I Did It. I Ended Up in Pennsylvania.

During the week of America's Independence Day, I found myself in the very state where the Declaration of Independence was signed: Pennsylvania. Along the way, I came to think of my own new-found independence, and what it means for exploring the United States of America.
Directed by Tarah Cantrell & Laurence Brown.
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[@pruzman]

As a Pennsylvanian, I cackled heartily when I saw the traffic cones in front of the "welcome to Pennsylvania" sign. Traffic cones: Pennsylvania's unofficial state flower

[@CheleBoxy]

😂😂 I thought the same thing!

[@rd6203]

😅 We claim it here in NV, too! The damned things proliferate like weeds! It's not uncommon for people to either mow them down or harvest a patch and drop them in the desert.

[@LeoDomitrix]

They mark our second season: Road Work. The other being Winter, of course!

[@Revelwoodie]

Little known fact -- If construction on I-80 ever stops, the earth will spin off its axis and crash into the sun. Thank you, Pennsylvania, for your sacrifice.

[@danajohnson4757]

Texas too!!! I'm shocked when driving on an interstate here, especially I-10, when there's NOT traffic cones!! 😂🤣

[@adde9506]

That "free school" that Hershey built is actually... A year round boarding school exclusively for orphans. It is kitted out to the nines. There was a court battle about 10 years ago where some rich people sued for the right to send their children to this prestigious private school. They lost and the Hershey School remains one of the coolest things a rich person every did.

[@abyanakoenig3172]

Not for orphans exclusively! Underprivileged kids* I went there. There are numerous qualifications! Also here to say that it’s also not for “bad” kids. Milton Hershey School has very high standards for behavior and focuses on children in need from various backgrounds.

[@glen1555]

@@abyanakoenig3172 agreed my wife's school in Harrisburg which was for underprivileged black boys, was able to send one child to Hershey

[@alanprior7650]

I think Cadbury did the same thing for his workers at Bourneville.

[@somerandommom5030]

Students who graduate from the Milton Hershey School also get free college, complements of the Hershey Corp.

[@wendygerrish4964]

That is really cool to know, thank you for that.

[@brianwoodbridge88]

Honestly I wish Netflix would make a series and just allow Laurence to travel all over the country and do a travel show. He's a funny guy and a great narrator. This was extremely well shot and edited! Keep up the good work!

[@karentucker2161]

Me too

[@shinigami146]

@@karentucker2161 Agreed! Such a good narrator with great wit, charm and humor!

[@CoasterMan13Official]

Or the Travel Channel. That would be a brilliant TV show!

[@dochappy26]

As someone born and raised in Hershey, you did my home state proud. As i myself am an expat living in Sydney, Australia, you’ve also made me terribly homesick. Thank you.

[@snowps1]

We got season passes to Hersheypark this year. It's very different now from when I was little!

[@stanleydenning]

Lost in the Pond: One of your best productions, yet. Well done and appreciated.

[@gemoftheocean]

Yes, I knew from one of his other vids, he'd been to Gettysburg, and I wondered why he hadn't shown footage from there. Now I see he did a nice long video about different places there. Next time he goes, a visit to the Lancaster area would be fun.

[@johngilbert9553]

Very nice photography. You taught me a lot even though I was born in America. Seriously it was a very nice video well edited, humorously narrated, and intelligently scripted.

[@amyjanefrater1447]

What a charming love letter to Pennsylvania. Bravo!

[@joelinpa185]

What a sweet thing to say!

[@jimm6386]

You missed a really neat spot in Philadelphia - in Fairmount Park, there's a section in it called Valley Green. There's a quite long bridal path (as wide as most city streets) and only horses and humans (dogs too) can use it. It follows the Wissahickon Creek - eventually leading to Valley Forge . It is a place where Washington's troops marched north and west during the decisive battle of our war for independence. It is an absolutely beautiful place - even the creek is stocked with trout every year. Quite the resort in the middle of a big eastern city.

[@jimboa20]

Gettysburg really is an overwhelming place. It's such a huge, sprawling site and really gives you an idea of the scale that Civil War encompassed.

[@matthewyarnell3272]

It is on my bucket list of places to visit on day. Perhaps when I don't have to worry about money so much.......

[@carolkeppel7923]

A lot of people don’t realize just how big the battlefield really is. They think it was just fought in the town, but it covers a vast area. My husband and I visited Gettysburg for nearly 30 years and it took years to see most of it. What an awesome place

[@feidry]

Laurence, this is probably the best video of yours that I've ever seen. The jump in quality and production value is just amazing. Well done!

[@Steve_Stowers]

I guess this is what happens when Laurence gets to leave the house.

[@FireCracker3240]

I said the same thing! As a proud PA girl that lives in the Harrisburg, glad to see I wasn't biased in my thking. He did a phenomenal job with the production of this video. Hands down the best ever.

[@namelessone3339]

I, too, thought this is one of your best!

[@kathleenwerner-leap1681]

Agreed!!!

[@corablue5569]

Agreed/ this was fantastic!

[@wpl8275]

My favorite line is "while accidentally driving through Delaware". LOL. Pretty much everyone does that.

[@jacayz]

Hey, some of us live here. Although we don’t generally make that public😎

[@davidmurphy5545]

Delaware makes a fortune from people accidentally driving through.

[@rich7447]

Pretty much. Sometimes it is worth the trip to avoid sales tax on big ticket items.

[@celestepalm6949]

@@jacayz Inland Delaware is pretty. Guess you try to keep that secret too!

[@elgatofelix8917]

@@jacayz I can guess why. Must feel a sense of shame knowing it's Biden's home state.

[@cantankeroushousewife2942]

This is beautifully done! The scope of Gettysburg still can not be measured even in this. My mother dragged me to Civil War battlefield after another throughout my childhood. Many we were lucky that dad was stationed in those states, it made it easier. Bull Run/Manassas (whichever side of the war one was on) was where my great-great-great grandfather died and his son had to write home to tell his mom about her husband's passing. They fought for the Union. 1 father, 3 sons. One of them 14 (my great-great grandpa he rode for Ohio). Anyway, thank you for sharing and thank you for the reverence you presented on Gettysburg.

