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Drive 103
Laurel Highlands
Rolling fields and rounded mountains are cause for rejoicing in southwestern
Pennsylvania, where each season offers its own rewards.
Length:
About 130 miles
When to go:
Popular year-round
Special Lodging:
Omni Bedford Springs Resort
Not to be missed:
Somerset Mountain Craft Days Folk Festival; Bedford's Fall Foliage
Festival
Nearby attraction:
Fort Necessity National Battlefield, with a reconstructed 1754 fort
originally built by George Washington's troops, Rte. 40 near Farmington
Words to the wise:
Visitors to Fallingwater should make advance reservations, espe-
cially in summer.
Further information:
Pennsylvania Tourism Office
Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau
1.
Bedford
Begun as a frontier outpost in 1766, Bedford boasts a wealth of historic sites. George Wash-
ington once established a headquarters at the Espy House, and the town's walking tour also
visits the 1814 Anderson House, the residence of a physician instrumental in Bedford's de-
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