Does anyone have any suggests on where to go for a two night trip outside of Pittsburgh. We usually go north to see the foilage, but this year our trip will be late October. Any ideas for a short trip (within 3 hours of Pittsburgh), for my husband and I to take. Some have suggested Sugarcreek, Ohio, but we want more than just shopping. In fact, shopping is NOT a priority. Thanks in advance for ANY suggestions.
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Deep Creek Lake in MD
Cheat Lake in WV
Depending on which side of the city you live on, even Baltimore, MD is 3 hours.
If shopping isn%26#39;t important, what is? What do you like to do on your vacations?
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If you like the outdoors, especially this time of year, you may want to consider the Ridgeway/Elk Counties region. About 2.5 hrs from Pittsburgh, this area is famous for Allegheny Nat%26#39;l Forest and it%26#39;s resident elk herd. Lots of quaint B%26amp;B%26#39;s %26amp; inns, or you can rent a cabin if that%26#39;s more to your liking. Boating, fishing, hiking, fall festivals %26amp; fairs, charming little towns to wander,.. and their peak leafpeeping runs from the middle to the end of October, so you should hit it perfectly.
Without knowing what you like, it’s kind of hard to give advice. However here are a few ideas:
1) Atwood Lake Resort, Dellroy OH – There is a golf course here and a lake where you can rent boats. However, boat rentals will likely be closed late October. The resort is more of a typical chain hotel than a true “resort” and the golf course is nothing special. If you don’t eat at the hotel, you will have to drive to New Philadelphia for food. It’s ok for a cheap getaway and it’s close, but there is not much else to do. (It%26#39;s a betterplace to visit in the late spring/summer)
2) Hotel Lafayette, Marietta OH – This is a nice historic hotel near the Ohio River. There’s a few more things to do here, but not that much. I think there is some kind of glass museum as well as riverboat (gateway clipper like) activities.
3) Mt. Summit Inn, Uniontown – There are great mountain views from this historic hotel. It is near the Laurel caverns, Fallingwater and Nemacolin. Also the food here was good.
4) Cleveland Ohio – Not that far away, could visit the Rock and Roll hall of fame and stop by the pro football hall of fame in Canton. You can see “Lucy” at the museum here.
5) Splash Lagoon, Erie PA – You may like this place if you like sandcastle or have children with you. There are 3 or 4 hotels connected to the place. AIso the Erie slots casino is open, if you want to try your luck
6) Seven Springs, Champion PA - Too early for skiing, but can do horseback riding, and a few other activities.
Two additional places that are about four hours away….
1 ) Harrisburg PA – Visit the state capital. It is very nice inside the PA House and Senate chambers. Pictures of the chamber do a poor representation of the beautiful artwork.
2) Washington DC – Sometimes you can get very reasonable weekend rates here at excellent hotels (depending on what is going on in-town at the time…) There are a ton of things to see here: The capital building, Smithsonian Institution Museums, Holocaust Museum, War Memorials, Arlington Cemetery, The National Zoo, The National Archives (copy of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution), Mt. Vernon, etc.
Thank You all for some excellent ideas. I apologize for not giving you much to go on. I guess it%26#39;s because I myself am not sure what my husband and I want to do. We do love the leaves and I think the elk would be fabulous. Is Ridgway an actual viewing site? Also, we just like to relax and enjoy. We%26#39;ve been to the grand canyon of PA and, despite the rain, we did enjoy that. Unfortunately that town closes at 8:30 every evening, with the exception of a movie theater or the Penn Wells lounge. Yet, we still managed to enjoy. I personally would LOVE to visit Cleveland...but hubby is not a fan of city life. We also enjoy good dinners, an occassional movie(but this we can do at home),a local play, trains, a few museums and nature. Thanks again to all, and keep the suggestions coming.
Have you thought about doing the Knox Kane rail trip from Marienville through Allegheny National Forest?
http://www.allegheny-vacation.com/att1.html
Nevermind, I see they stopped running that last year. That stinks.
Have you been to Berkeley Springs, WV. It is a spa town if you like that kind of thing.
You might consider the Gettysburg area, also. At that time of year, it offers something for everyone - history, fall foliage throughout the countryside, outdoor recreation, shopping %26amp; dining, and, of course, the famous Adams County apples! Just over 3 hours from Pittsburgh.
Well you could take Amtrak from Pittsburgh to Cleveland :-)
Another place a little farther away is the Allenberry Resort in Boiling Springs PA (near Carlisle). The water here is very clear and fly fishing is a major activity in the area. The resort also has a playhouse attached to it. I
For steam locomotives, there is the Strasburg Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum in Strasburg PA, Lancaster County.
We drove from SE PA to Pittsburgh this week, and had seriously considered stopping for a night at http://www.mountainplayhouse.org/index.cfm in Jennerstown.
We decided not to, and it looks like the play season will be over mid-October, but the restaurant sounded interesting and the rooms look OK. This is the only review I could find here: tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g52899-d657367-…
We%26#39;ve put it on our ';maybe someday'; list.
Maybe somebody else here knows a little more about it.
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