[@Maggot39967]

From Ohio by any chance? Just a random guess due to statistics ( Ohio sending the highest number of soldiers ). I'm an Ohio guy with family that runs back to the revolution and currently trying to find out if we were involved in the civil war. Just wanted to say I thought your story was pretty interesting.

[@nancyrinkers9723]

So glad you spent time in Pennsylvania! I’ve lived here my entire life and love it. I was born in Philadelphia and have lived most of my life in the suburbs outside of Philly. Now you know why the Philly cheese steak is our favorite sandwich! Those imposters you may have tried elsewhere are not the same! The roll used has a lot to do with the excellent taste! Another reason I love living in Pennsylvania is it’s close proximity to Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and New York. We think nothing of driving to New York for a weekend of theater, shopping and eating. And enjoying the beaches of Maryland and New Jersey. And don’t discount the tax free shopping in Delaware!

[@MattLovesVinyl]

The best part of the video isn't Laurence eating it on the Rocky Steps. No, it's Tarah laughing at him. That's a good wife!

[@rexpimplemyer3839]

Had a chuckle over that myself. Thoroughly enjoy their humor.

[@poutinstereo]

I’m from Pittsburgh and living in Australia and missing home so much, especially as I mourn my grandma passing and not being able to home. Seeing some of home really helped. Seeing my exact exit from the parkway was much needed. Glad you liked it!

[@kaseymeier5944]

My condolences for your loss

[@mikepez]

I’m from the Burgh and am stuck overseas as well. Sorry to hear about your Grandma.

[@frandistabile4723]

Sorry about the loss of your grandmother

[@joeheid4757]

My condolences.

[@brentmcwilliams4332]

I am burgh born and bred, as I say, or a yinzer from back. I grew up there until the age of 16. My mother is still living in Latrobe. She isn't well. We both have cancer. I am stuck in paradise (Hawaii) and haven't been able to see her in over a decade. I totally feel you my brother. 🤙💔

[@captainnathan1651]

My heritage is nearly all English so I’m often trolling the KZbin channel for Brit vids and that’s how I happened upon Lost in the Pond. I just adore Laurence & his beautiful wife. Funny, charming, sweet, poignant.

[@averagejoe845]

I consider myself blessed having grown up in western PA. Beautiful places with wonderful people.

[@patriciaasturias1007]

That Rocky run was stunning.

[@Camie.in.Philly]

Most people that don't live here assume that we are fixated with his character but they don't know Sylvester Stallone actually went to Lincoln High School here in the city.

[@David_K_pi]

And Laurence was almost stunned in the fall. 😜

[@TheCousinEddie]

Great video! The editing was so well done. That run up the steps of the Philly Museum of Art is no joke. Hell, even Rocky struggled with it at first and he wasn't running in the 100 degree heat of summer.

[@jimgreen5788]

Patricia Asturias, aside from the face plant at the top. : )))

[@kathleenpayne564]

I live in PA beautiful state. Hills. Live hills. Saw Ohio once. It was flat. It felt unreal

[@frankisfunny2007]

Born, raised, and still live in Pennsylvania. Honestly, I'm very fortunate that I live in Pennsylvania. It is a pretty nice state. (If you ignore the awful roads)

[@frankisfunny2007]

By the way, we have 3 words for "you people/you all/you lot" in Pennsylvania. There's "Yinz" in western PA, "yas" in central PA, and "Youse" in eastern PA. Each region of the state having their own accent.

[@frankisfunny2007]

During the American Revolution, both York & Lancaster in Pennsylvania, were both the capital. Lancaster for a day, then back to York until the British (Army) retreated back to New Jersey. Then America got Philadelphia as it's capital, again.

[@richschmeck5496]

@@frankisfunny2007 im from central pa born and raised and have never heard anyone in my 23 years of living there say YAS to address anyone...???

[@thegreatest3371]

Where I live in Pennsylvania my roads are great.

[@thegreatest3371]

@@richschmeck5496 61 years in Pennsylvania never heard of YAS

[@mariagrenat6147]

Thank you for this. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I’m a Pennsylvanian born and raised. At 67 years of age it’s really great to see my state through someone else’s eyes. Better yet that you weren’t born here because how you see it somehow seems more pure.

[@Patriot1776American]

Everything seems to be bad news right now. This channel makes me happy. Thank you Laurance.

[@hatuhite]

As a Pennsylvanian, I must say, I think this is the best presentation in documentary form of my beautiful state. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@protorhinocerator142]

Right? How do we get this to be an official "welcome to Pennsylvania" video, endorsed by PA? This video was surprisingly good.

[@chrisknopp5201]

I agree I live about 40 minutes away from Gettysburg and a hour from Hershey in a waynesboro

[@Bulbassador]

As a native Pennsylvanian, this video honestly helped me realize that i am extremely fond of my state. Ive been to all of the places mentioned and i really love all of them. Im glad you had a good time touring as well.

[@dmahoney661]

As a lifelong Pennsylvanian I loved this video! ❤️

[@cahafera]

As a PA resident, you did a fantastic job! Thank you and I'm glad you enjoyed your time here. 😊

[@SwimCoach8]

Thank you for visiting our little commonwealth. I recently ended a forty year career manufacturing chocolate for The Hershey Company. While PA has wonderful seasons, I must apologize for our summers. Heat near 100 and dew points in the middle to upper 70's makes life hell. I hope you found some cooling shade in the Hershey Gardens. Thanks for all you do, just love the channel!

[@susanunger2278]

Yeah, it's been a nasty last two summers with this heat and humidity.

[@josephcernansky1794]

depends which part of PA, the climate is around 15 degrees cooler in the Alleghanies than in eastern PA, even cooler than P-burgh 50 miles to the west.

