Somerset County 7
7 places to explore in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — part of the Laurel Highlands region.
Museums 1
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Somerset Historical Center
Rural life in the Laurel Highlands, told through a 1770s settler's cabin, an early farmstead, a maple sugar camp and the relocated 1859 Walter's Mill covered bridge.
Historic Sites 1
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Flight 93 National Memorial
A memorial on the field where Flight 93 came down on September 11, 2001, with a visitor center overlooking the crash site, a wall of names and the 93-foot Tower of Voices.
Public Parks 5
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Laurel Hill State Park
A swimming lake in the mountain forest of the Laurel Highlands, with a grove of old-growth hemlocks, stone and timber buildings left by the Civilian Conservation Corps and miles of trout water.
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Kooser State Park
High in the Laurel Highlands, rustic cabins built by the Civilian Conservation Corps sit beside a trout stream in cool forest, a short hop from the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail.
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Laurel Summit State Park
A cool, breezy picnic ground near the top of Laurel Ridge that doubles as the starting point for walks to the rocky Wolf Rocks overlook and the Spruce Flats bog.
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Gallitzin State Forest
Mountain woodland named for Demetrius Gallitzin, the frontier priest of the Alleghenies, where the John P. Saylor Trail loops through the rugged backcountry of the Clear Shade Wild Area.
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Mount Davis
Pennsylvania's highest point, at 3,213 feet, is a gentle rise on a broad plateau, with an observation tower looking over the Laurel Highlands and trails through stunted, windswept woods.
Hiking Trails 1
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Mount Davis
Pennsylvania's highest point, at 3,213 feet, is a gentle rise on a broad plateau, with an observation tower looking over the Laurel Highlands and trails through stunted, windswept woods.