 Scranton,
PA, is a city full of vitality and rich in
history. With nearly 82,000 residents,
Scranton is the third largest metropolitan area
in Pennsylvania. By blending a vision of the future
with an appreciation of its historic past, Scranton
retains its traditional values and appeal. While
many other industrial-based cities view today’s
economic change as an obstacle, Scranton has seized
the challenge as an opportunity to revitalize itself
into a thriving haven for business, art and tourism.
A strong inter-city and intra-city transportation
system, a two hour proximity to Philadelphia and New
York City, and an
International Airport located only nine miles
away has helped attract residents, businesses and
tourism to Scranton.
 Stroudsburg
and East Stroudsburg play host to a community of
visual artists, dancers, and musicians. Under the
direction of the
Monroe County Arts Council, Scranton
offers entertainment and cultural activities that
include the
Ballet Theatre of Scranton, the contemporary
performers at
East Stroudsburg University, the epic
productions at the
J.J. Ferrara Performing Arts Center, or an
evening at the historic
Keystone Theatre. The magic of magician Harry
Houdini lives on at the
Houdini Museum, which was featured in a segment
of the Travel Channel in 2003 and has been called
one of the most unique museums and attractions in
the world.
History buffs will find no shortage of activities
in the Scranton area. The
Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel is a historic
train station transformed into a four diamond hotel
with modern amenities. The hotel’s central location
is ideal for exploring the past and discovering the
new - Scranton. The award-winning
Lackawanna Coal Mine features tours that descend
300 feet under ground and explore the tunnels where
early Pennsylvania miners toiled.
Steamtown, U.S.A celebrates the heyday of the
American Railroad and offers rides on a real steam
locomotive. It is within walking distance of the
Cultural Center and
Steamtown National Historic Site, and provides a
complimentary shuttle to sites such as the
Masonic Temple a unique example of Neo-Gothic
architecture.
For those who prefer a more active life-style,
whitewater rafting, hiking, nature photography, or
camping are available in and near these quiet
mountains and streams, and ski resorts such as
Camelback Resort, and
Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort offer the arts as
well as skiing. The
Mall at Steamtown offers plenty of activity for
those sports minded window-shoppers.
Scranton is the county seat for
Scranton/Lackawanna County and was recently voted to
be one of the "Top Ten Small Markets" in the United
States by World Trade magazine. The
Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce has helped
the area strengthen and reshape its economy by
attracting many important business and community
projects. Today, Scranton is home to a $100 million
downtown shopping mall, a $24 million baseball
stadium, a $70 million national park, golf courses,
ski resorts, technology parks and corporate
campuses.
Among the many advantages enjoyed by Greater
Scranton residents, is a
cost of living that is significantly lower than
all other Middle Atlantic metropolitan areas.
Scranton boasts 13 colleges, universities, and
technical schools, and an average student to teacher
ratio in public schools of 16 to 1 has resulted in
high school graduation rates well above state and
national averages.
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