[@protorhinocerator142]

@@josephcernansky1794 Here's the thing about Western PA. Everyone I know lives on a hill. You gotta park on a hill. You have to put the car in park AND use the emergency brake. Nobody lives on a flat area. Hills, hills, hills. And if it snows, you slide and slosh all over the place.

[@TheBiggestMoronYouKnow]

I live near lancaster, I love how green PA is

[@CheleBoxy]

I'm in Solanco!

[@dmoney8602]

No one cares.

[@theopkingdom3433]

I live in Denver, PA. Neighbors. :)

[@dottiepark]

Regarding the Art Museum steps on Philly: one evening I took visiting friends from California up the steps for the twilight view and interrupted a very romantic marriage proposal. Which was hilarious. Also, my in-law worked for the PR person responsible for the Rocky statue. Also, I used to work with the homeless at the Reading Terminal Market...so glad you got to see that jewel of my beautiful home town.

[@Outsyder216]

As an adopted Pennsylvanian, this video was really nice. I'm originally from Cleveland but lived in Pittsburgh for 10 years; I presently live in Philly but now that I'm working remotely, I plan on moving back to Pittsburgh since my friends are there and it has a much lower cost of living. There's a certain...charm about PA that's hard to put in words.

[@jackieolcott2500]

The shot of the PA Welcome sign with the road work barrels was just *chef's kiss*

[@joeheid4757]

It's sad you're afraid of heights because between Kennywood, Hersheypark, and Knoebels, some of this country's greatest rollercoasters reside.

[@nellgwenn]

Also the quiet Idlewild Park.

[@missybarbour6885]

This Pennsylvanian coaster enthusiast concurs! I saw a video once where an enthusiast ranked the best states to live in if you love roller coasters. PA won.

[@Albanwinter]

Knoebels! Aww. I remember going there when we went back East to visit family in 1975!

[@rachaelerin1]

Shhh!!! Don’t tell people about Knoebles!!

[@bkane573]

You should come visit central Pennsylvania. We still have drive in movie theaters. Knobles is still a family owned park. And it has “the only” and “the oldest” of many historic rides. In addition to being the largest free admission park.

[@Jeanniebugg]

I loved the few years that I spent in Pittsburgh. It really had become "home" to me. 18-years after leaving, I still miss it.

[@frenchfryfarmer436]

Thanks

[@isaacserbin8763]

Come on back :)

[@Blazeme1up]

If you ever end up back in PA you could do a whole series on Knoebels Grove. The best amusment park in the world!

[@SunnysFilms]

YES. I miss it so much.

[@jeffreytoman8351]

True

[@kennethiman2691]

Agreed!!!

[@holdenagosta875]

Ayyy I work there!

[@Blazeme1up]

@@holdenagosta875 So do I

[@dlbtgb]

Glad you came to Pittsburgh! The London Times once said that Pittsburgh was the only city with its own front door. It was referring to the view coming out of the Ft. Pitt Tunnel going into Pittsburgh.

[@DouglasJenkins]

Especially shocking when you do it at night! Dark tunnel arriving into a sparkling city!

[@annikam9359]

I was going to say the same thing! Not to be missed at night. So pretty!

[@lolawave2159]

Even as a resident who enjoys that surprise view upon emerging from the tunnel on a regular basis, I can confirm that it never gets old. We Pittsburghers know that our city isn’t perfect but we love it with our whole heart! ❤️

[@guymorsillo7310]

RIGHT ON!

[@CheleBoxy]

That view of Pittsburgh from the tunnel at night! *SIGH*😊

[@alyssaroseknits]

I'm from Pittsburgh and I'm just so freaking excited to see my city in a video. I miss home so much and I just love it so much 🖤💛🖤💛

[@Jimmy_G412]

Scrolling through the comments seems like there are a lot of us from Pittsburgh who watch this channel.

[@Jenny-tm3cm]

Pittsburgh is awesome! I would love to see a video about more PA cities (:

[@penguinsfan251]

@@Jimmy_G412 yeah, you're right. I'm in South Fayette.

[@milkshake123abc]

Woo hoo! You finally made it to Philadelphia! What a lovely tribute to my hometown. So glad you enjoyed the sights, the cheesesteak and your epic run up the Art Museum steps. Priceless. Your best video to date. Hope you didn’t seriously hurt yourself. 🤕🤕

[@andreaowens9267]

Loved your video! As a Pennsylvanian, I think you did an amazing job covering it.

[@creinicke1000]

This was a lot of fun to watch.. As an American I always learn things about my country from your clips.

[@honeybeastie1]

Me too... he's great!😊

[@terriestapley5475]

It’s Fascinating to be learning along with you- I love your adventures and look forward to more of them 🇺🇸

[@cwolfpack3]

As a native Pennsylvanian with deep Pennsylvania Dutch and Moravian roots, I heartily approve of this video. Well done, Laurence and Tara! When you cover all the mini-dialects in PA, you should also do a separate video on the cuisines. After over 20 years living in warmer states, I moved back to the rolling hills of central PA and will likely never move again. It's HOME.

[@revgregory]

He did a great job with what little time he seemed to spend in PA. I too have deep roots in PA, my father's side of the family came over from Germany in the 1730s on a land grant from the Penn family and mother's side came from Germany shortly afterward. The home my great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather built in 1759 still stands between Reading and Kutztown, and there's tons of history to be had in that area if you spend some time there.

[@protorhinocerator142]

Agreed. It really felt like PA. This video took me there, and I haven't been in 2 years.

[@cherylreitz4779]

same.....German background family has been in Pennsylvania since the 1700's. My grandparents spoke nothing but Pennsylvania German while eating shoo fly pie lol

[@mikeb2496]

Count zinzabar, and teedyescum are great untold stories. Learned about it from a small plaque in Plymouth PA. Be well!

[@elizabethlavicka271]

@@revgregory cool! What home is that?

