Pennsylvania is a gorgeous state; that’s something evident from walking around, but have you ever wondered what the birds and bees see when they flap/buzz around over our state? Here are some breathtaking aerial shots of Pennsylvania landmarks and landscapes.

  1. Logan Square in Philadelphia

Danny Fowler/ Flickr This photograph, from the Embassy Suites building, captures a famous Philadelphia landmark from above.

  1. Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant

ATIS547/ Flickr Three Mile Island was home to one of the worst nuclear disasters ever to occur in the USA.

  1. Pennsylvania farmlands

IIP Photo Archive/ Flickr The best part of flying in Pennsylvania is admiring the patchwork farmland.

  1. Hollidaysburg

pipeandpint/ Flickr Is Hollidaysburg always on holiday? Probably not, but it still looks cool from midair.

  1. Wilkes-Barre

Pennsylvania National Guard/ Flickr This amazing photograph shows the flooding that occurred in Wilkes-Barre in 2011.

  1. Hughesville

wormwould/ Flickr A typically idyllic Pennsylvania farm, this one in Hughesville.

  1. Suburbs outside of Philadelphia

Tom Blackwell/ Flickr The serpentine suburban roads sprawl outside of Philadelphia.

  1. Beaver Stadium, Penn State University

Penn State/ Flickr Penn State is famous for its incredible turn-out at sporting events… As evidenced by this groovy aerial shot of Beaver Stadium.

  1. Philadelphia from far above

Mr.TinDC/ Flickr Yet another shot of Philadelphia… This one from far, far above.

  1. Bethlehem Steel Stacks

Lehigh Valley, PA/ Flickr Bethlehem Steel employed many residents of the area before it unexpectedly shut down. Now the steel stacks stand as dramatic reminders of PA industry of the past.

  1. Pittsburgh

flyboy79ab/ Flickr Pittsburgh, as you can see, is surrounded by water and makes for excellent photography… Aerial or no.

Have you ever gotten an amazing birds-eye view of Pennsylvania? Share below.

Danny Fowler/ Flickr

This photograph, from the Embassy Suites building, captures a famous Philadelphia landmark from above.

ATIS547/ Flickr

Three Mile Island was home to one of the worst nuclear disasters ever to occur in the USA.

IIP Photo Archive/ Flickr

The best part of flying in Pennsylvania is admiring the patchwork farmland.

pipeandpint/ Flickr

Is Hollidaysburg always on holiday? Probably not, but it still looks cool from midair.

Pennsylvania National Guard/ Flickr

This amazing photograph shows the flooding that occurred in Wilkes-Barre in 2011.

wormwould/ Flickr

A typically idyllic Pennsylvania farm, this one in Hughesville.

Tom Blackwell/ Flickr

The serpentine suburban roads sprawl outside of Philadelphia.

Penn State/ Flickr

Penn State is famous for its incredible turn-out at sporting events… As evidenced by this groovy aerial shot of Beaver Stadium.

Mr.TinDC/ Flickr

Yet another shot of Philadelphia… This one from far, far above.

Lehigh Valley, PA/ Flickr

Bethlehem Steel employed many residents of the area before it unexpectedly shut down. Now the steel stacks stand as dramatic reminders of PA industry of the past.

flyboy79ab/ Flickr

Pittsburgh, as you can see, is surrounded by water and makes for excellent photography… Aerial or no.

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