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and include a jaunt through the onsite sculpture garden, with works by Andy
Goldsworthy, Ray Smith and others.
From the end of May to the beginning of September the postage-stamp-sized
town of Ohiopyle swells with visitors looking to ride the rapids of the Youghiogheny
River (locals simply say 'the Yough' pronounced 'yawk') and explore
Ohiopyle State
recommended operator and offers rock climbing and kayaking clinics if rafting is
too tame.
Laurel Guesthouse
(
724-329-8531;
www.laurelhighlands.com/lodging
; Grant St,
)
has three bedrooms furnished like a comfortable suburban
Ohiopyle; s/d $80/90;
home.
Fort Ligonier
( 724-238-9701;
www.fortligonier.org
; 200 South Market St, Ligonier; adult/child
$10/6; 10am-4:30pm Mon-Sat, noon-4:30pm Sun mid-Apr-mid-Nov)
, both a museum and a
recontructed fort with enthusiastic historical interpreters, does a great job of ex-
plaining the area's importance in the French and Indian War, as does the visitor
9am-5pm)
.
You can even spend a night in a Frank Lloyd Wright design at the
Duncan House
(
877-833-7829;
www.polymathpark.com
;
187 Evergreen Ln, Acme; up to 3 people $400, per additional
person $50, up to 6; )
, part of Polymath Park, a wooded property with three other
homes designed by Wright apprentices. Don't expect Wright pyrotechnics - the
house is a modest Eusonia-style and none of the furniture or interior pieces are
Wright's but rather standard mid-century modern. Or try the swank
Nemacolin
Woodlands Resort & Spa
(
724-329-8555;
www.nemacolin.com
; 1001 Lafayette Dr, Farmington; r
)
in Farmington with a spa, golf course and several res-
from $200;
taurants.
Getting There & Away
AIR
downtown, has direct connections to Europe, Canada and major US cities via a slew of
airlines.
BUS
St)
has frequent buses to Philadelphia (from $30, six to seven hours), New York ($56, 8½
to 14 hours) and Chicago, IL ($68, 10 to 14 hours).
CAR
