SPONSORED CONTENT Uncover Hidden Gems Close to Home Cure Your Cabin Fever and Indulge Your Travel Itch A ROAD TRIP TO THE OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ISA SAFE ESCAPE By 535media deep dive in the historical societies, libraries and visitor centers, as well as read the numerous plaques boasting about the region's historical significance. The self-guided auto tour "Washington's Trail 1753" winds from Williamsburg, Va., through Allegheny County and the Oil Region to Waterford in Erie County It ARE follows a 21-year-old George Washington's travels to deliver an evacuation order to the French stationed there. Oi Chy's Center Street Brdge Selfie opportunities abound at scenic overlooks, woods, rivers and trails that surround them. A dozen golf courses, birdwatching, camping, Oil outdoor and state-of-the-art indoor exhibits and enjoy special events. When in operation, the Oil Creek and Titusville specialty olive olls, vinegars, waterfalls, historic sites like chocolates, wine, antiques, jewelry, clothing and home goods. Breweries, distilleries and wineries pair great Historic Outdoor Recreation Wonderland many artists create and exhibit their work. Graffiti Gallery, located in the adjacent National Transit Building Annex, showcases the work of local and regional drinks with equally delicious the Rockland Iron Furnace Northwestern and neighboring railroad Pennsylvania's Oil Region National Heritage Area (ORNHA) offers more than 65 miles of paved trails for casual walks and bike rides, heart-pumping mountain biking and hiking, world-class make the region an outdoor fly fishing, fantastic kayaking recreation paradise. on creeks and power boating on the Allegheny Wild and Scenic River Water Trail - all set in "the Valley that Changed the World," as the tunnel, and public art. The monuments include one Creek State Park, Two Mile Run County Park, the 144-acre Railroad excursion train rides give guests an engaging artists. Exhibits, artists' open grub. Local theater, live devoted to local football Justus Lake and the longest continuous segment of the Erie-to-Pittsburgh Trail studios and special events are scheduled throughout the street fairs and community music, free outdoor concerts. legend John Heisman, for whom the annual top college tour of "the Valley that Changed the World." You can even mail a postcard from the nation's only operating railway post office car. Special events include wine tastings and Murder Mystery dinner theater. You can even book an overnight at the birthplace of the oil industry and immerse yourself in the Caboose Motel and sleep in a year. festivals add to the vibrancy player award is named; of these quaint communities. he was a football star at History buffs can take a Titusville High School. Arts & Culture in the Oil Region Step back in time with the Victorian-style architecture ."the Valley that Changed the World," as the history and culture. Visit stationary train car. The National Transit Building, built in 1890 and added to the National in 1859. Designated by Congress in 2004 as a National Heritage Area, a new kind of national park based on historical significance, the ORNHA is like a museum you can hike, bike, fish and paddle through. Interpretive panels, dating back more than 100 brochure-guided walking tours and oil production birthplace of the oil the Venango Museum of Art, Science and Industry and DeBence Antique Music World, a museum dedicated to mechanical musical industry in 1859. Register of Historic Places in 1978, houses the Oil Valley instruments including player Center of the Arts, which pianos and music boxes, some offers a variety of classes to the public. The building years. Once the state reopens also includes the Oil Creek Earthworks Pottery Studio, the Transit Art Gallery and Gift Shop, and the National drilled in 1859, to explore the Transit Art Studios, where So Much to Do Stroll the downtowns while socially distanced and enjoy the murals highlighting the history of the region. A variety of shops offer unique products including Maurtan bier ndes by Justus Lake at Two Me Run Carty Park relics dot the communities of Emlenton, Franklin, Oil City and Titusville and the completely visit Drake Well Museum and Park, site of the first commercial oil well Take the Trip! Ready to road trip to the Oil Region? Visit the official site for tourism at OilRegion.org/Tourism to get details and an Oil Region Guide to start planning today! SPONSORED CONTENT Uncover Hidden Gems Close to Home Cure Your Cabin Fever and Indulge Your Travel Itch A ROAD TRIP TO THE OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ISA SAFE ESCAPE By 535media deep dive in the historical societies, libraries and visitor centers, as well as read the numerous plaques boasting about the region's historical significance. The self-guided auto tour "Washington's Trail 1753" winds from Williamsburg, Va., through Allegheny County and the Oil Region to Waterford in Erie County It ARE follows a 21-year-old George Washington's travels to deliver an evacuation order to the French stationed there. Oi Chy's Center Street Brdge Selfie opportunities abound at scenic overlooks, woods, rivers and trails that surround them. A dozen golf courses, birdwatching, camping, Oil outdoor and state-of-the-art indoor exhibits and enjoy special events. When in operation, the Oil Creek and Titusville specialty olive olls, vinegars, waterfalls, historic sites like chocolates, wine, antiques, jewelry, clothing and home goods. Breweries, distilleries and wineries pair great Historic Outdoor Recreation Wonderland many artists create and exhibit their work. Graffiti Gallery, located in the adjacent National Transit Building Annex, showcases the work of local and regional drinks with equally delicious the Rockland Iron Furnace Northwestern and neighboring railroad Pennsylvania's Oil Region National Heritage Area (ORNHA) offers more than 65 miles of paved trails for casual walks and bike rides, heart-pumping mountain biking and hiking, world-class make the region an outdoor fly fishing, fantastic kayaking recreation paradise. on creeks and power boating on the Allegheny Wild and Scenic River Water Trail - all set in "the Valley that Changed the World," as the tunnel, and public art. The monuments include one Creek State Park, Two Mile Run County Park, the 144-acre Railroad excursion train rides give guests an engaging artists. Exhibits, artists' open grub. Local theater, live devoted to local football Justus Lake and the longest continuous segment of the Erie-to-Pittsburgh Trail studios and special events are scheduled throughout the street fairs and community music, free outdoor concerts. legend John Heisman, for whom the annual top college tour of "the Valley that Changed the World." You can even mail a postcard from the nation's only operating railway post office car. Special events include wine tastings and Murder Mystery dinner theater. You can even book an overnight at the birthplace of the oil industry and immerse yourself in the Caboose Motel and sleep in a year. festivals add to the vibrancy player award is named; of these quaint communities. he was a football star at History buffs can take a Titusville High School. Arts & Culture in the Oil Region Step back in time with the Victorian-style architecture ."the Valley that Changed the World," as the history and culture. Visit stationary train car. The National Transit Building, built in 1890 and added to the National in 1859. Designated by Congress in 2004 as a National Heritage Area, a new kind of national park based on historical significance, the ORNHA is like a museum you can hike, bike, fish and paddle through. Interpretive panels, dating back more than 100 brochure-guided walking tours and oil production birthplace of the oil the Venango Museum of Art, Science and Industry and DeBence Antique Music World, a museum dedicated to mechanical musical industry in 1859. Register of Historic Places in 1978, houses the Oil Valley instruments including player Center of the Arts, which pianos and music boxes, some offers a variety of classes to the public. The building years. Once the state reopens also includes the Oil Creek Earthworks Pottery Studio, the Transit Art Gallery and Gift Shop, and the National drilled in 1859, to explore the Transit Art Studios, where So Much to Do Stroll the downtowns while socially distanced and enjoy the murals highlighting the history of the region. A variety of shops offer unique products including Maurtan bier ndes by Justus Lake at Two Me Run Carty Park relics dot the communities of Emlenton, Franklin, Oil City and Titusville and the completely visit Drake Well Museum and Park, site of the first commercial oil well Take the Trip! Ready to road trip to the Oil Region? Visit the official site for tourism at OilRegion.org/Tourism to get details and an Oil Region Guide to start planning today!