Pennsylvania is the fifth-most-populous state in the U.S., home to nearly 13 million residents. From Lake Erie, through the Ridge and Valley region, across Pennsylvania Dutch Country, to the city of Philadelphia, here are a few glimpses of the landscape of Pennsylvania, and some of the wildlife and people calling it home.
This photo story is part of Fifty, a collection of images from each of the United States.
A train heads west as the sun rises behind the Philadelphia skyline on March 6, 2019. #
A bull elk pauses in a stream on a misty morning near Benezette, in Elk County, Pennsylvania. #
Confederate Civil War reenactors launch an evening attack during a three-day Battle of Gettysburg reenactment on June 29, 2013, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Some 8,000 reenactors from the Blue Gray Alliance participated in events marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, which occurred from July 1 to July 3, 1863. #
A view of Loyalsock Creek flowing through a valley in Worlds End State Park, in Pennsylvania's Sullivan County #
People go holiday shopping in the borough of Jim Thorpe on December 21, 2017. #
A lone tree stands in a field on a cloudy night near Harrisburg. #
A car moves along the Duquesne Incline in front of the city of Pittsburgh in 2014. The fountain at center-left is in Point State Park, marking the spot where the Monongahela River and the Allegheny River unite to form the Ohio River. #
A man takes photos of a statue of the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente in downtown Pittsburgh, outside PNC Park, on March 29, 2020. #
The Bicentennial Tower is an observation tower on Dobbins Landing, in Erie, Pennsylvania. In this 2019 photo, the tower is illuminated for the Fourth of July. #
Ice lines the shore of Lake Erie on Avonia Beach in Erie County. #
Snow geese fly at sunrise in the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. #
An Amish horse-drawn buggy, photographed in morning fog in Lancaster County #
A person runs in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on May 12, 2020. #
A large boulder field, a natural formation, seen among the trees in Hickory Run State Park #
A view of Scranton, Pennsylvania, on June 16, 2018, with the Lackawanna County Courthouse featured at center #
A tugboat pushes coal barges around a bend in the Monongahela River near Coal Center on October 31, 2019. #
A trail runs through trees in Presque Isle State Park on Lake Erie. #
Afternoon light hits the Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex and buildings in Harrisburg, the state's capital city. The roof of the capitol is covered with green-glazed terra-cotta tiles. #
A boy drives a modified lawn tractor in a tractor pull at Myerstown East End Days on September 14, 2018. #
A buck walks past a home decorated with holiday lights in Marple Township, Pennsylvania, on November 27, 2018. #
A view of Kinzua Bridge State Park in McKean County, photographed on August 18, 2018. Kinzua Bridge, built in 1900, was closed for restoration when it was struck by a tornado in July 2003 and most of the structure collapsed. In 2011, the remaining section of the bridge was turned into the Kinzua Bridge Skywalk, an observation deck open to visitors. #
An aerial view of Philadelphia, seen from above South Philadelphia #
A scene from the Italian Market on Ninth Street in South Philadelphia #
The south face of Independence Hall, seen at dusk in Philadelphia #
Migyo Kim, a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, paints the autumn foliage at Magarge Dam in Wissahickon Valley Park, in Philadelphia, on November 7, 2018. #
A view of buildings along Main Street in downtown Latrobe, Pennsylvania, photographed on July 2, 2019 #
John McConnell visits with his dog and one of his horses at his soybean farm in Derry Township in Westmoreland County, outside Blairsville. The McConnell Farm buildings, including what is now the family’s house, which was once a bull barn, were formerly part of the dairy operation at Torrance State Hospital, a psychiatric and indigent-care hospital that opened just across the road in 1919. #
In this February 2, 2020, photo, the Groundhog Club co-handler Al Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil during the 134th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. #
Park rangers look out over the grounds at the Flight 93 National Memorial on September 11, 2019, in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. #
A view of Fallingwater, a famous house designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built in the 1930s, located near Mill Run, Pennsylvania #
Snow covers an artillery piece at Valley Forge National Historical Park in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, on January 18, 2019. #
A night view of Geno's Steaks, a famous Philly-cheesesteak restaurant in South Philadelphia #
Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers' mascot, and the Phillie Phanatic dance in front of fans during a baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves in Philadelphia on September 29, 2018. #
The Pagoda overlooks Reading from Mount Penn. The structure was originally built in 1908 to be part of a resort but was shortly abandoned and then donated to the city of Reading. #
An aerial view of the borough of Lehighton, seen from above the Lehigh River #
Visitors to Ohiopyle State Park slide down a natural water slide in Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania, on May 31, 2015. #
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