The nearest draw to Sylvan Hills: Beaver Stadium, 37 mi away
Sylvan Hills has 30 notable places within 60 miles, among them 4 national park units and 4 ski areas. Flight 93 National Memorial sees about 286K visitors a year. Travel 49 mi and you reach Idlewild and Soak Zone.
Flight 93 National Memorial
Shanksville, Pennsylvania memorial to the 4th plane that crashed on 9/11.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where things are
The outermost point is Pennsylvania Military Museum, at 39 mi.
Orange: Sylvan Hills. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Full list of places
The list runs to 30 places, all within 60 miles.
1Flight 93 National Memorial
Shanksville, Pennsylvania memorial to the 4th plane that crashed on 9/11.
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4Idlewild and Soak Zone
Children's amusement park near Ligonier, Pennsylvania, USA.
6Fort Ligonier
British fortification from the French and Indian War in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
7Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Former railroad in Pennsylvania.
8Lakemont Park
Amusement park located in Altoona, Pennsylvania; home to the world's oldest-surviving rollercoaster.
9Chesapeake 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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11Laurel Mountain Ski Resort
Mountain in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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13Johnstown 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 Sylvan Hills → · Sylvan Hills’ 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 · 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 · 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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