Here\u2019s our list of Scranton sites\u2014both the famous and the deep cuts\u2014that made an appearance in the NBC comedy.<\/p>\n
Penn Paper Tower<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Office\u201d fictional paper company, Dunder Mifflin, was inspired by the century-old, Scranton-based Pennsylvania Paper and Supply Company. In fact, Penn Paper employees were\u00a0interviewed<\/a>\u00a0as part of research for the TV show. So, it makes sense that the company\u2019s\u00a0Penn Paper Tower<\/a>\u00a0in downtown Scranton\u2014seen in every episode via the show\u2019s opening credits\u2014has become emblematic of the hugely popular show.<\/p>\n Fans of \u201cThe Office\u201d can visit Penn Paper Tower during the day and check out pictures and memorabilia from the show inside the lobby. The spot is also a great photo op\u2014Penn Paper even added a Dunder Mifflin sign to the side of the building, in addition to the famous \u201cPenn Paper\u201d sign.<\/p>\n Featured in the show\u2019s title sequence, the recognizable\u00a0sign reading \u201cScranton Welcomes You\u201d<\/a>\u00a0and \u201cEmbracing Our People, Our Traditions & Our Future\u201d was once alongside the road at the Scranton exit off Interstate 81. However, \u201cThe Office\u201d fans would frequently (and dangerously) pull over for photos, so the sign was moved to the second floor of the Marketplace at Steamtown for safer photo opportunities.<\/p>\n In addition to housing the \u201cScranton Welcomes You\u201d sign, the\u00a0Marketplace at Steamtown<\/a>\u2014formerly (and still informally) known as the Steamtown Mall\u2014was mentioned a number of times by the characters on \u201cThe Office.\u201d In fact, in the episode \u201cWomen\u2019s Appreciation,\u201d Steve Carell\u2019s character Michael Scott takes the women of the office on a trip to the Steamtown Mall\u2014and a shot of the real, Scranton-based mall is used, even though interior scenes were filmed at a mall in Sherman Oaks, Calif.<\/p>\n \u201cElectric City\u201d sign<\/p>\n Scranton\u2019s\u00a0\u201cElectric City\u201d sign<\/a>\u00a0is a historic landmark in Scranton, with its words \u201cScranton The Electric City\u201d first seen on top of what would become the Scranton Electric Company in\u00a0the early 1900s<\/a>. The sign celebrated Scranton\u2019s industriousness as an early adopter of electricity, particularly the electric streetcar. Its more than 1,000 light bulbs in red, green, and white shone on the city\u2019s downtown until the sign went dark mid-century, but a community effort turned it back on in 2004\u2014allowing it to light up our television screens on \u201cThe Office.\u201d<\/p>\n The sign gained new fans with \u201cThe Office\u201d episode \u201cThe Merger,\u201d which featured Michael and Rainn Wilson\u2019s Dwight Schrute rapping an ode to Scranton dubbed \u201cLazy Scranton<\/a>.\u201d The song, made for an orientation video for new employees at Dunder Mifflin\u2019s Scranton branch, includes\u00a0a shot of the famous sign<\/a>\u2014and the line \u201cLazy Scranton, the Electric City, they call it that \u2018cause of the electri-city.\u201d<\/p>\n Most of the local restaurants mentioned on \u201cThe Office\u201d are just that\u2014mentioned. But a real shot of\u00a0Cooper\u2019s Seafood House<\/a>\u00a0in Scranton makes an appearance in the episode \u201cBusiness Ethics\u201d when Michael and Amy Ryan\u2019s Holly Flax eat lunch at the restaurant. Cooper\u2019s is also referenced multiple times throughout the show, whether it\u2019s being suggested as a place to dine or it\u2019s featured on a character\u2019s T-shirt.