The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau is your gateway to uncovering the beauty and history of this vibrant region. Shop in Happy Valley this holiday season with our three visitor information centers at your service, we're here to make your visit unforgettable.

The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau is your gateway to uncovering the beauty and history of this vibrant region. With three visitor information centers at your service, we're here to make your visit unforgettable.

Are you looking for new gift ideas for the person who has everything? You can make the holidays extra special with locally crafted and produced gifts, and unique experiences. The destinations of Happy Valley Agventures offer plenty of inspiration for memorable ideas that will make lasting impressions on the special people in your life.

Both works of art and pieces of nostalgia, vintage Halloween decorations are on trend. Whether you are looking for that perfect piece to add to your existing collection, just getting started as a collector, or just want to get in the Halloween spirit, you are in luck! Several antique shops in Happy Valley, PA offer a variety of the niche collectibles, along with otherwise creepy finds, so you can celebrate the spooky season in style.

Fall is in the air! Penn State football is back at Beaver Stadium, students are back on campus and in school, the nights are getting cooler, and pumpkin spice season is in full swing across Happy Valley.

Up on the south slope of Mount Nittany, back a single-lane road into the woods, I found a leafy oasis: Mount Nittany Vineyard and Winery, one of the first wineries in Centre County.

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote that “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” That sentiment can certainly be felt in Happy Valley when the arrival of Penn State students, thousands of football fans, and the refreshingly cool weather brings a renewed energy and reasons to get out and explore! Here are some of our favorite family adventures coming up in the next few months.

Following the incidents of Sept. 11, 2001, a creative type with nothing to lose moved to Happy Valley to start over, find peace and explore her passion of the theater.

Visitors who travel to Happy Valley know that hotels and lodging fill up quickly during football season and special event weekends. It’s important to plan ahead, but it also helps to know all of the options that are available in State College and the surrounding areas. Centre County offers plenty of traditional hotels, bed and breakfasts, and lodges. Some of the lesser-known establishments offer breathtaking views and serene farm or forest settings.