*<sleep name="Americas Best Value Inn & Suites" alt="" address="4498 US 220" directions="" phone="814-623-5880" url="www.abvibedfordpa.com" checkin="2" checkout="11" price="49.99" lat="" long="">Welcome to Americas Best Value Inn and Suites Bedford. We are situated in south central Pennsylvania where life is taken at a slower pace. Appreciate our laid back way of life and relax at one of the local attractions including the Pitt Theatre, Old Bedford Village, Coral Caverns, Down-River Golf and Country Club, Pioneer Historical Society, and National Museum-American Cover. After a fun day in the Bedford area, enjoy a satisfying meal at one of the area's restaurants such as Green Harvest Co, Bedford Tavern, or Original Italian Pizza. Neighboring cities worth visiting include Breezewood, Altoona, and Somerset. We are approximately 100 miles from Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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The 24-hour staff at our pet friendly Americas Best Value Inn and Suites Bedford is here to make our hotel your home away from home. Start your day right with our free continental breakfast served from 6am - 9am. Appreciate the convenience of our on-site guest laundry facility. All guest rooms are generously equipped with free wireless high-speed Internet access, cable TV with Showtime, arm chair, desk, and alarm clock. A microwave, mini-fridge, iron, and ironing board are available upon request and are subject to availability. Suites feature a microwave and mini-fridge. At Americas Best Value Inn and Suites Bedford, We've Got You Covered from the time you hit the road until your head hits the pillow. </sleep>
Altoona is a city in central Pennsylvania. Altoona was founded as a railroad town by the Pennsylvania Railroad as the site of their Altoona Works shops, and its history as a railroad town still shows in the town today despite the decline of the railroad and its eventual absorption into Penn Central, Conrail, and now Norfolk Southern.
Altoona is located along Interstate 99, which can be reached from I-70 from the Washington-Baltimore area or Pittsburgh area, from I-76 (the Pennsylvania Turnpike) from the Philadelphia area, or from I-80 from the New York City area. Altoona can also be reached directly from Pittsburgh via I-376/US 22.
Altoona's airport is Altoona-Blair County Airport (AOO). United Airlines operates direct flights to both Washington Dulles and Johnstown, PA. This is a very small airport and is a convenient 12 miles from the downtown area.
Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament, 13th Avenue at 13th Street. A Roman Catholic cathedraledit
Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark, (west of Altoona on Kittanning Point Road). Built by the Pennsylvania Railroad to allow trains to climb the steep Allegheny Mountains, this historic and well-known construction is a mecca for railfans. Located along the current Norfolk Southern east-west mainline, over 50 trains per day pass around the triple-track curve. Admission includes access to a small museum and a funicular ride up the hill to a grassy area on the inside of the curve, which has over 180 degrees' view of railroading action.$6. editThe curve can also be viewed from on-board Amtrak's Pennsylvanian train between Altoona and Pittsburgh.
Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum, [1]. in downtown Altoona is a museum showing Altoona's history as a railroad town.edit
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (in nearby Gallitzen), 110 Federal Park Road, Gallitzin, PA 16641 (The park is located just off U.S. 22 approximately 12 miles west of Altoona and 10 miles east of Ebensburg. Take the Gallitzin Exit and follow the signs.), ☎ (814) 886-6150, [2]. 9AM to 5PM daily. The Allegheny Portage Railroad was a great achievement in early travel. Charles Dickens, Jenny Linn, and Ulysses S. Grant traveled over the Allegheny Mountains. They braved a system that injured passengers on a weekly basis. A system of inclined planes and a nine hundred foot tunnel carved through solid rock by Welsh coalminers made this feat possible. For twenty years, it was the fastest way to transgress the rough and wild terrain of Pennsylvania. The site features a recreated incline and winch used to pull portaged barges over the hill.$4. edit
The Megahan House, 1537 2nd Avenue (On the corner of 2nd Avenue and 16th Street). Free. edit
Boyer Candies outlet store. The manufacturer of Mallo Cup and Smoothies peanut butter cups is in Altoona and has an outlet store on site at their factory.edit
Logan Valley Mall, Route 220 & Goods Ln, (814) 944-6128.
The Knickherbocker Tavern, 3957 W 6th Ave. Cool place with decent pub grub and a very wide selection of craft brews from all over the country (and the world). Kind of strange "suburban" location but probably the best bar in town, especially if you like beer. Reasonable prices.edit
