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HYP's Millennium Top-100

Harrisburg Young Professionals’ Top-100 things to do
in the City of Harrisburg

100. Enjoy the city lights during a horse-drawn carriage ride
99. Meet the clowns at the Zembo Shrine circus
98. Construction for a cause with Habitat for Humanity
97. Bar-hop in a Unique Limousine
96. Succumb to romance at the Capitol Fountain
95. Market Square Concerts
94. Sing along with the Harrisburg Opera Association productions
93. Gourmet pizza from 2nd Street Brick Oven
92. In-line skate at HACC
91. Hang with DJ Rankin’ Randy at the Vault
90. Poetry readings at North Street Café
89. Summertime picnic at Soldier’s Grove
88. Made-to-order burritos at Neato Burrito
87. Attend the Dauphin County Historical Society Open House at the John Harris Mansion
86. Openings at the Art Association
85. 911 specials at the Firehouse
84. Chili Cook-off during Labor Day weekend
83. Independent film screenings with Moviate
82. Monster subs from Sandwich Man
81. Chamber music with Concertante
80. Late night Chinese at 2nd Wok
79. Tour Troegs Brewing Company
78. Strike a yoga pose at Educated Exercise
77. Romantic dinner at Pol-i-tesse
76. Playing games on the second floor of Appalachian Brewing Company
75. Do the backstroke at the City Island beach
74. Lunch-on-the-go from a street vendor
73. Spinning at the YMCA
72. Shab’s: "I need a gyro, pronto!"
71. Walk your dog at Wildwood Park
70. Cold drafts and 317 TVs at Zembie’s
69. Devour a whole Roxy’s breakfast burrito
68. Become well-read at the library
67. Go fly a kite at Reservoir Park
66. Ribbin’ it at Camp Curtin Bar-B-Que Station
65. Take a leisurely stroll through Shipoke
64. Rainy day at the Fire Museum
63. 80’s night at Scott’s Grille
62. Tour City Island by train
61. Spend Memorial Day weekend at the Greater Harrisburg Artsfest
60. Party down under at Dewey’s Dry Dock
59. Bike the city side of the Green Belt
58. Do the wing thing at Double Jack’s Tavern
57. Partake of a stogy at Nick’s 1014 Cafe
56. Do a Mark McGuire at the City Island batting cages
55. Weekday mornings at North Street Cafe
54. Eat Killer Bread at Zephyr’s Express
53. Catch some rays at the Sunken Gardens
52. "I sang what?" at Midtown Tavern karaoke
51. Slurp soup at the Broad Street Market
50. Fight suburban sprawl and become a city resident
49. Lunch hour shopping at the numerous downtown merchants
48. Take in a play at Open Stage
47. Unwind at the City Grind
46. Angle for fish in the mighty Susquehanna
45. Lamb saag at Passage to India
44. Eat sand playing City Island Beach Volleyball
43. Rent obscure and foreign film videos from Bare Wall Gallery
42. Be a guest writer for Harrisburg Magazine
41. Spot Dog...’nuff said!
40. Ride the merry-go-round at Kipona
39. HYP Fall Formal in the Capitol Rotunda
38. Visit the Governor’s Mansion
37. Get your picture in MODE@LARGE Photo Gallery
36. Harrisburg Heat: G-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-A-L!!!
35. Subway Cafe after a softball game...win or lose
34. MS Walk with Bruce Bond
33. Dine alfresco at the barge concerts
32. Jet-ski on the river
31. Unwind at the Hilton with Steve Rudolph at the piano
30. Score points with Santa at the Holiday Parade
29. Hum the Rocky theme while running up the Capitol steps
28. Sit at Garrason’s like Norm from Cheers
27. Shop for housewarming gifts at Third Street Pottery
26. Lunch time workout at WO+
25. Shakespeare-in-the-Park
24. Volunteer for Big Brothers/Big Sisters
23. Gain five pounds at A Taste of South Central Pennsylvania
22. Sip martinis at Stock’s on 2nd
20. Stromboli at Santo’s Midtown
19. Cultural events at the Rose Lehrman Arts Center at HACC
18. Get house-envy at the Historic Harrisburg Candlelight Home Tour
17. Commune with Jah at the annual Reggae Festival
16. Midnight sledding at Reservoir Park
15. Tutor students through the LINK program
14. Shop for vintage clothes at Goodwill
13. Play eightball at Casino II Billiards
12. Eclectic dining at The Hub
11. Feed the ducks at Italian Lake

And The Top-10 Are:

10. Feel the July 4th fireworks vibrate the Harvey Taylor Bridge
9. Pig-out at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show
8. Smooch on the Walnut Street Bridge at dusk
7. Cheer on the Eastern League Champion Harrisburg Senators at Riverside Stadium
6. Art of the State at the State Museum
5. Count the stars on the Forum’s ceiling at the Harrisburg Symphony
4. Catch the latest 3-D IMAX feature at the Whitaker Center
3. Countdown to the New Year on Market Square with the strawberry drop
2. HYP 2nd Wednesdays
1. Early morning run along the river (or just watching the runners)

If you would like to contact the Harrisburg Young Professionals, visit their website at hyp.org.

 



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