National Park Week is April 16th-24th. Over 100 parks that usually charge fees will be free.
*Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.
http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm
April 17th-25th is National Park Week!
In honor of the celebration normal park admission fees are being waived.
Check out some of Pennsylvania's National Park Offerings and plan an impromptu trip. The weather is great, the fresh air is calling you and it's a great way to spend time together as a family!
Allegheny Portage Railroad - 2 1/2 hrs from Allegheny Airport
The Allegheny Portage Railroad was a great achievement in early travel. Charles Dickens, Jenny Lind, and Ulysses S. Grant traveled over the Allegheny Mountains. They braved a system that injured passengers on a weekly basis. A system of inclined planes and a nine hundred foot tunnel carved through solid rock by Welsh coalminers made this feat possible.
Fort Necessity -
The Opening Battle of a World War
The battle at Fort Necessity in the summer of 1754 was the opening action of the French and Indian War. This war was a clash of British, French and American Indian cultures. It ended with the removal of French power from North America. The stage was set for the American Revolution.Friendship Hill - Who was Albert Gallatin?
Albert Gallatin is best remembered for his thirteen year tenure as Secretary of the Treasury during the Jefferson and Madison administrations. In that time he reduced the national debt, purchased the Louisiana Territory and funded the Lewis & Clark exploration. Gallatin's accomplishments and contributions are highlighted at Friendship Hill, his restored country estate.
Johnstown Flood of 1889
There was no larger news story in the latter nineteenth century after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The story of the Johnstown Flood has everything to interest the modern mind: a wealthy resort, an intense storm, an unfortunate failure of a dam, the destruction of a working class city, and an inspiring relief effort.Resource: http://www.nps.gov/npweek/
