If you’ve got some free time and enjoy exploring the Westmoreland, Fayette and Somerset counties region, the Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau is releasing a free, 72-page brochure packed full of ideas for everything from winter fun to dining, hiking to history.
The bureau’s 2020 Destination Guide serves to promote the tri-county area and encourage tourists, from near and far, to enjoy what it has to offer.
“Every year, our LHVB team gets excited about working, designing and writing content for a new destination guide; 2020 is no exception,” says Ann Nemanic, bureau executive director. “We enter a new decade of tourism promotion and this is our signature piece — 175,000 copies will be distributed in numerous outlets and serves as our primary fulfillment for visitors interested in coming to the Laurel Highlands. There’s a little something inside the guide for everyone to entice them to put our region on their ‘must visit’ list in the upcoming year.”
JUST RELEASED: Our new 2020 Destination Guide is hot off the press!
Plan your #BestWeekendEver with features on Frank Lloyd Wright, following George Washington's footsteps and much more.
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— Laurel Highlands (@laurelhighlands) January 9, 2020
Feature stories focus on Frank Lloyd Wright’s contributions to the Laurel Highlands, highlighting the UNESCO-designated Fallingwater, as well as nearby Kentuck Knob and Polymath Park; the Historic Stone House Restaurant in Farmington; Sand Hill Berries and Greendance — the Winery at Sand Hill; a guide to Laurel Hill State Park, celebrating its 75th anniversary this year; a piece retracing George Washington’s trek through the region in the 18th century; a self-guided quiz featuring regional adventures of various intensity levels, and adventures in cross-country and downhill skiing, sledding and snowmobiling.
Traditional favorites include a calendar of major festivals and events, a regional map and coupons.
The bureau’s annual photo contest provides images for the guide, with the 2019 winning photos showcased on page 43, as well as information on how to enter the 2020 Laurel Highlands Photo Contest, open for submissions through July 31.
The guide is distributed at consumer travel shows, Pennsylvania Welcome Centers, Pennsylvania Turnpike Visitors Centers, 85 regional brochure racks, Pittsburgh International Airport, Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, VisitPittsburgh Welcome Centers, Laurel Highlands Visitors Centers, regional chambers of commerce and at bureau tourism partner businesses.
Details: 724-238-5661, ext. 101, or laurelhighlands.org
