This is a visitors center for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and it has a great location and…read moreexhibit space. It was really neat to see that it has a mini replica of the nearby Paw Paw Tunnel to access interactive exhibits and a section of a canal boat. The towpath is located nearby and we enjoyed taking a stroll on the gorgeous day to enjoy the area. To access the actual Paw Paw Tunnel, which is an amazing feat of engineering, we drove out to the Paw Paw Tunnel Campground and walked out and back from there.

Excellent educational exhibit of the history of the region and life on the canal. Call ahead as…read morethe current regime has cut funding for staffing.

History is worth looking at. This is an interesting spot if you're a Washington fan. Get to know…read morehis early days.

Borrowed from the below site:…read more www.mdmountainside.com/listing/george-washingtons-headquarters/2042/#:~:text=The%20Headquarters%20of%20George%20Washington,the%20United%20States%20of%20America. "The Headquarters of George Washington is a historic site, located at 38 Greene Street, in the historic downtown district of Cumberland, Maryland. The centerpiece and primary attraction at the site is a historic log cabin twice occupied by George Washington, the first President of the United States of America. The cabin resides in an area known today as Riverside Park but was originally built about 2 blocks away. The original site is located nearby at 16 Washington Street. The cabin was originally built by General Edward Braddock's men, between 1755 and 1758, for then Colonel George Washington's use during his service in the French and Indian War. He later returned and used it briefly during 1794, then as the Commander in Chief, in order to review the troops gathered to put down the Whiskey Rebellion. This site is notable, as it signifies Washington's first military command. The original site lies on a hill that overlooks Wills Creek and the Potomac River. It was once the location of Fort Cumberland (Maryland) and today, The Emmanuel Episcopal Church (Cumberland, Maryland). The headquarters was part of Fort Cumberland during the French and Indian War, and it is the only building to survive from the original Fort. Though closed to the public, the cabin has windows visitors can peer into and see historical displays and artifacts of what the cabin may have looked like including a bed, desk, and fireplace as well as a life-size wax replica of Washington." If you come here, parking in the area is somewhat tight. During our visit, Greene and Baltimore Streets were under a lot of construction so we parked two blocks away for a buck in a pay lot near Basecamp Coffee. If you're so inclined, you could also park on the other side of the creek at the visitor center and walk over the bridge to get here. We came, read the placards, took a few pictures, walked a short distance to read a few more of the placards that go under 68 but then saw a few loud locals (i.e. homeless-hobo-vagrant) and thought better of going any further. With that said, this is by no means a stop that you're going out of your way for. At best, this is a few minutes passing curiosity just to say that you saw it. If you want something more substantive about Washington's time in the general area as a British officer, the NPS site Fort Necessity is the place. Tons of stuff there that George did including surrendering to the French. www.nps.gov/fone/index.htm

Polar Express train was phenomenal. Cookies were not the best, but the entertainment was wonderful…read more We've done several trains in PA for Christmas and this one has been our favorite thus far! My son said to give them all the stars.

A disappointment. We were seated in the dome car, which should have offered great views…read more Unfortunately, the windows seem not to have been washed in awhile and along much of the ways, trees obscured views over the few scenic vistas. The seating in the dome car is uncomfortable, especially since it's configured for 4 people at a table, leaving very little leg room. I'm glad we did it once, but once is enough.

We came into the shop for a brake issue. Nate got to it and changed the pads quickly and got us…read moreback on the road. Great service very nice shop. They sell just about everything a geardo or souvenir shopper could want.

Wheelzup is a hub for adventure enthusiasts and does amazing things for local community engagement…read more This store has all the best gear and both the locals and the tourists go here for quality shopping. Highly recommend!

Overall, a pleasant friendly atmosphere with ample slot machines and table games. The female…read morebartenders are great. The negative ... the ladies room BATHROOM needs a major upgrade. It stinks. I mean it smells. Unsure about the men's room. This is unacceptable for a "resort" casino. You can do better.

Motel Room worth $60/night not $250. Everything in the room is broken and lights don't work, Air…read moreconditioning don't work. Spider webs in the room. Smell of cigarette in the room and disgusting toilet/bathroom. On top of everything else, this place felt extremely unwelcoming and discriminatory. In my experience, the level of service varied noticeably depending on a guest's race, which left me feeling uncomfortable and unwelcome. The service overall was poor, and the "Bed and Breakfast" package was misleading. Despite paying for the package, we were still required to pay separately for breakfast in full. This location felt like a tourist trap, and unfortunately not a good one. The food quality was disappointing across the board--from breakfast to both on-site restaurants. Many dishes lacked flavor and did not meet expectations. Based on my experience, I would not recommend staying here. The combination of poor service, misleading package offerings, and disappointing food made for a very negative visit.

