Clemente Museum

3339 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Roberto Clemente was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1954 and rose to become the greatest baseball player of his time. During this period, the struggle for social justice had reached every part of our country, and every ballpark. He and many other athletes had to bear the burdens of racial and cultural prejudices, no matter what their abilities were on the field.In his 18-year career, he received every possible award given in Major League Baseball. Off the field, he built a reputation as a humanitarian, with a passion to help children through sports. Today he is as well known for his passion for helping others as he is for his passion for baseball. Housed in historic Engine House 25, The Clemente Museum showcases the world’s largest exhibit collection of baseball artifacts, works of art, literature, photographs, memorabilia, and related materials which focus on Roberto Clemente, hist teammates, his personal life, and his humanitarian causes.

Cemetery of the Alleghenies

1158 Morgan Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017
There are more than 323,000 veterans living in western Pennsylvania; the 292-acre national cemetery will serve the veterans and their families well into the next century. The cemetery is located approximately 20 miles southwest of downtown Pittsburgh. Prior to the development of the National Cemetery, the site was continually farmed since the 1800s, and the region was the flash point of the historic Whisky Rebellion of 1794. Burials at the National Cemetery began in August 2005 with the formal dedication taking place on October 9, 2005.

The Maridon Museum

322 North McKean Street, Butler, PA 16001
The Maridon is the only museum in the Western Pennsylvania region with a specific focus on Asian Art and Culture coupled with German Meissen porcelain. The four galleries feature ornate jade and ivory sculptures, landscapes painted on silk made in the mid-seventeenth century, depictions of daily life in Asian culture, and artistic tributes to emperors and legends. Meissen collectors will appreciate the extent of the porcelain figures on display at The Maridon, but even casual visitors will enjoy the wit, whimsy and sentiment they portray.

Historic Harmony/Harmony Museum

218 Mercer Street, Harmony, PA 16037
Pennsylvania’s first National Historic Landmark District outside Philadelphia, the town of Harmony was founded in 1804, and has more than 250 years of remarkable history. A young George Washington nearly died near present-day Harmony during a mission to find French forts built on land claimed by England. Harmony was so named because it was the first home of the communal Harmony Society.  The Harmony Museum captures this and more history, including that of Menonites who settled in the area around 1815. The quaint, historic town of Harmony has German influences and boasts antiques/crafts shopping, dining, accommodations, other historic sites and state parks nearby.

Greene River Trail

Northern Trail Head: designated trail parking lot near Greene Cove Marina at 1590 N 88 Rd., Clarksville, PA 15322  |  Rices Landing Trail Entrance: designated trail parking lot located near Rices Landing United Methodist Church at 125 Main St., Rices Landing, PA 15357

The beautiful Greene River Trail parallels the Monongahela River as it winds through the coal mining region of Greene County. The 5.1- mile trail starts in Millsboro at the Greene Cove Yacht Club trailhead in Jefferson Township. From there, the trail runs south along the river through a stretch of peaceful, scenic woodlands. The surface has smooth crushed gravel to accommodate, walkers, joggers, and bikers.

Great Allegheny Passage

Trail spans 150 miles between Cumberland, MD, and Pittsburgh, PA

The 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage soars over valleys, snakes around mountains, and skirts alongside three rivers (the Casselman, Youghiogheny, and Monongaleha) on its nearly level path. Cyclists pass through the Cumberland Narrows, cross the Mason-Dixon Line, top the Eastern Continental Divide at 2,392’, weave through the breathtaking Laurel Highlands, wind their way through 19,052-acre Ohiopyle State Park, journey through the region’s coke, coal, mining, and steel-making corridor, and end at Pittsburgh’s majestic Point State Park. At the Cumberland, MD, terminus of the GAP Trail, it connects with the C & O Canal Towpath, which leads all the way to Washington, D.C.  The Great Allegheny Passage traces America’s westward expansion through a chain of cyclist-friendly trail towns, each with easy access to trailheads, restaurants, lodging, camping, and bike shops.

