
South Fork Dam and one more place to visit in Adams Township
Roughly 286K visitors a year make it to Flight 93 National Memorial. Mapped inside Adams Township are 2 places to visit, and within 40 miles another 16. The mix takes in 6 museums, 3 theme parks and 3 ski areas. Fallingwater lies 47 mi out, the pick for a day trip.

Fallingwater
House designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Pennsylvania.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where each one is
The outermost point is Seven Springs Mountain Resort, at 35 mi.
Orange: Adams Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything to see
It starts in town with 2 places and goes on to 32 within 60 miles.
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Historic site commemorating the 1889 flood in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States.
Fallingwater
House designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Pennsylvania.
Flight 93 National Memorial
Shanksville, Pennsylvania memorial to the 4th plane that crashed on 9/11.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Historic fort and battlefield in Pennsylvania USA.
Idlewild and Soak Zone
Children's amusement park near Ligonier, Pennsylvania, USA.
Fort Ligonier
British fortification from the French and Indian War in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Former railroad in Pennsylvania.
Lakemont Park
Amusement park located in Altoona, Pennsylvania; home to the world's oldest-surviving rollercoaster.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia.
Ohiopyle State Park
State park in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Laurel Mountain Ski Resort
Mountain in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
DelGrosso's Amusement Park
Amusement park located in Tipton, Pennsylvania.
Fort Bedford
Historic military fortification in Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA.
Palmer Museum of Art
Art museum at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park campus.
Fort Roberdeau
American Revolutionary War-era fort for lead mining in Pennsylvania.
Mishler Theatre
Theater and movie theater in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States.
William E. Swigart, Jr. Antique Automobile Museum
Non-profit museum dedicated to the preservation of American automobile history.
The places inside Adams Township lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Adams Township → · Adams Township’s history →
Photo credits
South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Johnstown Flood National Memorial: David Brossard, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Ligonier: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Ohiopyle State Park: Hubert Stoffels from Pittsburgh, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Blue Knob: Calzarette, CC BY 3.0 · Laurel Mountain Ski Resort: jcalz (talk)calzarette, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Railroaders Memorial Museum: Mark Frederick, CC0 · Rockhill Trolley Museum: Hicksco2 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Palmer Museum of Art: PalmerMuseumofArt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Roberdeau: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Johnstown Flood Museum: Jet Lowe, HABS photographer, Public domain · Mishler Theatre: David Ames, Public domain · Westmoreland Museum of American Art: Canadian2006, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Arboretum at Penn State: Daderot, Public domain · The Coffee Pot: Jeff Kubina from Columbia, Maryland, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bedford Village Archeological Site: thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Frost Entomological Museum: Frost Entomological Museum, CC BY 2.0
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