Not the friendliest customer service. Prices okay. Look for deals on their website.read more

Note that I visited the Washington Street Library, there are a couple others including another one…read morein Cumberland as well as in Frostburg. This review is specifically for the one on Washington Street across from the court. This was a great little library. Centrally located with easy parking and in a very cute part of town. Staff was relatively helpful. I had some issues reserving a room, but the librarian on duty was very accommodating when the system wasn't quite working right. The wifi works well and there are a number of cozy places to sit and read or do work. While there was only one conference room you could realistically have a call or meeting in, there is also a nice study corner (pictured with the glass) that was a very productive place for me to work. All in all the library is well laid out, with a separate children's section away from the more quiet study and work areas. Note that the study/conference room is right next to the children's area. But the door is relatively insulated and the fact that children might be noisy nearby makes one less likely to feel bad about having an animated phone call or meeting.

Congratulations to the Allegany County Library System - celebrating 50 years. They are a great…read moreresource for geneology. Always have different programs for all ages. A great resource to our community.

A friend and I rode the Great Allegheny Trail from Myersdale, PA down to Cumberland, MD. It was a…read more33 mile ride overall, but we really enjoyed it. Now, neither of us are Lance Armstrong wanna-bes. We're old farts riding plain bikes. From Myersdale, the first 9 miles is uphill, but since it's an old railroad, it's a very gentle uphill slope. The highlight of this part of the trip was riding across the Keystone Viaduct. On our uphill leg, our average speed was 8.0 mph (from my GPS). At the end of the 9 miles uphill, we arrived at the Eastern Continental Divide. From there, it's ALL downhill all the way to Cumberland. We overheard someone else on the trail say that on the downhill side, "you don't need pedals, all you need are brakes." My GPS said our average speed during the downhill leg was 13 mph. There are a few spots along the way you could get on the trail and just do the downhill portion. We saw some families with kids doing the downhill portion, too. As an alternative, you can ride the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad from Cumberland up to Frostburg, then ride your bikes from Frostburg 16 miles back down the hill to Cumberland. Lesson learned: We had planned to stop and have lunch in Frostburg, MD. When we arrived in Frostburg, we found there was a nice rest area for bicyclists along the side of the trail with maps of the town, park benches, bicycle racks, and port-a-potties. Unfortunately, the path goes by at the BOTTOM of the side of the hill that Frostburg is on. In order to go into town for lunch, we would have had to either bike or hike half a mile UP a steep hill. We decided not to do that. We just ate snacks that we had packed in our backpacks and continued onward to Cumberland. The scenery was beautiful. There were three long tunnels to go through. Each tunnel was either short enough it didn't need to be lit up because you could see light from either side, or had installed lighting (the Big Savage Tunnel was really long but well-lit inside). The trail is well marked with mile markers along the way so you can tell how far you are from Cumberland, MD. The trail ends right in downtown Cumberland next to the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad train station and right where the C&O Canal Towpath begins. We had a great time and I would love to come back here and do the downhill portion with my kids sometime. I think we might try the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1-way trip up to Frostburg then ride our bikes down the hill. Side note: Why do I give it 4 stars instead of 5? Only because I try to reserve my 5 star ratings for restaurants that are truly spectacular, and I don't want to inflate my average grade with a rating for a bike trail. :-)