<\/p>\n Today, Cooper\u2019s\u2014which has been serving seafood to the Scranton community since 1948\u2014has leaned into its connection to the TV show and is even home to a large gift shop filled with souvenirs and memorabilia from \u201cThe Office.\u201d<\/p>\n Poor Richard\u2019s Pub<\/p>\n On \u201cThe Office,\u201d Poor Richard\u2019s Pub is a favorite local watering hole for the staff of Dunder Mifflin. It\u2019s where the staff often go for a drink, where they watch the local ad they filmed for Dunder Mifflin, and where David Denman\u2019s Roy Anderson starts smashing stuff after Jenna Fischer\u2019s Pam Beesly tells him she kissed Jim (I imagine that\u2019s not a spoiler if you\u2019ve read this far).<\/p>\n The\u00a0real Poor Richard\u2019s Pub<\/a>\u00a0is located inside\u00a0Idle Hours Entertainment Center South<\/a>, a bowling alley and family fun center with an arcade, laser tag, and other activities. The bar has a large menu of pub food and sells its own (\u201cThe Office\u201d and Poor Richard\u2019s) merch.<\/p>\n Chili\u2019s Scranton Branch in Dickson City<\/p>\n According to Michael, a Chili\u2019s restaurant\u2014part of the national chain\u2014is just a few blocks from Dunder Mifflin. It\u2019s at that Chili\u2019s where we see the Dundies take place\u2014Michael\u2019s cringy awards ceremony for his employees. However, the restaurant in the Season 2 opening episode (and where Pam receives a permanent ban) is not a real Chili\u2019s (and there was no Chili\u2019s in Scranton). Instead, production modeled an abandoned restaurant after the Chili\u2019s concept\u2014and even had Chili\u2019s executives on site to make sure they nailed the set design.<\/p>\n But just last year, a new Chili\u2019s opened in the Scranton area. And it\u2019s of particular interest to fans of \u201cThe Office,\u201d because the\u00a0Chili\u2019s in Dickson City<\/a>\u00a0is a replica of the 2005-era Chili\u2019s that appeared in the show. It\u2019s also the only Chili\u2019s in the country to serve the \u201cawesome blossom\u201d\u2014a deep fried onion previously on the Chili\u2019s menu that makes an appearance in the episode \u201cThe Client.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c[W]e created Chili\u2019s Scranton Branch to feel like a familiar home to fans, complete with the perfect throwback menu item in the Awesome Blossom, and we can\u2019t wait for them to join us,\u201d Chili\u2019s chief marketing officer, George Felix,\u00a0said in a statement<\/a>\u00a0upon the restaurant\u2019s opening.<\/p>\n Alfredo\u2019s Cafe<\/p>\n Unlike the fictional Pizza by Alfredo\u2014which Brian Baumgartner\u2019s Kevin Malone says serves pizza that tastes like \u201ca hot circle of garbage\u201d\u2014Alfredo\u2019s Pizza Cafe is the pizza place of choice for the staff at Dunder Mifflin\u2019s Scranton Branch.<\/p>\n![\"'The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3840px-The_Office_-_Dunder_Mifflin_48472735581-1024x768.jpg\")
A side of Scranton\u2019s Penn Paper Tower features a Dunder Mifflin sign. (Ajay Suresh<\/a>\/CC BY 2.0)
\n\u201cScranton Welcomes You\u201d sign<\/p>\n![\"'The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/46581707185_8996f76d98_k-1024x768.jpg\")
You can now pose with the \u201cScranton Welcomes You\u201d sign without stopping on the highway. (Ken Lund<\/a>\/CC BY-SA 2.0)
\nThe Marketplace at Steamtown<\/p>\n![\"'The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3840px-Scranton_Pennsylvania_restored_historic_Electric_City_sign_by_Carol_Highsmith_LOC_highsm.0436.jpeg\")
The Electric City sign in Scranton is a restored city landmark that was featured on \u201cThe Office.\u201d (Carol H. Highsmith<\/a>\/Library of Congress)
\nCooper\u2019s Seafood House<\/p>\n