Idlewild & SoakZone Route 30 East; P.O. Box C, Ligonier, PA 15658, 724-238-3666, 800-4-DAYFUN, "Ranked as one of America's most beautiful theme parks," Idlewild features 14 major rides, including two roller coasters and an antique merry-go-round, nightly entertainment at the Hillside Theater, games, SoakZone, Story Book Forest, the over nine-acre Raccoon Lagoon, “one of the largest kiddie lands in the United States;” Mister Rogers' Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Hootin' Holler', Jumpin' Jungle, several dining options and more. more...

Ligonier Beach Restaurant & Beach Club 1752 Route 30 East, Ligonier, PA 15658, 724-238-9551 (Beach Club), 724-238-5553 (Restaurant), Built in 1925, the historic 400 x 125 foot long Ligonier Beach is the largest swimming pool in Pennsylvania. Guests can also enjoy fine dining in the Victorian Garden Dining Room and live entertainment every Sunday. more...

Fort Ligonier 200 South Market Street, Ligonier, PA 15658, Located on U.S. Route 30 and PA Route 711, 724-238-9701, The whole family will enjoy a visit to the Laurel Highlands' Fort Ligonier, a full-scale reconstruction of the 1758-1766 original fortification where the British and Americans, including a young Colonel George Washington and General John Forbes, fought against the French and Indians. Such living history activities as reenactments, encampments and archeological digs are presented throughout the year. The on-site modern museum features five indoor exhibition galleries. Guided tours are available for groups of 10 or more with advanced reservations. more... 

Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor 114 South Market Street; P.O. Box 582, Ligonier, PA 15658, 724-238-9030, One of 12 special heritage areas in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor is "a private, nonprofit organization that encourages economic development through tourism and guides the protection and enhancement of natural, cultural, historic and scenic resources" along the Lincoln Highway in Westmoreland, Somerset, Bedford, Fulton, Franklin, and Adams Counties. more...

Ligonier Valley Library 120 West Main Street, Ligonier, PA 15658, 724-238-6451, The Ligonier Valley Library is open Monday through Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and on Fridays and Saturdays until 5:00 p.m. Located in the basement of the library, the Pennsylvania Room contains resources on Pennsylvania and local history. Resources include atlases, photographs, census, and obituaries, marriages and births printed in The Ligonier Echo from 1888 to the present. more...

Compass Inn Museum (circa 1799) U.S. Route 30, Laughlintown, PA 15655, Located 3 Miles Southast of Ligonier, 724-238-4983, Housed in an authentically restored stagecoach stop that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Compass Inn Museum offers informative and entertaining one and a half hour tours of period furnished rooms, which include the common room, serving kitchen, four bedrooms and three reconstructed outbuildings: a cookhouse, blacksmith shop and a barn. The Compass Inn Museum is open daily from May through October. more...

Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art One Boucher Lane (Route 711), Ligonier, PA 15658, 724-238-6015, "Dedicated to making its programs and activities accessible to the people of the southwestern area of central Pennsylvania," the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art "exists to preserve, exhibit and advance American art." Modeled on an authentic log cabin design that reflects the historic community, the Ligonier Valley facility features the Walter Carlyle Shaw Paperweight Collection, which is on permanent display in a custom installation that frames the exhibition gallery. more...

Friendship Park North Fairfield Street, Ligonier, PA 15658, Friendship Park is a community-built playground that includes tennis and basketball courts and ball fields.