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Happy Valley Spring Fun

Best Places to Picnic

Yes, Happy Valley offers some awesome restaurants with fantastic menus and enjoyable settings. However, the county also offers some equally amazing outdoor settings perfect for a picnic.

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Happy Valley Spring Fun

How to Explore Penn State on Your College Visit

College visits give you the opportunity to explore the campus that you might be calling home for the next four years. Making the most of your visit and exploring both the campus and town will help you make the right decision. At Penn State, there is so much to explore both on campus and in the community. As a soon-to-be graduate of Penn State, I compiled a list of the things I think you should do during your Penn State college visit.

Dining Table

Food & Drink

Dining Your Way Across Centre County

From farm-to-table dining to international cuisine — and just about everything in between — Centre County’s restaurants, eateries, cafés and brewpubs offer something for everyone. Take a drive out to the countryside or stay in town — either way you’ll find something delicious.

RE Farm Cafe

Food & Drink

RE Farm Café at Windswept

RE Farm Café offers a unique dining experience that serves as a community resource providing educational opportunities while expanding the diversity of agricultural growth opportunity. RE is designed to optimize a healthy community of individuals who value our natural environment, sustainability, have a concern for the future, and a commitment to healthy food, grown with responsible intentions. Owner, Monica Gastiger, reflects on the on vision, nourishment and the power of community.

Nittany Lion Shrine

Events

From Sun to Snow, Happy Valley is the Place to Go

There are so many opportunities for places to visit, sights to see, food to eat, and teams to cheer-on in Happy Valley. As a visitor, exploring the many opportunities the valley has to offer means having to come for more than just one trip. To help plan your next trip to Happy Valley, we wrote the “must do’s” for each season.

Old Main at Night, Penn State

Family Fun

Haunted Happy Valley

Everyone likes a good ghost story, and here in Centre County we have our fair share of them. The haunted places in and around Penn State lend a little mystery and fun for those looking for a story and an adventure.

The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau publishes up-to-date event information at HappyValley.com/events