Going on an overnight next weekend in Scranton. Figure we'll visit Ricketts Glen, do some shopping at Steamtown Mall, and then what? Any good gunshops or Army/Navy stores in the area?

Any lunch and dinner suggestions are helpful!

There's 3 things to do in Scranton.
All of them are drinking.

Yep that about sums it up!

But seriously, you don't want to go to the Steamtown mall. If you want to go shopping, head up Rt 6 to the Viewmont mall. Much safer.

The restaurant at the Radisson (Carmens) has good food. There is always Coopers Seafood House, especially if you were a fan of The Office.
http://www.carmensradisson.com/
Trax Lounge in the hotel has some nice food as well.
http://www.coopers-seafood.com/

I haven't been to this one yet, but I am planning on it sometime when I'm up that way.
http://carlvonluger.com/

Glider Diner is pretty much a must for breakfast.
http://www.gliderdiner.com/

There really isnt much to do around here...



You can stop by Advanced Arms in Pittston, it isnt too far from Scranton. Great shop with wonderful CS.

http://www.advancedarms.com/



If you just want to futz around there is always the Casino, Mohegan Sun in Plains, just make sure youre packin, you see it all over there...

Billy B's in Dunmore for beer and Itlian, well more for the beer.
loading doc in dumore bar food.

Skip Coopers, the food sucks, nice beer selection.

Steamtowm mall, skip as said head to viewmount or montage mt.

Coney Island hot dogs
Chicks or glider dinner for breakfast or after the bars.

you could do old forge for a different type of pizza.

coal mine tour?

You could always go to the worlds largest pothole, if that is your thing. Word to wise bring a lady freind.

Dunmore, old forge, jessup for itlian food

Shopping at the Steamtown Mall?



Go to the Viewmont Mall a few miles away in Dickson City.

We went, we saw, it was a fine weekend.

Ricketts Glen is a really nice park but the trails were overrun by New Yorkers. We'll probably go back in the winter, I'd like to see the falls with some ice.

My boy wanted wings for dinner so we went to Kelly's Irish Pub. Doesn't look like much from the outside but the service and food were good. Followed by Coldstone Creamery because there's always room for ice cream.

Actually shopped at the Steamtown Mall (school clothes) and survived. It had the stores he likes but was a ghost town, I don't know how they stay in business.

Went to the movies at the local megaplex. Very cool huge curved screen and good movie (Lucy).

Stayed at the Radisson Lackawanna Station. Old building, supposed to be haunted but we didn't see any ghosts. The maid said there was a former morgue in the basement but we had no interest in seeing that!

Breakfast at the hotel (Carmens, good) and back on the road to home. Overall a fine visit. The city itself didn't seem as bad as I was expecting, just dead. Saturday evening and it was like the sidewalks were rolled up.

try hiking the rickett glenns water falls trail after a nice rain storm.  It is nice seeing the waterfalls gushing with more water than normal.