Pennsylvania
A legacy of the Wilds' former industrial wealth, this 1200-acre estate was developed by an early-20th-century oil baron. Its 'big house' and log cabins (all with wood-burning fireplaces) now constitute one of the finest resorts in the region, catering to the money-to-burn crowd. The restaurant is excellent, and the resort fee includes activities from skeet shooting to curling.
Note that rates can be dramatically discounted in the off-season.
13.45 MILES
The world's tallest railroad structure when it was built in 1882, this 301ft-high bridge was rebuilt in steel in 1900 – but then partially collapsed in…
10.52 MILES
This 7647-acre lake looks as if it were always a deep-blue compliment to the landscape, but in fact it dates only to the 1960s, when the reservoir was…
4.46 MILES
This museum tells the story of the world's first billion-dollar oil field and includes a 'model home' of an oil-field worker and an 80ft-tall working rig…
13.54 MILES
An easy walk along a hardened path leads to this boulder-strewn overlook, which takes in expansive views of the Kinzua Dam, Allegheny Reservoir and the…
4.46 MILES
This museum tells the story of the world's first billion-dollar oil field and includes a 'model home' of an oil-field worker and an 80ft-tall working rig…
10.52 MILES
This 7647-acre lake looks as if it were always a deep-blue compliment to the landscape, but in fact it dates only to the 1960s, when the reservoir was…
13.45 MILES
The world's tallest railroad structure when it was built in 1882, this 301ft-high bridge was rebuilt in steel in 1900 – but then partially collapsed in…
13.54 MILES
An easy walk along a hardened path leads to this boulder-strewn overlook, which takes in expansive views of the Kinzua Dam, Allegheny Reservoir and the…