[@karenjayne24]

As a Philidelphian, I so appreciate your tour of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia. Both offer so much more than people realize. The American history in Philadelpia should be experienced by all Americans and visitors go away with a deeper understanding of America. Visiting Benjamin Franklin's home and understanding his enormous contributions to not only Philadelphia but to the world is beyond amazing. There is so much more to explore here and I hope you will visit us again. Safe and happy travels to you and the Mrs!

[@dmahoney661]

As a fellow Philadelphia I reflect that sentiment!

[@karenjayne24]

@@dmahoney661 Thank you so much for your comment. And how about our Eagles! Fly Eagles Fly! Love our Phillies, too.

[@seven471]

Born in Philly, but moved away when 2. I need to go back

[@dmahoney661]

@@karenjayne24 indeed!!! Go birds and Phillies are in the World Series!!!!!!! Woooo!

[@saraspangler890]

Great video, I can’t believe you were only about 20 minutes away from me when you were in Gettysburg. I’m very much an Anglophile, so it’s neat to see an Englishman enjoying our country so much.

[@rexmyers991]

This is your best episode yet. I was stirred, I laughed out loud, I cried (well, I teared up) and I hung on your every word. Thanks, Laurence, for showing me my own country through your eyes.

[@Chrise501]

Pennsylvania has a couple big cities, but it’s mostly trees. Wish I had known yinz were in the Burg. Would have been glad to meet up.

[@nooneyouknowhere6148]

Hense the name of the state, Penn's Woods.

[@rick2Tails]

@@nooneyouknowhere6148 sometimes it can be referred to Pittsburgh,Philly and Pennsyltucky in the middle

[@katiemccracken4860]

Thank you for visiting my state! I live in the suburbs of Philly but was born and raised about 60 miles north of Pittsburgh. So I know how you feel driving on 80 for like 200 miles. I cant wait for the dialect video of this. Having lived here on the east side of PA, I still haven't shaken my western dialect. Though I do enjoy the look I see when I refer to soda as pop.

[@balcorn9211]

60 miles north of Pittsburgh is the area both my parents are from! Grove City and Wesley to be exact. I lived near Grove City for a year as a child and that whole area has a special place in my heart.

[@debd353]

Having grown up in Philadelphia, and now living in Pittsburgh, I thoroughly enjoyed this! Oh, how I miss the Reading Terminal Market, and running up the "Rocky Steps" on my regular runs! I love the Commonwealth and your fun and informative take on it!

[@Bill.Pearson]

Glad you enjoyed Philly. As long as you're discovering our history, here's a shortcut to put the founding of the country in context... The Revolution may have started in Boston, but it wasn't finished until Philadelphia did the paperwork.

[@UWSGP]

The peace treaty ending the war was signed in Paris. I guess that was the paperwork that finished the war.

[@assassinlexx1993]

Be it work, paperwork or the bathroom. There is always paperwork.

[@josephcernansky1794]

AND the very first DECLARATION of INDEPDENCE wasn't even in Philadelphia. It was actually written on the banks of a stream in north-central PA by locals who were tired of the inactions of the Continental Congress. They signed the document and messengers rode to Philadelphia to present it to the Congress, but being much wilderness and backwoods...the travel took over a week. When the men arrived in Philadelphia on July 4, they found the city in celebration that evening. Never did present their version of the Declaration of Independence.

[@dvdbluraydude3038]

I once heard a tour guide at Gettysburg describing about how it was the most important battle of the United States and defined us a nation. He was talking about all the blood spilled at Gettysburg by men from the different States and then said "this is where the soul of the United States resides." I think if you've ever been to Gettysburg you can really feel that. It's a place where every American should visit.

[@jdbfortney]

You CAN feel it! Go to Arlington!! I cried & cried!

[@CassandraHouse]

I’ve been to Gettysburg 6 times and that heavy feeling never goes away

[@CassandraHouse]

@4Freedom4All except the feeling you get at Gettysburg has nothing to do with the monuments are or aren’t there. Just looking across those fields and know what happened is more than enough. There are some people who’ve gone to Gettysburg and thought there should be no monuments at all because they ruins the views across the field. Gettysburg isn’t about the monuments, it about the people who fought and died there, and if you think it about the monuments then you’ve completely missed the point. And quit trolling videos looking for some SJW or BLM person to get in a irrational argument with.

[@patriciayohn6136]

It is a very popular tourist destination for people from all over the World. I am from Lancaster and my Daughter graduated from Gettysburg College in 2000 in the last class of the last Millennium. My Great Grandfather worked for Milton Hershey as a salesman at Lancaster Caramel Company.

[@CassandraHouse]

@4Freedom4All you talk like there isn’t a whole museum dedicated to the battle with a whole diorama you show you how the battle was. And there is a guided tour to take you around the park to hear about what happened at the different locations. And for you to tell me that monuments are essential to remembering the let me just copy and paste this little bit that is on a marble plaque next to the North Carolina monument. To the eternal glory of the North Carolina soldiers. Who on this battlefield displayed heroism unsurpassed sacrificing all in support of their cause. Their valorous deeds will be enshrined in the hearts of men long after these transient memorials have crumbled into dust. Hmm almost like they are saying this will be remembered with out a monument because people will pass down stories. And while we’re on the subject no where in my previous comment did I say that I believed the monuments should be removed. No where. I looked twice and then had someone else read it to make sure. So for you to come at me like I’m one of the ones who’s chomping at the bit for them to be made into dust is a little uncalled for. I was just pointing out that when you know the history of a place and what events happened there, big towering monuments mean jack all. Oh and I went to Gettysburg because I’m interested in the Civil War history not the marble they’ve erected where people have died. As for your comment about “by my logic”(which I’m not even sure what you meant by that because I’m not advocating for them to be removed) cemeteries don’t have towering statues to make all the dead. Small headstones work for the majority of the people resting there. Oh and don’t bother replying to this because I have better things to do now than bandy words with someone trying to mansplan the civil wars monuments at Gettysburg in a video about Pennsylvania in general

[@elizablair2816]

Thank you sir, for displaying Our American history so very, well! In a time wear America's roots seem forgotten, it's nice to see someone talk about America in such a patriotic way!

