Pennsylvania Travel Guide 2008 - (Page 11) ON TH E R OA D: I N T E R STAT E 7 9 on the road: interstate 79 6 79 81 > SO WHATCHA WANNA DO ON INTERSTATE 79 IS… Try your luck at Erie’s new casino and racetrack Presque Isle Downs. Enjoy the thrill of live thoroughbred racing during race season. Come for the gaming and stay for cocktails at one of the four lounges. Choose a great meal from either The Triple Crown Buffet or The Downs Clubhouse and Lounge, or enjoy fine dining at La Bonne Vie. Book tickets for The Riverside Inn’s dinner theater in Cambridge Springs, before heading to where the wild things are – the 8,000-plus-acre Erie National Wildlife Refuge, Erie near Guys Mills. And don’t miss a walk through history at the nearby John Brown Farm Museum & Tannery, once a strategic station on the Underground Railroad. Flex your spending muscles and get unbelievable discounts on top brands – from Banana Republic to Calvin Klein – at the Prime Outlets in Grove City. 76 PITTSBURGH 80 HARRISBURG 76 PHILADELPHIA 81 LAKE ERIE Erie Presque Isle Downs and Casino, Erie Presque Isle State Park, Erie Riverside Inn, Cambridge Springs 90 ennsylvania va vania ake ak ake Cambridge Springs Meadville Welcome Center ? Edinboro 6 Take a boat tour at Moraine State Park in Portersville before waltzing John Brown Farm down the streets of Old Economy Village in Ambridge. Museum & Tannery, Erie National Wildlife Refuge, Guy Mills Guys Mills View the City of Pittsburgh from Mount Washington, where you’ll find one of the most stunning vantage points in America, according to USA Weekend Magazine. Then check out The Meadows Racetrack & Casino about 25 miles away in Meadow Lands.START Guys Mills Hadley 19 79 322 Mercer OHIO ? Welcome Center Volant 80 Grove City Prime Outlets, Grove City Village of Volant 76 Slippery Rock 422 2 Portersville Old Economy Village, Ambridge PRESQUE ISLE STATE PARK Welcome ? Center Butler Boat tours at Moraine State Park, Portersville Stargazer B&B, Butler Mount Washington, Pittsburgh 30 Sewickley Pittsburgh Canonsburg Meadow Lands Washington WEEKEND WARRIORS…ONLY HAVE 2 OR 3 DAYS? ittsburgh a d gh gh and ts Countr nt try 70 a START in the rural village of Volant, with dozens of specialty shops packed into vintage buildings and railroad cars. Heading north, take the Wooded Drive through Erie National Wildlife Refuge and spot some deer. SLEEP near gentle alpacas at the Stargazer B&B at Sunset Hills Farm Alpacas in Butler. END with a full day at Presque Isle State Park, named one of the nation’s “Top 100 Swimming Holes” by Condé Nast Traveler. Lounge on a pristine beach, parasail or go for a cruise. a a Meadows Racetrack & Casino, Meadow Lands ? Welcome Center 19 Ruff Creek 40 Waynesburg 79 Mt Morris ? Center Welcome 119 WEST VIRGINIA visitPA.com 800 . VISIT. PA 11 http://www.visitPA.com
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