From Burnside, 32 mi to South Fork Dam
Visits to Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site run to about 163K a year. With nothing inside Burnside, the list has 10 places within 40 miles. There are 3 museums, 2 theme parks and a dam to choose from. Beaver Stadium is worth a day, 49 mi from the centre.
Flight 93 National Memorial
Shanksville, Pennsylvania memorial to the 4th plane that crashed on 9/11.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
On the map
Most of the 10 out of town lie to the southeast.
Orange: Burnside. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The list in full
28 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
1Flight 93 National Memorial
Shanksville, Pennsylvania memorial to the 4th plane that crashed on 9/11.
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6Idlewild and Soak Zone
Children's amusement park near Ligonier, Pennsylvania, USA.
8Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Former railroad in Pennsylvania.
9Fort Ligonier
British fortification from the French and Indian War in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
10Lakemont Park
Amusement park located in Altoona, Pennsylvania; home to the world's oldest-surviving rollercoaster.
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12Laurel Mountain Ski Resort
Mountain in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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14Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Historic site commemorating the 1889 flood in Johnstown, 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.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Burnside → · Burnside’s history →
Photo credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, 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 · 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 · 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 · The Coffee Pot: Jeff Kubina from Columbia, Maryland, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Bedford Village Archeological Site: thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Frost Entomological Museum: Frost Entomological Museum, CC BY 2.0
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