[@corinneblackmun8316]

What a great video! I’m so glad that you were able to explore Pennsylvania. You hit the big cities but there is so much more to PA. There is a lot of beautiful countryside, which you obviously saw some of if you were driving.The Lancaster area is worth a trip in and of itself. Visiting the Amish and Mennonite communities and visiting towns like Intercourse and Blue Ball… (these are real places… 😂) would be of great interest. The different slang and ways of speaking across the state is also VERY fascinating!

[@sueboller7183]

My sister moved to England 20 years ago. She tells her friends there that the Revolutionary War was an away game for England. 😉

[@raeperonneau4941]

Isn’t Pennsylvania amazing? Soooo much of our history is centered there. My Mom was born in Philly and my Grandparents never left the state. On every visit, I made them take me to Amish country. It was fascinating to me. 😂

[@nellgwenn]

Secret to a long life: Never tell the Amish anything about making pies. You've never tasted anything better than an Amish peach pie.

[@raeperonneau4941]

@@nellgwenn I don’t think I’d tell an Amish woman much about anything. Lol I think I’d ask a lot of questions, listen closely, and take away wisdom that the modern world has lost. I’m no fool. 😂 I think that’s why it’s always fascinated me. Amish women have, not only survival skills, but tools to make a simple life truly pleasurable for not only her family, but for her community! It’s a lost art, and as much as I don’t want to be relighted to “women’s work,” I’m not opposed to learning the skills. 😉

[@thekuan7002]

I only lived in Mt. Pocono for 3 months. And only stayed in Philadelphia for a weekend, but that experience will always be special to me. Plus my home island used to be the capital too before they moved it. So I could totally vibe with Philadelphia's history.

[@jaewok5G]

do you have a picture of the "welcome to intercourse?"

[@tomgardner2638]

@@jaewok5G Was this meant for my comment? I have the link for the Top Gear guys when they stopped there under my comment.... I'll put it here too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqvMo6BsidyWjqM

[@Pinnfeathers]

Just returned from a week of work in Philadelphia and agree wholeheartedly that it’s one of the most easily navigable cities in the world on foot and that Cheez Whiz is my hero. “Wit and Whiz” is the best way to eat a cheesesteak! BTW: The Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg is breathtakingly beautiful on the inside as well. I’ve loved PA ever since I was a child, and am proud to call myself a Pennsylvanian now, for the last 10 years, after living all over the USA and overseas for most my of adult life. Thank you for this lovely tribute to my new home state!✌️❤️🌽🐄🧀🥨😘

[@michelemaliano7860]

My most favorite memory of Philly is: my daughter took lessons at John Robert Powers on Saturday mornings. On the the way home as we drove down Broad St. we rolled down the windows and turned up the stereo full blast and screamed sung Bohemian Rhapsody. Good Times!

[@cameronmccolgan5012]

As a fellow British-American who had the pleasure of growing up in PA, it was great to watch you discover the wonderful commonwealth

[@isejanus2714]

Congratulations! You have demonstrated more knowledge of American history than 97% of your native born fellow citizens who believe D-Day is when we commemorate the Minute Men's victory over the British at the Alamo during the Civil War. Impressive number of people on your production team.

[@melangellatc1718]

No Trumplettes know this history!

[@nellgwenn]

You mean when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

[@David_K_pi]

@@nellgwenn - Forget it. He's rolling. 😆

[@mixtlillness9825]

Wait a minute! You mean the Aztecs didn’t rush to Ohio during the Montana Gold Rush of 1349?

[@isejanus2714]

@@mixtlillness9825 Didn't Ken Burns make a documentary about that?

[@missyb.623]

As a Pennsylvania native, thanks, great job. I think your weird thing of photographing each state's capital is neat.

[@JohnDoe-ol3yz]

This video is equal amounts of funny and informative. It is so well written and so entertaining. Some television network should give Lawrence a large budget to create half hour shows which would encompass 2 states each (so 25 episodes). Let him write, narrate, and star in the series.

[@eksortso]

I grew up in Western Pennsylvania, now working in the Pittsburgh region. Thank you for marveling at the hills in my part of my country! Those heavily forested mountainsides define so much of my life.

[@LeveyHere]

Awesome! Pennsylvania is absolutely beautiful. I love it.

[@pamelabennett9057]

As a native Pennsylvanian, I appreciated this video and that you visited more than just the big cities. While I'm sure you could have spent a lot more time exploring other parts of the state, I was pleased that you at least went through my home town of Harrisburg. I hope you didn't just take a picture of the outside of the Capitol building without going inside to view what the Smithsonian identified as the most beautiful capitol building in the country. The rotunda alone is jaw-droppingly beautiful, filled with marble, gold, and beautiful paintings. A free tour is well worth the half-hour time.

[@f.michaelbremer-cruz2708]

Speaking as a former Pennsylvanian, I very much enjoyed this video. You distilled a lot of what makes it an interesting state and made it seem like a place that's worth visiting. Just as you covered the history so well. I'm glad that you and your lovely wife got to visit and I hope you had a nice time with your friends in Baltimore beforehand. :) You are so correct that English in PA gets a bit unique in some regards. Including oddly, the way Lancaster is pronounced in South Central PA. Unlike anywhere else, the pause between first and second syllables is omitted altogether.

[@brilliantbunny6271]

I’m from Pennsylvania, but currently living in New Mexico. I miss home so much, and I needed this. It reminded me of some great memories. Thank you!!

[@michelleb7399]

Not from PA but I do have the same name as you, minus an N. I am Michelle Lyn! I have joked that my parents liked tires, since if you say my first and middle name all slurred together with the emphasis skewed, it’s like “Michelin.” I’m a dork. Anyway, cheers to my fellow Michelle Lyn(n)!

