Overview
Somerset is a borough of 6,000 people (2020) and a township of 12,000 people (2020) in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania. This article also covers Shanksville about 11 miles (17 km) away.
4 sights · 1 places to eat
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Best things about Somerset
Flight 93 National Memorial
This national memorial honors the victims of the flight with various outdoor landmarks. The memorial also features an indoor center with exhibits related to the flight, tributes, and other artifacts from that day.
Walter's Mill Bridge
A historic covered bridge in Somerset Township. It was built in 1830, and is a 60-foot-long (18 m) Burr truss bridge, with vertical plank siding and a tin covered gable roof. The bridge crosses Haupt's Run. It is one of …
Daniel B. Zimmerman Mansion
A historic mansion on the National Register of Historic Places in Somerset Township. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Horace Trumbauer and built in 1915. It is a 3-story, brick Georgian Revival style mansi…
Somerset Historical Center
A 150-acre rural history museum.
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Apr–Oct. Summer highs reach about 83°F; winter lows dip to about 21°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Jul and Jun. (climate data from nearby Pittsburgh)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- JST John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport, Johnstown — 25 mi away. Directions
- LBE Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, Latrobe — 25 mi away. Directions
- PIT Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh — 69 mi away (major hub). Directions
Somerset lies just off Interstate 75 110 km southwest of Pittsburgh, and 220 km west of Harrisburg.
Full “Get in” guide ↓Budget & where to stay
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Sample 1-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Somerset Historical Center, Flight 93 National Memorial
- Lunch Mel's Restaurant and Lounge
- Afternoon Walter's Mill Bridge, Daniel B. Zimmerman Mansion
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
Food for you
What to ask about, for your diet
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Understand
Somerset was a central stage for the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794, a violent protest against a tax imposed on spirits, including whiskey Several rebellion leaders lived in Somerset. Federal militia were sent to put down the rebellion. The Whiskey Rebellion was the first major test of the federal authority under the newly adopted U.S. Constitution and under President George Washington.
On September 11, 2001, United Airlines Flight 93 from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco was one of the four planes hijacked that day by al-Qaeda operatives. It crashed not far from Somerset near Shanksville, killing all 44 people on board. It is believed that hijackers intended to fly this plane into the U.S. Capitol Building or the White House.
Get in
Somerset lies just off Interstate 75 110 km southwest of Pittsburgh, and 220 km west of Harrisburg.
See
See Walter's Mill Bridge
A historic covered bridge in Somerset Township. It was built in 1830, and is a 60-foot-long (18 m) Burr truss bridge, with vertical plank siding and a tin covered gable roof. The bridge crosses Haupt's Run. It is one of 10 covered bridges in Somerset County.
See Daniel B. Zimmerman Mansion (also known as Manor Hill, now the Georgian Inn of Somerset)
A historic mansion on the National Register of Historic Places in Somerset Township. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Horace Trumbauer and built in 1915. It is a 3-story, brick Georgian Revival style mansion, with a five-bay central section with a hipped roof, flanked by asymmetrical wings. It has housed a hotel since 2010.
Eat
Sleep
Along the access road to the Dwight Eisenhower Highway/Interstate 76, there are several chain hotels.
Nearby
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City / town · 3 listings · 17 mi away
Grantsville
City / town · 3 listings · 22 mi away
Johnstown
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Ohiopyle
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Frostburg
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Latrobe
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Connellsville
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LaVale
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