# @clevelandmagazine on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CmB71DcvXHy
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2482665-clevelandmagazine-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1ff2d8f0b8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-12-11T14:00:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Cleveland Magazine (@clevelandmagazine) — https://gondola.cc/clevelandmagazine

## Caption

I stroll along the main drag of Indiana, Pennsylvania, see its quaint, 19th century storefronts, and picture the town’s nostalgic charm during Christmas. 🎄

I imagine the live Christmas tree, towering more than 30 feet above Seventh Street, ablaze with lights while carolers walk over a blanket of freshly fallen snow singing, "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing."

It’s just like Jimmy Stewart — actor, World War II hero and the town’s most famous son — expressed: Indiana does indeed look like it could be the fictitious Bedford Falls. I almost expect to see George Bailey on the sidewalk. 

@thejimmystewartmuseum, which opened in 1995, is the area’s biggest attraction. It draws up to 7,000 Stewart fans each year from all 50 states and countries like England, Scotland and Mexico. 🎥

“I think what contributed to his longevity is his World War II service and the fact that he [acted in] It’s a Wonderful Life. It’s such a family tradition to watch it every holiday season,” says Janie McKirgan, president and executive director of the museum. 

During the holiday season through early January, the museum displays about a dozen themed Christmas trees, like the Hitchcock tree, the Hollywood tree and the military tree. Visitors can explore an exhibit focusing solely on It’s a Wonderful Life and watch the movie in the museum’s theater. 

While you’re there, check out Stewart’s personal 1961 Cessna 310 plane at the @jimmystewartairport, or stop by Mytrysak Family Tree Farm for a sleigh ride and hot cocoa.🛷

👨‍💻Click on the link in our bio for more holiday travel insight. 

🖊️Kellie B. Gormly
📸 Courtesy The Jimmy Stewart Museum; Courtesy Mytrysak Family Tree Farm 

#christmastraveldestinations #holidaytravel #hollywoodhistory #filmhistory #filmbuffs #itsawonderfullife #jimmystewart #jimmystewardactor #indianapennsylvania #christmastreefarms

## Stats

- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 178
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 2

## Tags

jimmystewardactor, hollywoodhistory, christmastraveldestinations, indianapennsylvania, christmastreefarms, holidaytravel, filmbuffs, jimmystewart, filmhistory, itsawonderfullife

---
Copyright (c) Gondola