“Day-Tripping” listings
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CANONSBURG, PA
The self-dubbed “City of Antiques” is home to nearly a dozen antiques stores in two square miles. Old toys, classic furniture and vintage clothing are all represented. (05/2010)
26 miles south of Pittsburgh
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PYMATUNING STATE PARK
April 17 is the first day of trout fishing season in Pennsylvania, and there are few fishing spots near Pittsburgh that are better than Pymatuning. You can catch walleye, carp, perch and channel catfish. (04/2010)
2660 Williamsfield Rd, Jamestown
724-932-3141
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WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
This museum is known for a collection of American art that ranges from the traditional to the abstract. Don’t miss the spring special exhibit, Concerning the 1930s in Art: Paintings from the Schoen Collection. (03/2010)
221 N Main St, Greensburg
724-837-1500
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SCHRAMM'S FARMS & ORCHARDS
This food producer hosts a farmers market and bakery year-round, but in the fall it really shines: Kids' activities and hayrides are available in addition to a pumpkin patch. (12/2009)
1002 Blank Rd, Jeanette
724-744-7320
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OGLEBAY RESORT AND CONFERENCE CENTER
The holidays are the perfect time to visit this West Virginia resort. This month it features The Winter Festival of Lights, a huge drive-thru display of lighted scenes, and a village of small stores to augment your holiday shopping. (12/2009)
465 Lodge Dr, Wheeling, WV
800-624-6988
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CHRISTIAN W. KLAY WINERY
The rolling hills surrounding this awardwinning winery are sublime. Special events abound (including a girls-only afternoon getaway May 3), and the winery is just a stone's throw from Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater as well. (04/2009)
61 miles southeast of Pittsburgh / 412 Fayette Springs Rd, Chalk Hill, PA
724-439-3242
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SEVEN SPRINGS MOUNTAIN RESORT
The best-known and most renowned ski resort in western Pennsylvania, Seven Springs is a perennial favorite of winter sports lovers. Strap on your skis, get ready for snow tubing or take a slopeside UTV tour. (02/2009)
59 miles southeast of Pittsburgh • 777 Waterwheel Dr, Seven Springs, PA
814-352-7777
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VOLANT VILLAGE SHOPS
Tiny Volant, north of Pittsburgh in Mercer County, is home to the Village Shops, a district of dedicated merchants dealing in the arcane, rustic and eccentric. From Amish furniture to miniatures to teas, specialties of all sorts abound. (01/2009)
55 miles north of Pittsburgh • In Volant, PA
724-533-2450
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STATE COLLEGE, PA
It's about a three-hour drive east of the city, but fans of college football, ice cream and land grant university history know that the home of Penn State University is worth the trip. (11/2008)
136 miles east of Pittsburgh
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GREENE COUNTY, PA
A short distance from Pittsburgh, Greene County is notable for its fall foliage-Martha Stewart Living named it one of the best spots in the northeast to check out the colorful leaves. Covered bridges and historic towns dot the map as well. (10/2008)
53 miles south of Pittsburgh
724-852-5399
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OHIOPYLE STATE PARK
Built around the Youghiogheny River rapids, Ohiopyle offers the best whitewater rafting you'll find in western Pennsylvania. The views of the gorge are, well, gorgeous, especially when the leaves start to change (09/2008)
70 miles southeast of Pittsburgh
724-329-8591
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RAILROADERS MEMORIAL MUSEUM AND HORSESHOE CURVE
For a glimpse of Pennsylvania's railroading past, take the funicular (an inclined-track rail car) to the top of this famous railroad curve; then head across town and check out the railroad museum. (08/2008)
97 miles east of Pittsburgh • Altoona, PA
www.railroadcity.com
