From Canoe Creek, 32 mi to Beaver Stadium
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site draws about 163K visitors a year. With nothing inside Canoe Creek, the list has 21 places within 40 miles. On the list: 10 museums, 2 stadiums & arenas and 2 theme parks, among others. A longer outing takes you to Flight 93 National Memorial, 41 mi off.
Flight 93 National Memorial
Shanksville, Pennsylvania memorial to the 4th plane that crashed on 9/11.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The lie of the land
The map ends at Johnstown Flood Museum, 35 mi out.
Orange: Canoe Creek. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Full list of places
Each of the 31 is within 60 miles.
1Flight 93 National Memorial
Shanksville, Pennsylvania memorial to the 4th plane that crashed on 9/11.
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5Idlewild and Soak Zone
Children's amusement park near Ligonier, Pennsylvania, USA.
7Fort Ligonier
British fortification from the French and Indian War in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
8Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Former railroad in Pennsylvania.
9Lakemont Park
Amusement park located in Altoona, Pennsylvania; home to the world's oldest-surviving rollercoaster.
10Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia.
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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.
Appalachian Trail Museum
Museum in Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Pennsylvania.
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 Canoe Creek → · Canoe Creek’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 · Pine Grove Furnace State Park: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Appalachian Trail Museum: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Little Buffalo State Park: Ben Winslow, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pennsylvania Military Museum: Robert J. La Verghetta, 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 · Franklin County Jail: Smallbones, Public domain · Frost Entomological Museum: Frost Entomological Museum, CC BY 2.0
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