A Mountain Community
A Mountain Community
Welcome to Blair County, PA, America’s First Frontier. Our locals will tell you, “We are a community that encourages boundless adventures and opportunities for all.” From mountain trails, to rivers, lakes, and historical main streets, get ready to discover all that we have to offer.
Visit for a day, stay for a lifetime. Here in the First Frontier Blair County you’ll find welcoming accommodations, diverse year round activities, sporting events, and street fairs along with a robust retail, arts, and craft food and beverage scene. Discover the history of the majestic Allegheny Front that shaped our mountain main street communities and spurred innovations including the Pennsylvania Canal, Allegheny Portage Railroad and the Horseshoe Curve. Make your own way and discover life in the First Frontier Blair County, PA.
LIVING IN A MOUNTAIN TOWN
We live at a different pace. Celebrate the change of seasons. Dance in the streets. Appreciate an
outdoor lifestyle. Encourage a balance between work and play.
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From Altoona and Hollidaysburg to Tyrone, Martinsburg, Williamsburg, Claysburg, and the surrounding mountain communities, the map highlights attractions across every part of the county and nearby region. Visitors can use it to find well-known stops like Horseshoe Curve, Fort Roberdeau, Lakemont Park, Canoe Creek State Park, Lincoln Caverns, the Railroaders Memorial Museum, and the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, along with schools, trails, fields, farms, and recreation areas that help define the area’s character.
Outdoor adventure is a major part of the Blair County experience, with opportunities for skiing, hiking, biking, paddling, fishing, camping, cave exploring, and scenic road trips all represented throughout the map. Whether someone wants to spend the day on a trail, visit a state park, enjoy winter recreation at a nearby ski area, paddle on the water, or simply take in the views throughout the Allegheny Front and surrounding valleys, the map shows how closely connected Blair County is to the outdoors.
The map also points visitors toward the county’s mix of history, education, entertainment, and community destinations. From college campuses and cultural attractions to theaters, ballparks, local food stops, observatories, and historic sites, Blair County offers more than one kind of experience. It is a place where families can plan a fun afternoon, travelers can discover something unexpected, and residents can reconnect with places they may have passed by for years.
Whether someone is planning a day trip, building a weekend itinerary, welcoming out-of-town guests, or simply looking for something new close to home, this map serves as a helpful visual guide to Blair County’s attractions. It makes it easy to see how many different experiences are within reach, from active outdoor adventures to relaxed local stops and educational destinations.
Whatever your interests, Blair County offers plenty to see, do, and enjoy. Use the map to find your next stop, follow the trails, visit a landmark, explore a small town, or discover a destination you have not experienced yet. The First Frontier is full of places worth exploring, and this map is a great starting point for seeing more of what Blair County has to offer.
From Altoona and Hollidaysburg to Tyrone, Martinsburg, Williamsburg, and the surrounding mountain communities, the map highlights local landmarks, colleges, parks, trails, museums, historic sites, and family-friendly destinations.
Outdoor recreation is a major part of the experience, with skiing, hiking, biking, paddling, fishing, cave exploring, and scenic trail systems all represented throughout the county and nearby areas.
Whether someone is planning a day trip, looking for a weekend adventure, or simply trying to find something new close to home, this map serves as a helpful visual guide to Blair County’s attractions.
Whatever your interests, Blair County offers plenty to see, do, and enjoy. Use the map to find your next stop and discover more of what the First Frontier has to offer.
Don’t be surprised if you bump into everyone you know on any of our mountain main streets. Stories abound of that 15 minute quick stop turning into all day front porch gathering. It’s just that kind of place.
What do you need to know? Altoona is our biggest city, home to Penn State Altoona and an ever growing arts and music scene. Hollidaysburg is the County Seat and offers the largest traditional neighborhood historic district. Tyrone is our northern most main street and serves as the gateway to our friends at University Park Penn State. And when you think of those iconic small towns with one-of-a-kind retailers, folk art and bakeries, you just thought of Williamsburg, Martinsburg, and Roaring Spring.
At all points during the year these main streets may be filled with events, music and seasonal celebrations. At times that may even require you to park or walk a block or two away. Explore Now!
The regular crowd shuffles into our growing family of breweries and restaurants. Hopheads and Pilsner lovers alike seem to find common ground among our nine locally owned breweries. Take a tour of Levity Brewing, Marzoni’s, Railroad City, JJ Hadley’s, Sugar Run, Behe Brothers, Juniata Brewing, Wild Brewing and the Spring Dam Brewery. You won’t want to miss Blair County’s first distillery 814 Distillery or Oak Spring Winery Take the time to visit all of our breweries, wineries, distilleries in Blair County and the Alleghenies region with the Alleghenies Tasting Trail a free app to earn points and prizes.
Our food scene has expanded for sure in recent years. Locally grown and served is the thing in many of our unique eateries. The Clay Cup, Black Dog Cafe, Allegheny Creperie and Mamies Cafe & Bakery are just a few of the favorite coffee haunts. Surveys consistently put the US Hotel, Al’s Tavern and the Argonne Cafe as the bar food go-toos. The difference is history. Every one of our local villages, towns and cross-roads have their own unique eatery experience. Map them out. Take a tour. Decide on your favorite. The valley is full of them. Prost! Explore Now!
If you aren’t a sports fan, better reevaluate. Here, amongst our mountain peaks, sports’ calendars mark the change in seasons and people’s vacation schedules. Yes, this is West-Central Pennsylvania, so high school sports are a rallying cry for Friday nights (and every other day of the week for that matter). We have them all.
Altoona is also home to The Curve, the Pittsburgh Pirates AA affiliate, so you can see the up and comers at PNG Field. And for the club enthusiast, frisbee golf, kickball, the moonlight ski league and “whatever they think up next” activity provides everyone over the age of (you pick the age) to come home sore and tired. And don’t even get us going about organized runs and triathlon events. Trust us, there are many. Ready, set, go… Explore Now!
Any mountain town worth their salt must claim a vibrant arts and culture scene. Count us in. Our venues date back to when vaudeville was king and the biggest stars of the day came through on the Pennsylvania Limited. Now those same stages and galleries are claimed by next generation artists and performers of all ages and backgrounds. The Mishler Theater is our marquis performance venue. Our cultural districts are providing homes for those starving and not so starving artists. Their wares are on display at our many festivals, galleries and events held from spring through mid-fall. What can we say, we make things here. Art. Music. It’s in our blood. Explore Now!
