Ohiopyle—Pennsylvania

The tiny hamlet of Ohiopyle is a stop along the Great Allegheny Passage bicycle trail, that connects with the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal trail forming a bike path from Pittsburgh to Washington D.C. During summer and on the small town is also a center for outdoor enthusiasts. The Youghiogheny River offers opportunities for paddling, tubing or swimming and numerous nearby trailheads attract hikers. Ohiopyle is also at the center of two other national points of interest.

Falling Water

Fallingwater is possibly the most well-known of Frank Lloyd Wright’s many architectural accomplishments. The house, built as a weekend home for department store owner Edgar J. Kaufmann, Sr., incorporates both form and function into its design. Built partly over a waterfall, the falling waters are included as part of the home, which was intended to conform to its natural surroundings. The house was simultaneously constructed to help appreciate the setting both within and when viewed from outside.

Fallingwater was designated a national historic landmark in 1966. In 2019, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee designated the property a world heritage site making it one of only 24 such sites in the United States. It is also one of eight Frank Lloyd Wright sites inscribed to the UNESCO list.

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

On July 3, 1754 , a colonial force led by Colonel George Washington hastily erected a fort to defend against an attack by nearby French forces commanded by Louis Coulon de Villiers. Washington was subsequently forced to surrender. The fort was occupied and subsequently burned by the French and Indians after what proved to be the first battle of the French and Indian War.