[@CheleBoxy]

Well I have to join this little club! My middle name is also Lynn but mom left an L out of my first name.😃 I am a PA resident. Nice to make your acquaintances!!💕

[@greenmachine5600]

New Mexico is amazing too. Make sure to visit the old sites and Santa Fe and try the local food

[@mollytremblay1396]

Sure hope you got to see some Amish country when in PA. I loved seeing horse and buggy parking parking at Walmart in Ephrata. 🤗

[@CrankyGrandma]

I love this video! I was raised in PA. I grew up next to Valley Forge PA, and now am in New Jersey not far from PHiladelphia PA. Philly Airport does not count even if you are sober. PA is beautiful. We showed livestock at the PA farm show in Harrisburg for years. Congrats on correctly saying “monongahela” correctly. 😄. I’m looking forward to the PA dialect video.

[@BewareofDarkness44]

I just vacationed in Pittsburgh with my family a couple of weeks ago. It was a wonderful city. Great views, great people, great food, great museums, and a fantastic baseball park. We had a blast! We also rode the incline, it was a unique experience!

[@missybarbour6885]

Eagerly awaiting that video on PA grammar because we truly do have a language all our own AND it changes as you go from one end of the state to the other! If you speak Pittsburghese, you say "yinz", but if you're from Philly you say "yous guys". Pittsburghers call shopping carts "buggies" and Philadelphians call snow cones "water ice". The accents are totally different too. But the real east west beef is Sheetz vs. Wawa lol

[@LeoDomitrix]

Western Pennsylvania dialect is actually marked as its own, but I think Philly needs its own, too. Respect.

[@dylanelizabeth7712]

Def a wawa girl myself and it’s actually “wooder” ice

[@davidshanholtz1666]

Go Sheetz! I live 16 miles from their their headquarters and my son-in-law's one cousin is married to one of the Sheetz men.

[@AndrewAMartin]

@@LeoDomitrix There's also Coalspeak, the dialect of the Anthracite coal region in the northeast part of the state.

[@galnetdor]

It's a crime he didn't stop at a Wawa, it's an institution and the 'Majestic Goose' Wally should have been the national bird. :-)

[@tamrabananarama3354]

That was fantastic! You did the state justice and are a comedic genius. Your wife looked stunning as always 💜💜💜

[@fouronetwo813]

Very beautiful show case of our state, thank you. 1:50 Glad you showed off this approach to the city. The view coming out of the tunnel gets all the hype but even after driving into town that way thousands of times rounding that bend and having the city come into full view is still stunning to me. (Even if it's obscured by our traditional summer road decorations, construction paraphernalia)

[@delphinidin]

As a Pennsylvanian, I am delighted. I didn't know that the Hersheys narrowly avoided being shipwrecked on the Titanic! Also, having watched a few videos about the States by Brits, I'm really happy that you pronounced Maryland right. lol

[@jasonlescalleet5611]

I’m a Buckeye, but I do like Pennsylvania a lot and have been there many times. Especially to Pittsburgh which is close enough to my part of Ohio that we have Giant Eagle, and will soon have a Sheetz station. I was last there on Memorial Day weekend, where I rode a bike on the Pittsburgh end of the Great Allegheny Passage. Such a great location for a city. No city I know of has an entrance quite like Pittsburgh’s. Going through that tunnel from what seems like sparsely inhabited mountains, then seeing the buildings all on display in front of you, before you cross the bridge.

[@mournblade1066]

I grew up three blocks away from the Sheetz headquarters in Altoona, PA. The Sheetz family are awesome folks.

[@jimraihl9833]

@@mournblade1066 I only live like 2 blocks from the first sheetz store. Small world.

[@bethkelley575]

I live just outside of Pittsburgh. Born and raised in New Castle. I love the view going into the city from the tunnels, it is amazing!

[@Jgfweb]

Grew up in Pgh, and lived around Lancaster and York off and on about 10 years. Both areas have their unique dialect. Definitely worth another LITP episode Next time you go to Pittsburgh, please do a video with another favorite KZbin-r of mine, Pittsburgh Dad. Maybe I’ll see you if you ever come to Virginia

[@josephcernansky1794]

I always loved flying back north to The Burgh and driving from the airport thru the tunnels....then BAM!!! City...right in your face.....so many friends from around the country traveling with me always got the same wow!!! It's a cool rush, especially for them, they had no idea, big surprise!! PS: ever wonder why their is an "h" at the end of burgh and no other cities have that? Hint: It cam about from WW1, when we went to war with Germany.

[@patf.3776]

This has to be one of my favorite L.M. Brown vlogs. Beautiful photography and wonderful narration.

[@pamnewman8392]

As a Philadelphia area resident, your video was fantastic! Next time your in the area, check out the country side. Namely, Bucks County. Truly beautiful. Cities are interesting, but nothing beats the country side. Thank you ❤️

[@marykaybrown4764]

Thank you for your kind and nostalgic visit to the land of my birth! The Commonweath of Pennsylvania still has a special place in many hearts!

[@smlorrin]

Yeah, so many people were forced to leave Pennsylvania when the factories, steel mills, and mines closed in the 70s and 80s.

[@jenniferflynn3118]

Ahhhhhh, good old philly. I miss the cheese steaks on Amoroso rolls. It's my home town. I even drove the carriages for a little bit.

[@steventambon2588]

Amoroso, proof youre a true Philadelphian

[@patricialeaper832]

Enjoyed the video as I do all of what you create for KZbin. Addition for Hershey's founder. Not only did he create a school, but it was for orphans, also housing them too. He had stock in his company, and before he died, he gave the chocolate factory to the school via the stocks! So, EVERY time you buy a Hershey product, you support orphans!

[@akeeperofoddknowledge4956]

Thank you, Lawrence, for saying such nice things about my home state! I live in VA now, another historic state, but remain a Keystoner at heart! My hometown of Franklin, Pa, though small has quite a bloody history! Check it out, sometime!

