Washington County 4

4 places to explore in Washington County, Pennsylvania — part of the Pittsburgh & Its Countryside region.

  • Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village

    Archaeological site · Jefferson Township, Washington County

    A rock overhang holding some of the oldest evidence of people in North America, with a re-created 16th-century Indian village and a 19th-century rural village.

  • Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

    Trolley museum · Chartiers Township, Washington County

    Ride restored streetcars along a country line and tour barns full of trolleys from across Pennsylvania and beyond, including a New Orleans car from the famed Desire line.

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  • Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village

    Archaeological site · Jefferson Township, Washington County

    A rock overhang holding some of the oldest evidence of people in North America, with a re-created 16th-century Indian village and a 19th-century rural village.

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  • Hillman State Park

    State park · Hanover Township, Washington County · 3,666 acres

    Rolling former strip-mine land reclaimed as woods and fields, managed largely for hunting but laced with trails used by hikers, horseback riders and mountain bikers.

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  • Montour Trail

    Rail trail · Cecil Township, Washington County

    Arcing through the countryside west and south of Pittsburgh, a long crushed-stone rail trail with tall trestles, old railroad tunnels and a link toward the Great Allegheny Passage.