Guidebook for Somerset
Food Scene
Awesome pizza with terrific crust! Cash only. Delivery available.
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Rustic Mountain Pizza
1694 Glades PikeAwesome pizza with terrific crust! Cash only. Delivery available.
Delicious food including TO DIE FOR mushroom soup. They have a wonderful Sunday Brunch (including a bloody Mary bar), and a great view (especially in the summer on the deck).
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Out of the Fire Cafe
3784 PA-31Delicious food including TO DIE FOR mushroom soup. They have a wonderful Sunday Brunch (including a bloody Mary bar), and a great view (especially in the summer on the deck).
Dough Girls Pizza
3003 Kingwood RdNice, chewy crust! Only 15 mins away. Take credit cards.
Arts and Culture
This iconic Frank Lloyd Wright home is fascinating to visit. Admission is pricey, but worth it, especially if you're in to architecture. It's about 40 mins away, but a beautiful drive.
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Fallingwater
1491 Mill Run RdThis iconic Frank Lloyd Wright home is fascinating to visit. Admission is pricey, but worth it, especially if you're in to architecture. It's about 40 mins away, but a beautiful drive.
Terrific little Arts Center with permanent and rotating exhibits. They house the American Papercutters Guild and have a great collection of very intricate pieces. Their site lists current offerings: https://www.laurelarts.org/
Laurel Arts
214 Harrison AveTerrific little Arts Center with permanent and rotating exhibits. They house the American Papercutters Guild and have a great collection of very intricate pieces. Their site lists current offerings: https://www.laurelarts.org/
Nice little library circa 1943 (but founded elsewhere in 1914). Cool WPA paintings and friendly, helpful librarians. Lots of resources and programs available.
Mary S. Biesecker Public Library
230 S Rosina AveNice little library circa 1943 (but founded elsewhere in 1914). Cool WPA paintings and friendly, helpful librarians. Lots of resources and programs available.
Shopping
Some very cool artisan shops here adjacent to Casselman River Bridge State Park, as well as an excellent restaurant, The Cornucopia Cafe. Another nice drive through Pennsylvania countryside.
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Spruce Forest Artisan Village
177 Casselman RdSome very cool artisan shops here adjacent to Casselman River Bridge State Park, as well as an excellent restaurant, The Cornucopia Cafe. Another nice drive through Pennsylvania countryside.
A very quirky antique shop with a cool "Merman" in a glass box. The owner is always happy to chat! Extensive glass selection and interesting WW1 and WW2 memorabilia.
Somerset Galleries
152 W Main StA very quirky antique shop with a cool "Merman" in a glass box. The owner is always happy to chat! Extensive glass selection and interesting WW1 and WW2 memorabilia.
Drinks & Nightlife
There's always something going on at Seven Springs which is about 20 minutes away.
In addition to restaurants and shops, there is a small bowling alley and arcade, as well as minature golf, skiing and horseback riding.
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Seven Springs Mountain Resort
777 Water Wheel DrThere's always something going on at Seven Springs which is about 20 minutes away.
In addition to restaurants and shops, there is a small bowling alley and arcade, as well as minature golf, skiing and horseback riding.
Essentials
Pretty much anything you might need! Their bakery bread is quite good, and they have local maple syrup.
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Giant Eagle Supermarket
1606 N Center AvePretty much anything you might need! Their bakery bread is quite good, and they have local maple syrup.
Super Center with groceries (as well as everything you forgot). One stop shopping (closer than the Walmart near downtown Mt. Pleasant).
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Walmart Supercenter
2028 N Center AveSuper Center with groceries (as well as everything you forgot). One stop shopping (closer than the Walmart near downtown Mt. Pleasant).
Groceries
Basics and snacks
Awesome little grocery store right out of Laura Ingalls Wilder book! Fruit, veggies and wide assortment of candy and snacks.
Cascio's Fruit Market
242 W Main StAwesome little grocery store right out of Laura Ingalls Wilder book! Fruit, veggies and wide assortment of candy and snacks.
Nature
A cool place to visit at any time of year - the temp is always the same! Especially nice in the hot summer, and super cool for kids who haven’t experienced underground (there’s a brief minute during the tour when they turn off the light so you can see “true dark”). Worth a visit!
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I-Laurel Caverns
1065 Skyline DrA cool place to visit at any time of year - the temp is always the same! Especially nice in the hot summer, and super cool for kids who haven’t experienced underground (there’s a brief minute during the tour when they turn off the light so you can see “true dark”). Worth a visit!
Forbes State Forest
Great place to visit for well maintained walking paths along the river and a view of rapids. Tubing, kayaking and restaurants also available. Festivals like Beer and Gear occur seasonally.
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Ohiopyle
Great place to visit for well maintained walking paths along the river and a view of rapids. Tubing, kayaking and restaurants also available. Festivals like Beer and Gear occur seasonally.
Great little “beach” for wading in the summer, and nice cross country trails in the winter.
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Kooser State park
943 Glades PikeGreat little “beach” for wading in the summer, and nice cross country trails in the winter.