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Attractions near Big Run

The nearest draw to Big Run: Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, 39 mi away

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site sees about 163K visitors a year. Look within 40 miles for the 2 places to visit; none is inside Big Run. On the list: a national historic site and a theme park, among others. A day out reaches Beaver Stadium, 54 mi away.

Attractions nearby
25
within 60 miles
The big one
43 mi
South Fork Dam
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Blue Knob
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Dam · 43 mi south

South Fork Dam

Former dam near South Fork, Pennsylvania.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Mapped around Big Run

Furthest from the centre is Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, 39 mi away.

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Orange: Big Run. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

The complete list

These 25 are all within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Big Run → · Big Run’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Allegheny National Forest: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5 · Kinzua Bridge State Park: Nicholas from Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Ligonier: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Johnstown Flood National Memorial: David Brossard, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Drake Well Museum: Zamoose, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Palmer Museum of Art: PalmerMuseumofArt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Roberdeau: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Foxburg Country Club: Mvincec, 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 · Pennsylvania Military Museum: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Arboretum at Penn State: Daderot, Public domain · Frost Entomological Museum: Frost Entomological Museum, CC BY 2.0

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