I saw this on someone's FB post and realized it was on our way back to central PA from a trip to…read morePittsburgh for a family reunion. It is absolutely stunning! A very beautiful and peaceful place. Free to the public from dawn to dusk. Meticulously cared for gardens. I wish I could see the water cascading from the top of the hill. Highly recommend visiting. When we were entering the garden, a man and his wife were leaving. The man said his first job out of high school was for a contractor who had to rebuild one of the walls in the garden. He said when they took the wall down each stone was numbered so that they knew how to put it back together again. He said to keep that in mind as we were walking around looking at all the stone walls. Absolutely amazing!

Truly a jewel and so glad I happened to see an article about this venue. We were already in…read moreJohnstown and this garden is only about a 40 minute drive away. Charles M. Schwabb, the steel magnate (as opposed to Charles R Schwabb, the finance guy) built a mansion here to be used as his summer estate. Today it is owned by Friars and not open to the public but the grounds upon which it lies is open and free. Sculpted hedges, manicured lawns, one huge birch tree, religious statues added by the friars, vines, plants, flowers, water features abound throughout the property.

Never realized the history behind railroading, and how important the railroad industry shaped…read moreAltoona, PA. If you enjoy knowledge, trains and interactive displays, and learning this is the museum to check out. Great staff, reasonable gift shop, be sure to check out the Horseshoe Curve as well. There are even old models in the rail yards, and a current train their working on that moment. Perfect for travelers, locals, and everyone be sure to check it out.

This place is great I wouldn't bring kids nine and over because this place is a little boring for a…read morelittle kids and there's a lot to read and all the stuff other than that. It's really cool and don't forget when you're done checking out all the floors to go outside to the round house and check out the round house.

This was a great one-hour stop on our drive north. The admission fee is $8 for adults and you get a…read moretour that lasts about an hour or so to make your way through the house and the exhibits. The focus in on 19th century American history and you see original furnishings throughout the house as well as some rotating exhibits. The grounds are beautiful and would have been a great place to stop for lunch as well as the tour.

Great tour, $8 per person. Beautifully restored mansion with unbelievable original furnishings!!…read moreInteresting history of Altoona and also the US. There were a few additional exhibits with in the mansion that were included in the tour. Great way to spend an hour!

My wife and I both read, 'The Johnstown Flood' by David McCollough and knew we had to visit this…read moremuseum and historic site. We had a tour in a van that covered the various sites where this tragedy took place. We saw the bridge footings over the valley that were wiped away by the flood, and the 'cottages' the wealthy club members lived in when they were visiting on vacation. This is a very special place to visit and reflect.

update your website to say it's temporarily closed!!! drove 40 minutes to get here because your…read morewebsite said "open until 5pm."

So charming! Great picture on the screen and super friendly staff. We weren't able to keep the…read morecar running to listen to the audio because of our running lights so they provided a boombox! The concession stand has delicious snacks and is very reasonably priced. And we brought the dog and they gave him a milk one

New releases, great concession stand and friendly staff. Great way to spend a summer evening.read more

Peoples Natural Gas Field is home to the Altoona Curve, which serve as the AA minor league baseball…read moreaffiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The stadium has all your typical bells and whistles of a minor league ballpark, with picnic tables, a lawn area in the outfield, a team store, kids play areas, and several options for food. Very unique is that there is an old roller coaster beyond right field, which I haven't seen at any other ballpark before. The food was quite underwhelming as they serve mystery meat hot dogs (no beef option) and nachos are served with a very lackluster and artificial looking nacho sauce. While the food brings down my overall rating of the ballpark experience to 3.5/5, happy to round up as Yelp does not allow half stars, and I did enjoy spending some time taking in this matchup between the Altoona Curve and Reading Fightin Phils.

This stadium is so clean! It is one of the nicest minor league stadiums I have been to. Love the…read moreselection of food and drinks. There isn't a bad seat in the house! General admission is great because you can pretty much find seating all around the park.

I cannot speak to the member's only club that is a the primary money maker for this place as I am…read morenot a member myself. What I can tell you about is the upstairs hall that you can rent for use of a gathering of any sort. It is a fairly large area that can comfortably fit many people. Pricing isn't very bad when it comes to renting the space. Tables, chairs, and the essentials are included in the rental. You will also have use of the small kitchen area and bar area. I'm not sure if the pricing changes if you want to include alcohol in your gathering, but they do have the capability to accommodate. Once you are done with the space, it is your duty to clean up after yourself. Which some people seem to forget. With that, if you do rent this space for a gathering, make sure that you show up earlier than you need to in order to make sure that everything is in working order.