Old Economy Village

270 Sixteenth St., Ambridge, PA 15003
Old Economy Village, a National Historic Landmark, tells the story of the Harmony Society, one of the oldest and most successful religious communal groups of the nineteenth century. The Society sought to create a utopia inhabited by German Lutheran separatists who subscribed to the mystical religious teachings of their leader George Rapp (1757-1847). In Economy, they waited for the second coming of the Messiah.

The Ruins Project, by Sager Mosaics

549 River Rd., Perryopolis, PA 15473
The Ruins Project is a long-term mosaic art installation amidst the ruins of a former coal mine in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Located on the Great Allegheny Passage, this outdoor mosaic museum attracts artists, students, and travelers from all over the world. The walls and rooms of The Ruins represent the rebirth of abandoned American coal country into a spiritual and artistic pilgrimage and destination for adventure seekers and lovers of art and history. It was created by and is cared for by Rachel Sager, a southwestern Pennsylvania native whose contemporary mosaic fine art is internationally exhibited and awarded. The Ruins sits on mile marker 104 of the Great Allegheny Passage.

Venture Outdoors

Pittsburgh, PA 15219
By encouraging everyone to participate in outdoor recreational activities, Venture Outdoors promotes the Pittsburgh region’s unique natural amenities, highlights its excellent quality of life, fosters a greater appreciation for the environment, inspires an active lifestyle and creates a shared sense of community. You’ll find Venture Outdoors leading bike rides, hikes, kayaking trips, and many more kinds of outdoor activities – including Kayak Pittsburgh, which offers kayak rentals in downtown Pittsburgh, on North Park Lake, and at Aspinwall Riverfront.

Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

1 Museum Road, Washington, PA 15301
The streetcar, or “trolley,” played a vital role in the growth of 20th century American cities. Thanks to its high-speed, efficient transportation, people could live much farther from their work than if they had to walk or rely on horse-drawn cars. As a result, cities expanded along the streetcar routes built out from their centers. Many of today’s thriving suburban communities owe their existence to the streetcar.

Visitors at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum take a ride into the past – not only by enjoying the exhibits and vast collection of historic trolley cars, but on a 4-mile scenic roundtrip ride aboard one of the museum’s restored streetcars.

Nationality Rooms

4200 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
The Nationality Rooms are located in the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning, a 42-story building that is the second-tallest educational building in the world. Commissioned in 1921 when the city was richly populated with first-generation immigrant families, the Cathedral of Learning was a way for the University of Pittsburgh to make these residents feel welcomed enroll. On the first and third floors of the Cathedral are dozens of Nationality Rooms, meant to “show the good things immigrants brought to America.” Each of these jewel box classrooms is overseen by a committee from various ethnic groups and showcases the traditional décor and culture of the country it represents.

Warhol Museum

117 Sandusky Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the place of Andy Warhol’s birth, The Andy Warhol Museum holds the largest collection of Warhol’s artworks and archival materials. The Warhol is of the most comprehensive single-artist museums in the world and the largest in North America. Paintings, drawings, commercial illustrations, sculptures, prints, photographs, wallpapers, sketchbooks, and books cover the entire range of Warhol’s career, from his early student work to pop art paintings and collaborations.

Braddock’s Battlefield History Center

609 6th St., Braddock, PA 15104

Braddock’s Battlefield History Center commemorates one of the most famous military engagements in the history of Colonial America, the Battle of the Monongahela, or “Braddock’s Defeat” on July 9, 1755, at the beginning of the French & Indian War. In a surprise encounter for both sides, approximately 650 French allied Indians and 200 French  engaged the considerably larger Braddock Expedition, which had been sent to seize Fort Duquesne and  thereby to control the “Forks of the Ohio” at the Point in present day Pittsburgh.  The result of this engagement, which lasted more than three hours, shocked the Colonies and Europe.  It also enhanced the military career of young George Washington, which had previously been undistinguished at best. The cast of participants in the Braddock Expedition and this engagement reads like a “Who’s Who” of colonial America. Many of them were in their twenties and this experience remained with them for the rest of their lives. After more than 250 years since the Battle, the Braddock’s Battlefield communities finally have a historic tourism center befitting this significant historic event.