[@revann33]

Laurence, Thank you. I used to live in Pittsburgh and I do miss it often. The view from Mt. Washington has changed a bit, as when I lived there, Pittsburgh only had Three Rivers Stadium. You could not have picked a better time to be there. Seeing the fireworks from Point State Park was always beautiful! Again, thank you for sharing.

[@KyzylReap]

My family has roots in Pennsylvania going back to the early 1700s. Have relatives buried at Gettysburg.

[@maggiesays7827]

My dad's family came here in 1700 and settled in Maryland but moved to Albany by the next generation.

[@steventambon2588]

My family came to Philly in 1750 and we have been here since :D

[@hgman3920]

My family came to the US from Belfast c. 1800 and originally settled in Philly. A couple decades later, they pack up and moved to the middle-of-nowhere in south central PA. A couple years ago I happened to be in the area and found an old cemetery with the graves of my great-great-great-great grandfather dating back to the 1840s

[@profjohn9629]

My family came to Pennsylvania in the 1940s.

[@angpenn1935]

This was fan-FRIGGIN-tastic!!! And l live in Texas!!!

[@ValerieSellards]

I agree, and I’m from WV. 😃

[@julierauthshaw8556]

I moved to PA 7 weeks ago with my husband. We lived in FL for 32 and 34 years, respectively. We bought the house he spent his teenage years in. PA is a beautiful state; so green and lovely. We are in Western PA, very near the border of OH. No more moving, I am home.

[@doggeelikesit9849]

Pa.welcomes you. Of course the dogs will be watching your every move. Lol Enjoy!

[@andrewbranch700]

Born in Baltimore, raised in Pennsylvania, attended Penn State University and ended up back in Baltimore as an adult. This was a fun video.

[@CaptainFrost32]

He should make a video on The Creamery. I don't think any other college has a degree in ice cream.

[@lap723]

We Are!!!

[@andrewbranch700]

@@lap723 PENN STATE!!

[@jondehoff4512]

We are!

[@toob1979]

@@jondehoff4512 PENN STATE! C/O 1996 here.

[@timmmahhhh]

Despite Pennsylvania being one state it is pretty amazing how different the Western and Eastern halves are, and how much Philadelphiaians and Pittsburghers seem to get upset if you confuse either city with the other. Your next trip to Pennsylvania you'll have to go south of Pittsburgh and visit Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater designed for the magnet of Kaufman's department store, like Marshall Fields in Chicago gobbled up by Macy's. Both cities are great but Pittsburgh is just really unique how it's built into the mountains. The first time I drove through fort Pitt tunnel was after midnight and I was so amazed by the light show of the skyline in front of me I went into the city, turned around, went back through the tunnel and came back out just to experience it again.

[@protorhinocerator142]

I went there about a decade ago. It's a LOT of walking. I was so tired by the end. I'd been wanting to visit that place forever and I was actually unimpressed. Impressive decks, but I thought the interior would be more futurey. But hey, bucket list.

[@ruthbaker5281]

Yes, driving into Pittsburgh from the west, through the Fort Pitt tunnel is the best entrance to a city by far. It isn't just the tunnel. Before the tunnel you are looking at solid mountains, no way to see the city at all or to know there is one there at all. You enter the tunnel and when you come out you are above The Point at the confluence of the rivers, it's an awesome sight.

[@CyberNut930]

Just don’t get to distracted by the skyline because you got all of 10 seconds after you exit the tunnels to figure out which lane you need to be in then cut through 3 lanes of traffic to get to it.

[@protorhinocerator142]

@@CyberNut930 For me getting on 28 North, it's all the way to the left instantly on one bridge, then all the way to the right instantly on the next bridge. And then 28 is its own weird animal. It's a pain in the butt, at least until you get past the exit to Blawnox, and then it's almost like an interstate.

[@timmmahhhh]

@@CyberNut930 true, and difficult for first timers. I'm an architect which compounds the issue.

[@jerrihadding2534]

Bless you, bless you! This evening I have introduced you to my family and friends. While the fact is that mostly they have LESS than a limited exposure of any actual international experience, what they DO have is unlimited experience of unlimited appreciation. Just know that you are going to be completely embraced by American strangers! Hugs to you.

[@ScootsFromNewCastle]

Nothing more beautiful than driving down 279 and that final turn in to Pittsburgh and the that skyline comes into view 😍

[@Pinnfeathers]

This is the thing about Pittsburgh that no one seems to mention: It’s incredibly beautiful, surprisingly so. That first glimpse of Pittsburgh as you described was a shock to the system, but in the best way possible. I’m still not over it 😱❣️😱

[@writingraven3314]

I'm from Pittsburgh, so it's nice to see my hometown acknowledged here. And I'm familiar with every place in Pittsburgh you featured in this video. Pretty awesome.

[@jerricocke987]

The battleground the battlefield the cemetery everything at Gettysburg is so complex that it may have taken them three days to fight the battle but it would take somebody a week to come into it and walk over it and understand it I'm glad y'all had a good time on your trip.

[@mystikarain]

The battlefield is the graveyard, almost 90% fallen on both sides were buried in place.

[@terrichristenson432]

This is your best episode yet !!! I have never been able to travel and live in a state with not much history or interesting things to see or do, so seeing Pennsylvania through your eyes was wonderful. I might have even shed a tear for my country that I love so much. We have moved so far from what our founding fathers wished for this country and I cry.

[@bobbythedesertwalker594]

My family came to Jamestown in 1665 from Abernethy Scotland. I say it doesn’t matter where you were born my friend, you are by far one of the most patriotic Americans I’ve ever seen. Thank you for your videos, they are awesome!

[@thegreatest3371]

Fantastic, my great great Grandfather was from Cork Ireland, was a soldier in the American Civil war.

