- State Capital: Harrisburg
- State Nickname: The Keystone State
- Population: 13.08 million (2024)
- Government Officials:
- State Bird: Ruffed Grouse
- State Flower: Mountain Laurel
- Motto: Virtue, liberty, and independence
- National Landmarks: Independence National Historical Park is a federally protected historic district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that preserves several sites associated with the American Revolution and the nation’s founding history.
More About Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Fish: Brook Trout
Pennsylvania State Animal: Deer
Pennsylvania State Insect: Lightening Bug
Pennsylvania State Food: Hoagie
Pennsylvania State Song: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Tree: Eastern Hemlock
Unofficial Pennsylvania Favorites
Pennsylvania State’s Favorite Pie: Shoofly
Pennsylvania State’s Snack Foods: Hot Pretzels
Pennsylvania Beverage: Birch Beer
Pennsylvania Breakfast Dish: Scrapple
Pennsylvania: Tomato Pie
Pennsylvania State Fruit: Pawpaw
Pennsylvania State Drink and Cookie: Milk and Chocolate Chip Cookies
Finding Places in Pennsylvania
PA Interactive Map Resources
Stay Home Art Projects and Educational Resources
Pennsylvania Architecture
Architecture Terms
Monuments
Identifying Columns in Architecture
Nature and Ecology Handouts
American Shad
Atlantic Salmon
Banded Sunfish
Brook Trout
Reddear Sunfish
The Mighty Mussel
Water Ecology: North American Sturgeon
Water Ecology: Riverbed