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FESTIVALS & EVENTS
Edinboro Highland Games and Scottish Festival,
Edinboro – May 18-20, 2007, celebrates the
Scottish heritage. Info: 1.800-524-ERIE
Celebrate Erie – four days of music, food, and fun
every August. Info: 814-870-1269
Oil Heritage Week, Oil City – parades, live entertainment,
plenty of food and recreational activities.
Info: 814-676-6296
ALLEGHENY NATIONIAL
FOREST REGION
ATTRACTIONS
Animaland Zoological Park, Wellsboro – zoologicalbotanical
park. Info: 570.724.4546
Kinzua Dam and Allegheny Reservoir, Warren –
Enjoy boating, swimming and hiking.
Info: 814-726-0661
Knox & Kane Railroad, Marienville – travel through
Allegheny National Forest and to Kinzua Bridge.
Info: 814.927.6621
The Double Diamond Deer Ranch, Clarington –
observe and photograph white tail deer in their
natural habitat. Info: 814.752.6334
Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, Wellsboro – this
canyon stretches 50 miles and reaches depths of
1,000 feet. Info: 570.724.3003
MUSEUMS
Eldred World War II Museum, Eldred – exhibits
capture the history of WWII. Info: 814.225.2220
Penn-Brad Oil Museum, Bradford – visit one of the
few remaining wooden oil derricks. Info: Summer:
814.362.1955; Winter: 814.363.9677
Pennsylvania Lumber Museum, Galeton – rugged
life of the lumber industry. Info: 814.435.2652
Simpler Times Museum, Tidioute – Gas pumps,
engines, tractors and more. Info: 814.484.3483
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
Autumn Leaf Festival, Clarion County – fun festival
activities. September/ October. Info: 814.226.9161
Groundhog Day Celebration, Punxsutawney – see if
Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow. Activities,
food and entertainment. Info: 1.800.752.PHIL
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PITTSBURGH REGION
ATTRACTIONS
Byham Theater, Pittsburgh – enjoy a show at
Pittsburgh’s only surviving Vaudeville theater.
Info: 412.456.6666
Living Treasures Animal Park, New Castle – families
can pet, feed and enjoy more than 500 friendly
animals. Info: 724.924.9571
“Main Street Shops,” Volant – enjoy these quaint
shops in the Amish countryside. Info: 724.533.5054
Nationality Rooms, Pittsburgh – 26 rooms depict
Pittsburgh’s heritage. Info: 412.624.6000
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens,
Pittsburgh – Victorian glasshouse and gardens feature
tropical plants and flowers. Info: 412.441.4442
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, Pittsburgh – exotic
animals and fish. Info: 1.800.474.4966
MUSEUMS
Four Windows on the World, Pittsburgh – Carnegie
Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural
History, Carnegie Science Center and The Andy
Warhol Museum. Info: 412.622.3131
The LeMoyne House, Washington – Pennsylvania’s
first National Historic Landmark of the Underground
Railroad. Info: 724.225.6740
Meadowcroft Museum of Rural Life, Avella –
village with 19th Century log homes and shops.
Info: 724.587.3412
The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Washington —
Take a three-mile round trip antique trolley ride and
tour the car barn. Info: 724.228.9256
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh –
three-floors of hands-on fun! Info: 412.322.5058
Senator John Heinz Regional History Center,
Pittsburgh – five floors showcase 250 years of
Western PA history. Info: 412.454.6000
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
The Pennsylvania Bavarian Oktoberfest, Canonsburg
– German performers, crafts, food, rides and
games, September. Info: 724.745.1812
Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta, Pittsburgh – a funfilled
festival with boating events and entertainment.
Fourth of July Celebration. Info: 412.875.4841
Pittsburgh Folk Festival - Multicultural celebration of
over 25 nationalities, food, entertainment, crafts.
May 25-27, 2007. David L. Lawrence Convention
Center, Pittsburgh. Info: 1-800-359-0758
LAUREL HIGHLANDS
SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES
ATTRACTIONS
Allegheny Mountains Attractions, Altoona – museums,
rail-trails, theater and fort reenactments!
Info: 1.800.84.ALTOONA
Bushy Run Battlefield, Harrison City – site of
decisive British victory over the Native Americans
during Pontiac’s War in 1763. Info: 724.527.5584
Fallingwater, Mill Run – named one of 50 best
places of a lifetime. Info: 724.329.8501
Lakemont Park and The Island Waterpark, Altoona
– rides and thrills for the entire family!
Info: 814.949.7275
Lake Raystown Resort and Lodge, Entriken –
full-service marina, boat rentals, waterpark,
camping, cabins. Info: 814.658.3500
Laurel Highlands River Tours, Ohiopyle – whitewater
rafting, mountain biking, paintball and rock climbing.
Info: 1.800.4.RAFTIN
Lincoln Caverns and Whisper Rocks, Huntingdon –
explore the caverns, October haunted tours.
Info: 814.643.0268
Living Treasures Animal Park, Jones Mills – families
can pet, feed and enjoy more than 500 friendly
animals. Info: 724.593.8300
Old Bedford Village, Bedford – pioneer life, festivals
and theater. Info: 800.238.4347
MUSEUMS
Jimmy Stewart Museum, Indiana – a bit of
Hollywood magic. Info: 1.800.83.JIMMY
Johnstown Flood Museum, Johnstown – exhibits
recreate the shocking story of America’s famous
disaster. Info: 814.539.1889
Rockhill Trolley Museum, Rockhill Furnace –
Pennsylvania's oldest operating trolley museum.
Ride historic trolleys. Info: 814.447.9576
Swigart Antique Auto Museum, Huntingdon –
everything you’d want to see about cars and their
history. Info: 814.643.0885
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
Allegheny Mountains Special Events, Blair County –
mystery tours, Hoss’s Keystone Country Festival and
more. Info: 1.800.84.ALTOONA
Bedford’s Fall Foliage Festival, Bedford – 400
craftspeople, exhibits, foods and entertainment,
October. Info: 1.800.765.3331