[@lisas.5783]

Thank you so much for this video. I was born and raised in Pittsburgh and it made me so happy to see just a few clips of the city. I knew where you were each time, as if I was there myself. I currently live in Phoenix and, because of the pandemic, have not been home in two years. I really miss it. When people here in AZ ask where I’m originally from and I tell them Pittsburgh, 8 times out of 10 the will offer their “condolences”. They inevitably follow that up with “Aren’t you glad to be living in Arizona now?”. I usually respond with a bewildered stare. We are stuck in Phoenix because of my husband’s job. If it weren’t for that, I would put this place in my rear-view faster than you can blink an eye and would be high-tailing it back to Pittsburgh. Just a “yinzer” at heart, I guess!

[@babyfry4775]

I so agree with you. I live in the west too and am so sick of brown. I was home in the burgh in June and forgot how green it was and loved seeing all those trees and deer. I miss it! It’s so dry in the west that I actually crave rain. I do love the mountains here in the west but the rest of it not so much.

[@lisas.5783]

@@babyfry4775 Yeah. Never rains here….until it does. Then, your pool floods, your trees blow over, your shingles fly off, and the wind lifts your 60 lb. patio umbrella like something out of Wizard of Oz and carries it over the common wall between you and your neighbor taking out three rows of block as it goes. Then, with the rain comes mosquitoes….Mosquitoes way worse than any I ever experienced in PA. The traffic here is terrible. A trip down I-10 westbound at rush hour (which, is now all day) makes sitting in the Squirrel Hill Tunnel seem like a picnic. And the crime? Horrible. We have crimes here that people in Pittsburgh have never even heard of or considered. As soon as we are able, we are going back to PA. Trying to formulate our escape plan from AZ.

[@2down4up]

As a dyed in the wool American from the mid Atlantic, though not from the Pennsylvania, I really appreciated this video. I live close enough to Pennsylvania that a day trip to Hershey park or the Amish county is something that we’ve done on the regular. It’s a beautiful slice of America and one that deserves more credit then it gets. America is far from perfect and we’ve made a lot of mistakes for sure, but damnit I’m tired of every video I see popping up telling me how evil America is and how ashamed I should be of being an American. It’s almost as if most people think America is the only evil country and no other country has ever done wrong. Anyways, thank you so very very much for your wonderful videos detailing what most of America is actually about. It’s so refreshing to watch a video about this great country that isn’t trying to guilt trip me into hating it.

[@m.montague5228]

Yes! Well said. Thank you!

[@janiebird76]

So are you from NJ or DE?

[@laura121684]

@@janiebird76 or MD maybe?

[@Jenny-tm3cm]

@@laura121684 or Ohio

[@2down4up]

@pisswobble oops, thank you.

[@asmrzzzzinc8410]

Wow this is so beautifully put together!!! As a Pennsylvania and more importantly a yinzer and even more importantly a fairly long time subscriber, thank you for this! I can't wait for you to go to more states!

[@karenebarker9244]

You make me love my country even more with each video you produce! What charming entertainment and enlightenment you provide.

[@carolines3953]

I’m a Brit living near Philly! We could’ve given you and your wife a tour. We regularly show visiting family around.

[@michaelevans1193]

2 things: 1 - Hamilton wasn’t involved with the Declaration of Independence, he helped to write and pass the US Constitution. Hamilton was in the Army at the time and.not in Congress. 2 - It’s a shame that you didn’t include Valley Forge on your trip. That was a turning point in the American Revolution.

[@benandemmasmom]

There's so much of PA not represented. Didn't set foot in the "coal region". And I hale from "Dutch country" which deserves a mention

[@captainnathan1651]

Hamilton wrote most of The Federalist Papers which were published to convince people to support the passing of the Constitution. John Jay and James Madison also contributed.

[@TheBTG88]

The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.

[@onemercilessming1342]

This guy likes to sneer at anything that isn't British. He disdains America.

[@jpbaley2016]

A lot of what they say about Valley Forge is myth. The temperatures while Washington bivouacked there were in the 40’s. They also had plenty to eat, food given to them from the farmers in the area. Much of the myth of Valley Forge actually came from the conditions Washington’s troops suffered while wintering in Morristown, NJ in 1777.

[@mcfalcia]

Robert R. Balboa is..."brilliant". Awesome videos.

[@jukthewise8776]

Bravo, great video! The Rocky run was spectacular! Speaking of spectacles, that Lincoln shirt with the matching glasses is a hoot!

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

I don't know why, but my eyes started welling up with tears when you started talking about America's birthday. I love our country and we're so glad to have you Laurance ♥

[@aerocoaster3252]

The term “yinz” is only used in the western parts of Pennsylvania, mostly around the Pittsburgh area. In the southeastern part of the state, around the Philadelphia area, the equivalent term would be “yoos guys” aka “yous guys”. Also, authentic Philly cheesesteak sandwiches generally use real cheese, melted over the meat while on the grill, not Cheese Whiz.

[@brettbuck7362]

I heard "yinz"/"yunz" 20 times a day, every day, in east-central Kentucky. So it is not just western PA - I think it is a Appalachian mountains thing.

[@patsmith4863]

"Yinz" translates to "Youins" and finally to "yoos guys" the further east you go.

[@elizabeths50]

close enough to the Ohioan way of saying you'uns which of course ends up being yuuns, Especially in southern Ohio. LOL

[@jamesmiller2250]

People who say "yous guys" get their steaks from Pat's or Geno's. It's just "yous."

[@aerocoaster3252]

@@jamesmiller2250 - I’ve heard just “yous” in northern New Jersey. Can’t say I’ve heard it on the Philly area, though.

[@euroschmau]

Philadelphia is home to one of the most beautiful neighborhoods on the continent: Rittenhouse; specifically Pine, Spruce, Delancy and Locust Streets between 16th and 25th. At its center is Rittenhouse Square, which is always a lively place to walk through.

[@mermaid1717]

My mom was from Philadelphia. It's one of my favorite cities.