Cheap things to do in Harrisburg

Food & Drink

Down to Earth Café

Olde Uptown

Little Amps Coffee

Food & Drink

Glass Lounge Restaurant

Steaks, seafood & sandwiches offered in a long-running tavern with an unpretentious vibe.

Food & Drink

Benaiahs Scratch Kitchen

Downtown Harrisburg

1700 Degrees Steakhouse

Elegant eatery featuring creative meat & seafood dishes along with an extensive wine list.

Outdoors

Swatara State Park

The fields, woods & streams draw visitors for fishing, hunting, hiking & cross-country skiing.

Food & Drink

St. Thomas Roasters

Mom-&-pop cafe in an old house with a patio offering coffee roasted on-site & light bites.

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Mellow Minded Café

Laid-back American cafe offering health-oriented fare & Sunday brunch, plus a terrace.

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Front Street Diner

All-day breakfast, seafood dishes & classic American fare served in a comfy setting, open 24/7.

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The Table Harrisburg

Relaxed, vintage-chic place for creative takes on homestyle classics from waffles to hot sandwiches.

Outdoors

Reservoir Park

Public green space for 150+ years with basketball & tennis courts, a playground & a sprawling lawn.

Food & Drink

Nour

Sports & Recreation

Olewine Nature Center

Rustic park building with kid-friendly educational exhibits & interactive programs about wildlife.

Food & Drink

Luna Italian Cuisine

Capitol District

Cork & Fork

Brick-walled Italian restaurant & wine bar serving locally sourced pizza, pasta & small plates.

Outdoors

Pine Grove Furnace State Park

This 696-acre park features Laurel Lake, Fuller Lake, hiking, biking & the Appalachian Trail Museum.

Midtown

Yellow Bird Café

Homey coffeehouse featuring java, breakfast grub, sandwiches & salads, plus works by local artists.

Downtown Harrisburg

Little Amps Coffee

Corner coffee shop featuring hot drinks, light eats & live music in a hip, brick-walled setting.

Outdoors

Wildwood Park

Dog-friendly preserve with trails & boardwalks through marshes & wet woodlands plus a nature center.

Downtown Harrisburg

Stock's on 2nd

Contemporary American bar/grill with private-event rooms & a menu built on fare such as sandwiches.

Midtown

The Millworks

Lofty space built with reclaimed timber featuring a full bar, art galleries & farm-fresh local fare.

Capitol District

Mangia Qui

Italian dishes made with local ingredients in a warm space with framed art & an upstairs tapas bar.

Food & Drink

The Sturges Speakeasy

Tavern with a rooftop deck, offering contemporary American pub food with craft beer & cocktails.

Food & Drink

Greystone Public House

This historic 18th-century tavern now houses a restaurant plating contemporary American cooking.