Philadelphia has long been nicknamed "The City of Brotherly Love" from the literal meaning of the city's name in Greek.

Pennsylvania has 51 miles (82 km) of coastline along Lake Erie. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes.

James Buchanan was born April 23, 1791, in a log cabin in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania. He would become a prominent lawyer in Pennsylvania and represent the state in both houses of Congress before becoming president of the United States in 1857.

The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) is a species of aquatic giant salamander endemic to the eastern and central United States. Once a hellbender finds a favorable location, it generally does not stray too far--except occasionally for breeding and hunting--and will protect it from other hellbenders both in and out of breeding season.

Harrisburg played a notable role in American history during the Westward Migration, the American Civil War and the Industrial Revolution. During part of the 19th century, the building of the Pennsylvania Canal, and later the Pennsylvania Railroad, allowed Harrisburg to become one of the most industrialized cities in the Northeastern United States.

Thomas Mifflin was the first Governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1790 to 1799. He was also the last President of Pennsylvania, succeeding Benjamin Franklin and serving from 1788 until 1790.

At an elevation of 3,213 feet (979 metres), Mount Davis is the highest point in Pennsylvania. The peak was named for John Nelson Davis, an early settler, American Civil War veteran, surveyor, and naturalist known for his studies of the mountain's flora and fauna.

Poor Richard's Almanack was a yearly almanac published by Franklin under the pseudonym of "Poor Richard" or "Richard Saunders". It contained the calendar, weather, poems, and astrological information, but is chiefly remembered for being a repository of Franklin's aphorisms and proverbs, many of which live on in American English.

Drilled by Edwin Drake in 1859, along the banks of Oil Creek, the Drake Well is the first commercial oil well in the United States and led to the first major oil boom in United States history. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966.

In Pennsylvania, the Appalachian Mountains have over sixty summits that rise over 2,500 ft (800 m).