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Attractions near Petersburg

The nearest draw to Petersburg: Beaver Stadium, 19 mi away

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site draws about 163K visitors a year. There is no place to visit inside Petersburg; there are 15 within 40 miles. The commonest are 7 museums, 2 stadiums & arenas and 2 theme parks. At 55 mi, Flight 93 National Memorial is worth the journey.

Attractions nearby
32
within 60 miles
The big one
55 mi
Flight 93 National Memorial
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Blue Knob
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Memorial · 55 mi southwest

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 map

How they lie

The map ends at Blue Knob, 33 mi out.

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

Everything nearby

The list in full

These 32 are within 60 miles, none in town.

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

Parks and trails in Petersburg → · Petersburg’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 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · 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 · 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 · Blue Knob: Calzarette, CC BY 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 · Hessian Powder Magazine: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Piper Aviation Museum: User:Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Franklin County Jail: Smallbones, Public domain · Frost Entomological Museum: Frost Entomological Museum, CC BY 2.0 · Old Union County Courthouse: Ruhrfisch (talk), CC BY-SA 4.0

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