We did it! My husband Rick & I biked the 130+ miles of the Great Allegheny Passage Trail between…read moreCumberland, MD & McKeesport, PA! I'm sore now! We'd been planning this trip for years as we are avid bike trail riders, and it's been our goal to bike the entire extant length of the trail. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Great Allegheny Passage, it's the ultimate in rails-to-trails conversions. It occupies the roadbeds of several abandoned rail lines including the Western Maryland, the B&O, and the P&LE. It connects with the C&O Towpath in Cumberland, and it's planned to connect with the present South Side/Three Rivers Heritage Trail in Pittsburgh. Thus a bike ride all the way from Pittsburgh (Station Square) to Washington, DC will be possible. So my brother Paul drove us down from Pittsburgh to the Canal Heritage Center, a former railway station in Cumberland. This also doubles as the train station for the Western Maryland Scenic Railway. And yes, because my husband's a railfan, I've ridden their trains. We arrived in Cumberland in the afternoon and from the Canal Heritage Center, we set out for the initial 17 miles to Frostburg. Because we had to carry overnight bags and our food supplies (I'm a type-1 diabetic) we borrowed some kiddie trailers from a friend. Rick carried the overnight bags and I carried the coolers. The initial ride from Cumberland to Frostburg is also the steepest. The Great Allegheny Passage rises from an elevation of about 500 feet in Cumberland to about 1600 feet in Frostburg. But the climb isn't that bad as the right-of-way remains an active rail line at this point. It's not like you're climbing Sycamore Street in Pittsburgh or Lombard Street in San Francisco. Here the line follows the Western Maryland Scenic Railway. The State of Maryland had considered forcing the rail line to discontinue so they could build the trail. But then they realized how much money visitors bring into Cumberland and Frostburg because of the train line. The scenic highpoint here is Helmstetter's Curve, where the trail and rail line arc around the Helmstetter farm in a "U" pattern. It's a smaller version of Horseshoe Curve in Altoona. Just beyond that the train line and the trail share Brush Tunnel. The tunnel is lighted, but trail riders are warned not to enter when a train is approaching. The WMSR runs both diesel and steam locomotives. Guess which one we saw? I'll give you a hint--Railfan Rick was slightly disappointed. We arrived in Frostburg and spent the night at the Trail Inn. We set out again the next day and just north of Frostburg, we hit the Borden Tunnel. This tunnel is NOT lighted. You MUST dismount your bike and walk it through. This tunnel is over 900 feet long, so headlights or a working flashlight are recommended. Around milepost 20, we came up to the Mason-Dixon Line, the boundary between MD and PA and the boundary between North and South (read your American history). A 1900 foot bridge connects the two sides. We turned to the north and went thru Big Savage Tunnel. This tunnel is 3,294 feet long, the longest on the GAP. It is lighted, but please take note. The Big Savage Tunnel is CLOSED between late November and early April and there is NO DETOUR route around it. So plan carefully if you intend to bike or hike in the area between those dates. Not long after leaving the Big Savage Tunnel, we came to the highest point on the Great Allegheny Passage at 2392 feet. We'd climbed 1892 feet since leaving Cumberland! A few miles later we hit Deal and from that point, it's all downgrade to McKeesport. Deal has restrooms, if you need to make a pit stop. Continuing northbound we made our way to Sand Patch, PA. Here we crossed the Eastern Continental Divide, marked by a short tunnel, which demarcates two watersheds of the Atlantic Ocean: the Gulf of Mexico watershed and the Atlantic Seaboard watershed. Much of the Great Allegheny Passage parallels the Amtrak Capitol Limited route and I've seen signs marking the divide while riding the train. We'd been following Flaugherty Creek and north of Sand Patch, we crossed the 909 foot long Keystone Viaduct. We made our way into Meyersdale, PA and as this is the largest town en route, we stopped at Food Lion for some supplies including steaks for our dinner tonight. We also made a rest stop here as we've been pedaling for about 20 miles with another 45 to go. Besides, I needed a snack for my blood sugars. Meyersdale was first settled by the Monongahela Indians and has hosted the PA Maple Syrup Festival for the past 60 years. --Continued in Part Two below--

Had a great time. We had the sweeter flight. Real good but my fav was a strawberry wine that I…read morewould have bought but it was not fully mature and ready for sale. We will come back here. One of the nicest things we did out this way. The owner is very nice and well informed about not only his wine but the entire area.

Good selection of wine and spirits. Very nice atmosphere! Great service. We had a few flights and…read moreshared them. I liked the Vidal the best. Hubby liked the seduction. No-one liked the apple moonshine but me lol and i bought it!!

I took my boyfriend for a birthday biking adventure with Mountainside Bike Tours. I selected the…read moreTail of Two Trails. I am a novice cyclist and not in great shape, but I made the 32 miles on the Old Allegheny bike trail (the last 22 miles were downhill) and 17 of the 35 miles on the C&O Canal. We had to cut the ride short to get back home. The views were beautiful and the rides were strenuous for me but easy for him. I didn't quit! Jason picked us and our bikes up and dropped us off. He gave us advice on what to look for. Gail, the owner of the business, spoiled us with beautiful bike-themed accommodations in the Decatur Inn. She also filled our bellies with a huge homemade breakfast each morning. We plan to go back. Everyone was friendly and accommodating. It was a great weekend.

Gail was wonderful to work with on our recent bike trip along the Great Allegheny Passage. She was…read morefun, responsive, and makes a wonderful breakfast when we stayed at her BNB. Thank you, Gail! We had a fabulous time.