Pennsylvania Travel Guide 2008 - (Page 29) pittsburgh and its countryside Volant New Castle 79 Slippery Rock Jennings McConnells Mill Moraine 422 Butler Kittanning Smicksburg Ellwood City Beaver Falls Beaver Aliquippa 76 Welcome Center 8 422 119 Indiana Vandergrift ? Monaca Cranberry Township Old Economy Village 30 Raccoon Creek Ambridge Oakmont Yellow Creek PITTSBURGH Hillman Blairsville Bushy Run Battlefield Keystone 22 State Park State Museum Monroeville Avella Canonsburg Washington 79 Point Fort Pitt West Museum Mifflin 76 30 Greensburg Latrobe Ligonier Linn Run Laurel Mountain Laurel Summit Kooser Laurel Hill ? Welcome Center 219 51 Charleroi 70 40 70 ? Welcome Center 40 19 Ruff Creek 119 California Brownsville Carmichaels Uniontown 70 76 Jennerstown Somerset History Center Connellsville Mill Run 381 30 Somerset Laurel Ridge Wind Ridge Ryerson Station Waynesburg Ohiopyle Ohiopyle 219 Meyersdale 79 Greensboro ? Welcome Center 119 Chalk Hill Confluence 40 OFF THE BEATEN PATH THE YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER TRAIL BRIDGE IN OHIOPYLE Fall in love with the breathtaking autumn colors along the Monongahela River in Rices Landing, Greene County. Check out the reflection in the river of the leaves that Martha Stewart Living named one of the best fall foliage-viewing areas. The famous Primanti Brothers sandwich – grilled meat, coleslaw, hot fried egg, tomato and French fries – was invented when the three brothers started a lunch counter and forgot to buy the plates. They piled the works inside some chewy Italian bread and gave birth to a local legend in Pittsburgh. The Eliza Furnace Trail, a 3.5-mile journey, follows the Monongahela River and is within walking distance of downtown hotels. The trail is perfect for cycling enthusiasts and is also a top pick for rollerbladers. Independence Day explodes in the Fireworks Capital of America™ In New Castle, home to two of the world’s biggest fireworks manufacturers, you’re sure to see a spectacular display every July. Dino World in Pittsburgh Go back to the Stone Age and visit “Dinosaurs in Their Time” at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Natural History. This spring, new land and vegetation areas will open, showcasing dinosaurs in their natural habitat. Drive through the 200-mile Roadside Museum The landscape of the Laurel Highlands and 23 vintage gas pumps set the stage for this experiential museum along the Lincoln Highway. 800 . VISIT. PA visitPA.com 29 http://www.visitPA.com
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