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- 1. The Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center
- 2. Hilton Garden Inn State College
- 3. Quality Inn
- 4. Hyatt Place State College
- 5. Graduate State College
- 6. Omni Bedford Springs Resort
- 7. Best Western Plus University Park Inn & Suites
- 8. Hilton Garden Inn Uniontown
- 9. Hampton Inn Altoona
- 10. Wingate by Wyndham Altoona Downtown/Medical Center
The 5 Best Monuments & Statues in , The Alleghenies
Discover the best top things to do in , United States including Flight 93 National Memorial, Mister Rogers' Park Bench, Venango County Vietnam Veterans Honor Roll, 14th Quartermaster Detachment Memorial, Windber Veterans Park.
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1. Flight 93 National Memorial
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1,909 reviews
The memorial site dedicated to those who lost their lives on United Airlines Flight 93, September 11, 2001.
Reviewed By fredbN4301OX - San Clemente, United States
This memorial is a beautiful tribute to those brave hero’s who have their life’s to saves others. It was very emotional and I felt like crying. This is a must see place.
2. Mister Rogers' Park Bench
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 13 reviews
Reviewed By jodylync
This is located in James Rogers park a tiny green area with a few park benches in downtown Latrobe on the corner of Main and Jefferson. On one of the park benches is a life size statue of Mister Fred Rogers. Have a seat next to Mister Rogers and remember "you are special."
3. Venango County Vietnam Veterans Honor Roll
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By scottofhawaii - Honolulu, United States
...veteran's memorials lately, sort of don't know what to say about them anymore, but I will. The county here did a real impressive job honoring their Vietnam veterans. There are many monuments that make-up this memorial. The dominant ones are the five (six?) large dark marble (granite?) stones that face each other in a circular pattern with the names of all the county's Vietnam veterans inscribed; one that stands-out honors the soldiers who lost their lives during the war. Surrounding these monuments are some benches engraved with different things like the names of contributors, county committee members, etc. I think they’re made from the same type of dark stone like the monuments. You know, I do have some thoughts about going to veterans’ memorials especially ones for the Vietnam War. The stone closest to the road with the memorial’s name on it has an interesting inscription on its reverse: "Never Again Will One Generation of Veterans Abandon Another.” Come to find out this is the founding principle of the Vietnam Veterans of America organization. When I first saw it, I didn’t quite get it and still don’t for the most part. I mean which generation(s) of veterans are they talking about: one or more or all of those who served before the war, after the war, or everyone of them? And really did any generation of veterans abandon them? Wasn’t it the American public that did that? I’m not sure, but I think that other generations of veterans always supported them. I’m part of the generation that followed them. I joined the military only a few years after the last American soldier left Vietnam, and it wasn’t and still isn’t lost on me who they are and what they did. Vietnam veterans were still in the service when I enlisted and well afterwards too. I’ve always admired them. In my first decade of service, they held the positions of leadership in the units I served in. I never thought they did anything wrong or horrible or even fought for the wrong reasons. You know after I retired from the Army a few years ago, I went to Vietnam to first visit and then to live there. I met a young man named Sĩ who took me all over Vietnam with an aim of seeing war sites, memorials, museums, etc. Sĩ became my nephew who I probably love - certainly like - more than any blood relative I have left. While we were seeking out and visiting these places, he told me that some of his friends and family thought I was looking for someone, like the ghost of a soldier who fought and died there or something like that. I wasn’t looking for anyone specific, but maybe looking for the spirit of soldiers in general. I think I just wanted to be in places where they fought and learn more about what they did. And I’m sure I’m talking about soldiers from all sides (I learned that there were more than just two) from that war. I also learned the real abandoned soldiers from that war are the Vietnamese that fought for the South, not the Americans nor the victors from the North. Wound-up staying in Vietnam over a year. I really like the people there like no other place I’ve ever been, and they seem to like me better than most people do anywhere else. Hey, there’s a lot of other memorials and monuments for other wars in this park and the area here to see. I saw some for WWI and the Civil War. The people here in Franklin and Venango County don’t forget and didn’t abandon anyone.
4. 14th Quartermaster Detachment Memorial
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By CarolL379
In the past I brought several bus loads of senior citizens to pay their respects here. On April 24 I'll be bringing another group. I will refresh memories with the account of what happened during Desert Storm to the 14th Quartermaster unit.
