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Rainy Day Activities
RAINY DAY ACTIVITIES IN GARRETT COUNTY
(from the McHenry Visitor's Center)
- Bowling Pitt-Mar Lanes, 1244 east Oak Street: 301-334-3040
- Train rides out of Cumberland, Call 1-800-TRAIN-50;
RT 68 East - Downtown exit make right then left
- Oakland Train Station: Sat-Sun 11am-4pm; 301-334-2691
- Garrett Aviation Plane rides - Weather-permitting. Call 301-387-4100 SCENIC PLANE ride over Deep Creek Lake
- Antique Shopping: from Penn Alps to Red House, Garrett County offers a
wide variety of choices for the whole family
- Simon Pearce Glass Blowing, 265 Glass Drive Mt. Lake Park, 301-334-5277
219 South, turn left at Sand Flat Rd. Follow to end of road/blinking light/make
right onto Rt. 135. Follow exactly 2.2 miles S. P. Glass on right up driveway
- Petting Zoo/School House Earth: left from McHenry Visitor's Center lot up hill at Rt. 42 make
left. School House Earth is 2.5 miles on right.
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water. Always call for reservations:
1-724-329-8501. Rt 219 North to Keysers Ridge; make left on Rt 40 West;
enter Pennsylvania. Follow to Rt 381; make right; follow signs
- Kentucky Knob. Call for reservations: 1-724-329-1901. Directions
are the same as above except pass Rt. 381; turn right at Chalk Hill; follow signs
- Fort Necessity National Battlefield; Call 1-724-329-5512. Directions
are the same as above to Rt 40 West. Watch for signs. The battlefield
is on the left. Please note: CLOSED for the season after LABOR DAY.
- Laurel Caverns; Call first 1-724-438-3003. Directions as above; follow Rt. 40
past all previous above attractions. Turn left at Laurel Caverns sign.
Laurel Caverns is a natural cave. The tour may be strenuous for some. This
cavern is the 16th longest developed cave in the United States.
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Library Information
- Oakland Library: 6 N 2nd Street, Oakland: 301-334-3996
- Friendsville Library: 301-746-5663
- Accident Library: 301-746-8792
- Kitzmiller Library: 301-453-3368
- Grantsville: 301-895-5298
- Garrett County Historical Society Museum: 107 South 2nd Street in
Oakland. Mon-Sat 11am-4pm 301-334-3226
- The Drane House in Accident: 301-746-6346. Route 219 north to Accident;
turn right at Cemetery Road. This is one of the oldest cabins in Garrett County.
- Oakland Art Gallery: Mon-Sat 10am-4pm; By appointment: 301-334-6580
- Garrett Eight Cinemas, Deep Creek Lake. Call for show times: 301-387-2500
** Pick up brochures on Grantsville and antiques at the McHenry Visitor's Center **
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