Pittsburgh Countryside Vacation Spots, Tourism and Travel Guide

In the Pittsburgh area, there are lots of things to do and see. You can see lots of plays at performing arts theaters.  Visit museum, historic landmarks or art galleries. Go golfing. Swim. Fish in the many rivers or streams. Camp. Bird Watch. See wildlife both in nature and the zoo. Explore a cavern. Play at water parks. Ride a roller coaster in an amusement park. In the winter, ski, ice skate or go snowmobiling. In the warmer months, go biking or hiking. Enjoy the beautiful scenery ...

Pittsburgh Countryside Pennsylvania Cities and Attractions

• Beaver Falls
  • Air Heritage Museum - onsite restoration of WWII planes
  • Golf
• Bell Vernon
• Bentleyville
• Black Lick
  • Naeskahoni town - French and Indian War era living history village
• Blairsville
  • Golf
  • Historical Society of Blairsville Area - walking tours of historical homes
  • Michael Charles Winery
  • Raspberry Acres Winery - specialty is red raspberry wine - overlooks a lake
• Bridgeville
• Brownsville
  • Nemacolin Castle
• Butler
  • Associated Artists of Butler county
  • Butler County Historical Society
  • Butler Arts Council
  • Maridon Museum
  • Musical Theatre Guild
  • Lowrie Shaw House
• Canonsburg
  • The Little Lake Theatre Company
• Cranberry Township
  • Golf
• Coraopolis
• Delmont
  • Apple Hill Playhouse
  • Golf
• Derry
  • Keystone State Park - cabins, hiking, beach, fishing and more.
• Donegal
  • Golf
• Farmington
  • Fort Necessity National Battlefield - French and Indian War
  • Jumonville Glen - site of a French and Indian skirmish
  • Laurel Caverns Geological Park - guided tours, caving, climbing, rappelling
• Gibsonia
  • La Casa Narcisi Winery
• Greensburg
  • Golf
  • Greensburg Civic Theatre
  • Greensburg Fire Department museum
  • Great
  • Hanna's Town
  • The Palace Theatre
  • Westmoreland Museum of American Art
• Harrisville
• Indiana
  • Golf
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  • Jimmy Stewart Museum
  • Indiana County Historical and Genealogical Society
  • University Museum located in John Sutton Hall
• Kittanning
• Latrobe
  • Golf
  • Latrobe Art Center
  • St. Vincent Theatre
• Ligonier
  • Fort Ligonier
  • Idlewild and SoakZone - themed amusement and water park
  • Southern Alleghenies museum of Art at Ligonier Valley
  • Valley Players of Ligonier
• Mars
• Monaca
  • Brodhead Cultural Center Penn State Beaver
  • Baker Dugan Museum Penn State Beaver Campus - artifacts from 18th century
• Monroeville
• Mount Pleasant
• New Castle
  • Genealogical Research Facility
  • Golf
  • Harlansburg Station Transportation Museum
  • Lawrence County Historical Society Museum
  • New Castle Playhouse
  • Living Treasures Animal Park
  • McConnell's Mill State Park
  • Scottish Rite Cathedral - Marble structure
  • The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts
  • Western PA Amish countryside - Old Order Amish Villages of Volant and New Wilmington
  • West Park Environmental Center - park wild flowers and streams
• New Stanton
• North Huntingdon
• Oakdale
• Pittsburgh
  • Andy Warhol Museum
  • Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania - Beachwood Farms Nature Reserve
  • Benedum Center for the performing Arts
  • Carnegie museum of art
  • Carnegie Museum of Natural History
  • Carnegie Science Center
  • Children's museum of Pittsburgh
  • Duquesne Incline - rapid public transportation
  • Fort Pitt Museum
  • Frick art and historical center
  • Frick Environmental Center - information on park wildlife, ecology and history
  • French and Indian War 250, INC.
  • Gateway Clipper fleet
  • Gallery G. Glass
  • Greater Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Hartwood Mansion and Park
  • Heinz Hall
  • Heinz Memorial Chapel
  • National Aviary
  • Phips Conservatory and Botanical gardens
  • Pittsburgh Voyager - 2 retired US Navy vessels
  • Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium
  • Point State Park
  • Professional baseball, hockey and football teams
  • Rodef Shalom biblical Botanical garden
  • Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center
  • Theaters for performing arts
  • Three Rivers Arts Festival - June
  • University Art Gallery at the University of Pittsburgh
  • Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum
  • Wood Street Galleries
• Prospect
  • Allegheny Island State Park - Islands in the Allegheny River accessible only by boat
• Somerset
  • Bicycle tours
  • Laurel Arts
  • Laurel Hill State Park - beach, boating, fishing, hiking
  • Glades Pike Winery
  • Kooser State Park - beach, fishing, hiking
  • Quecreek Mine Rescue Foundation
  • Somerset Historical Center Museum
• Uniontown
  • Golf
  • State Theatre Center for the Arts
  • National Road heritage Corridor
• Washington
  • C.T. Miller Vineyards
  • Duncan Miller Glass Museum
  • Quaker Ridge Winery
  • Pennsylvania Trolley museum
  • Southwestern Pennsylvania Military Museum - artifacts from Civil War to WWII
  • The Bradford House - home of the leader of the Whiskey Rebellion
  • The Riverhounds FC - professional soccer club
  • The LeMoyne House
  • Washington Community Arts Choir
• Waynesburg
  • Cornerstone Genealogical Society - oldest log courthouse built in 1797
  • Greene County Historical Society Museum
• West Homestead
  • Sandcastle Waterpark - wave pool, water slides and lazy river
• West Mifflin
  • Kennywood Park - ride coasters and water rides
• Wexford
  • Eichners Farm Market and Greenhouses