Wandering Well · Day trips · United States

What are nice day trips from Pittsburgh?

Short answer

Bridgeport, Indiana, Connellsville and East Liverpool are some potential day trips within 60 miles of Pittsburgh. Chagrin Falls, Cumberland, Warren and Oakland are within 100 miles of Pittsburgh. We list 14 places below, including 9 lake or river towns (Johnstown and Oil City), 4 old-world towns, 3 mountain villages (Frostburg) and 2 food and café towns. More below.

Within 60 miles 6 places

Johnstown, United States
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Inland waterside towns

Johnstown

Cambria County, Pennsylvania · United States

Johnstown, a Pennsylvania steel town in Cambria County, is best known today for the catastrophic 1889 flood that devastated the city — an event commemorated…

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Perryopolis, United States
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Perryopolis

Fayette County, Pennsylvania · United States

This pocket-sized Pennsylvania borough with a brick-paved central roundabout flying the Stars and Stripes, sitting near the water and upland country of Fayet…

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East Liverpool, United States
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Inland waterside towns

East Liverpool

Columbiana County, Ohio · United States

Once the largest pottery-producing centre in the United States, East Liverpool is a compact Ohio town on the Ohio River at the point where Ohio, Pennsylvania…

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Bridgeport, United States
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Inland waterside towns

Bridgeport

Belmont County, Ohio · United States

Sitting on the Ohio River directly across from Wheeling, West Virginia, this tiny Ohio village offers scenic water views and a surprisingly active dining and…

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Connellsville, United States
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Mountain villages

Connellsville

Fayette County, Pennsylvania · United States

A pocket-sized Pennsylvania city on the Youghiogheny River, southeast of Pittsburgh, with a walkable central core of cafés, restaurants, and an unusual conce…

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Indiana, United States
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Food scenes & café towns

Indiana

Indiana County, Pennsylvania · United States

This tiny Pennsylvania upland town sitting right on the water, Indiana offers a lively café and restaurant scene for its size, plus nearby heritage architect…

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Within 100 miles 8 places

Cumberland, United States
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Inland waterside towns

Cumberland

Allegany County, Maryland · United States

A photogenic city on the Potomac River in Western Maryland, Cumberland has a compact centre with a concentration of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches.

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Fairmont, United States
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Bustling market & commercial towns

Fairmont

Marion County, West Virginia · United States

This West Virginia county seat sits along the water with a concentration of historic churches and some listed heritage architecture in the surrounding area.

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Oakland, United States
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Mountain villages

Oakland

Garrett County, Maryland · United States

This modest county seat in western Maryland sits close to Deep Creek Lake and the Wisp Ski Resort, with a historic district that makes it one of the more wal…

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Oil City, United States
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Inland waterside towns

Oil City

Venango County, Pennsylvania · United States

Oil City, in Venango County, Pennsylvania, sits at the bend of the Allegheny River where Oil Creek meets it — a setting that shaped one of the most consequen…

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Frostburg, United States
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Mountain villages

Frostburg

Allegany County, Maryland · United States

A pocket-sized Appalachian college town in western Maryland, Frostburg sits along the historic National Road (US 40) and serves as the western terminus of th…

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Warren, United States
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Inland waterside towns

Warren

Trumbull County, Ohio · United States

Compact Midwestern county seat along the Mahoning River, Warren rewards a stroll down its main street with a row of well-preserved late-19th-century brick co…

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Thomas, United States
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Quiet rural escapes

Thomas

Tucker County, West Virginia · United States

A former coal town in West Virginia's upland country, Thomas lines its main street with solid multi-story red-brick commercial buildings backed by forested h…

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Chagrin Falls, United States
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Inland waterside towns

Chagrin Falls

Cuyahoga County, Ohio · United States

A small Ohio village east of Cleveland built around the waterfalls on the Chagrin River, with a compact central core of cafés and restaurants close to the wa…

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