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First Posted: 4/22/2015 SCRANTON &#8212; Something incredible just happened to the city of Scranton &#8212; and it&#8217;s the best thing to happen to The Electric City since Steve Carell randomly showed up at the Backyard Ale House for &#8216;The Office&#8217; wrap party in May 2013 and started taking selfies with everybody. On Monday, HuffPost Travel listed &#8220;<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/malerie-yolencohen/ten-offbeat-reasons-to-ma_b_7089546.html" target="_blank" title="Ten Offbeat Reasons To Make Scranton, PA Your Next Mini-Escape">ten offbeat reasons to make Scranton, PA your next mini-escape.</a>&#8221;
That&#8217;s right. They&#8217;re encouraging people to come to Scranton.
Not long ago, Scranton was on a roll being the brunt of lists with negative connotation. In 2012, Forbes gave Scranton the No. 5 spot on their list of cities where people earn the smallest paychecks; in 2014, a Gallup poll ranked Scranton to be the 13th most miserable city in the nation; and just this year, scientists in Cornell&#8217;s physics department reported Scranton to be the worst place to be in the event of a zombie apocalypse.
On a freshly positive note, HuffPost Travel said &#8220;there are more attractions in Scranton than in most cities of its size; reasons to spend two or three days here.&#8221;
The list included shout-outs to local businesses such as Cooper&#8217;s Seafood House and Loyalty Barbershop. When Loyalty&#8217;s owner Brian Nardella found out his business made the list, he said he was amazed.
&#8220;I think it&#8217;s important to note that we have a wonderful support base as well as some pretty amazing relationships with other local businesses,&#8221; Nardella told the Times Leader.
Historical landmarks such as Scranton&#8217;s version of Grand Central Station &#8212; the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel; and cultural activities including the Houdini Museum and the Everhart Museum also made the list.
&#8220;The [Everhart] Museum is but one attraction in the trail-laced Nay Aug Park, which also features waterfalls, a pool, a Greenhouse (where you can drop in for Yoga Class and also purchase plants), a moving memorial to area soldiers who perished in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the new David Wenzel designed &#8216;Treehouse,&#8217;&#8221; the list elaborated.
Next time someone reminds you how low-on-the-totem-pole Scranton&#8217;s reputation is, remind them that The Huffington Post gave the city its stamp of approval.
Other landmarks and activities included are: The Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour; Steamtown National Historic Site; Anthracite Heritage Museum; Eden Vegan Cafe and Terra Preta

Hey! Scranton made a positive list