is the [[Houdini Museum]] in Scranton, the only building in the world devoted to the legendary magician.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.houdini.org |title=Houdini Harry Houdini attractions magic Scranton Poconos Pocono birthday party show seance School Assembly Programs birthday |publisher=Houdini.org |access-date=July 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724162429/http://www.houdini.org/ |archive-date=July 24, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> Pennsylvania is also home to the [[National Aviary]], located in Pittsburgh.

All 121 [[List of Pennsylvania state parks|state parks]] in Pennsylvania feature free admission.

Pennsylvania's notable amusement parks include [[Conneaut Lake Park]], [[Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom]], [[Dutch Wonderland]], [[DelGrosso's Amusement Park]], [[Great Wolf Lodge]], [[Hersheypark]], [[Idlewild Park]], [[Kalahari Resorts|Kalahari Resorts Poconos]], [[Kennywood]], [[Knoebels]], [[Lakemont Park]], [[Sandcastle Waterpark]], [[Sesame Place (Philadelphia)|Sesame Place]], and [[Waldameer Park]]. The largest indoor waterpark resort on the [[East Coast of the United States|U.S. East Coast]] is [[Splash Lagoon]] in [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]].

The state's notable music festivals include [[Musikfest]], the nation's largest free music festival held annually each August in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musikfest.org/venues/ |title=Largest 10 day free music festival |publisher=Musikfest |access-date=May 26, 2012}}</ref> the [[Philadelphia Folk Festival]], [[Creation Festival]], and Purple Door. The [[Great Allentown Fair]], held annually at the [[Allentown Fairgrounds]] since the 19th century, is one of the nation's longest-running annual fairs.

There are nearly one million licensed hunters in Pennsylvania. [[White-tail deer]], [[American black bear|black bear]], [[cottontail rabbit]], [[squirrel]], [[turkey (bird)|turkey]], and [[grouse]] are common game species. Pennsylvania is considered one of the finest [[wild turkey]] hunting states in the nation, alongside [[Texas]] and [[Alabama]]. Sport hunting in Pennsylvania provides a massive boost for the state's economy. A report from The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, a legislative agency of the [[Pennsylvania General Assembly]], reported that hunting, fishing, and furtaking generated a total of $9.6&nbsp;billion statewide.

The [[Boone and Crockett Club]] reports that five of the ten largest [[American black bear|black bear]] entries came from the state.<ref name="blackbear">{{cite web|url=http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/212407 |title=Bear facts favor Pennsylvania State remains home to North America's biggest black bears |last=Reilly |first=P. |publisher=[[Intelligencer Journal]] |date=November 15, 2007 |access-date=December 6, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116162447/http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/212407 |archive-date=November 16, 2007 }}</ref> The state also has a tied record for the largest hunter shot black bear in the [[Boone and Crockett Club|Boone and Crockett]] record books at {{convert|733|lb|abbr=on}} and a [[skull]] of 23 3/16, tied with a bear shot in [[California]] in 1993.<ref name="blackbear" /> As of 2007, Pennsylvania has the second highest number of Boone and Crockett-recorded record black bears at 183, behind [[Wisconsin]]'s 299.<ref name="blackbear" />