Les meilleurs hôtels à Scranton

It may not be true anymore, but there was a time when every rail rider was somehow connected to Scranton. If you're a fan of Amtrak, it's still true: One of every six rails that stretches across the U.S. was made in Scranton. This northeast Pennsylvania city was literally forged in a blast furnace. The intense flames of the foundries illuminated the sky all night long in Scranton until the iron ran out. They weren't as environmentally enlightened at the turn of the century, and they used up all of the iron ore in the greater Scranton area. When the city switched to coal, mining propped up the Scranton economy until World War I, when various types of fuel less prone to producing black lung disease became popular. In modern Scranton, the Harry Houdini Museum celebrates the remarkable life of the world's greatest escape artist. Scranton is in the middle of the Poconos, where lovers escape to the rolling hills and breathtaking vistas of America's top honeymoon resort.