Mt Washington Tavern — Attraction in Wharton Township

After visiting Fort Necessity, I made the short drive from the Visitor’s Center up to the Historic Mount Washington Tavern. The is a separate parking area for the tavern and visitors can either take the stairs or the ramp up to the tavern. The Tavern dates to the 1830’s and became a popular stopping place for travelers along the National Road. The lower floor features a parlor where women could gather while the men enjoyed strong drink and game and the bar across the hall. The lower floor also featured a dining room where guests could enjoy hot meals. Overnight guests could stay in rooms on the upper floor of the tavern. Room for travelers went for 25 cents a night. Each Room is furnished with period pieces. Today’s tours are self-guided, and visitors are free to spend as much time as they like. I enjoyed reading the informative storyboards, so it took me about 30 minutes to...

Before heading to the Visitor Center, we stopped at Mt Washington Tavern. There was parking above and below for plenty of vehicles. If you want, you can take the path back to the Visitor Center instead of driving.

It is a self guided tour and it opens at 10:00am for visitors. There are plenty of rooms to take a look at on the 2 floors. Very well staged dioramas to give you an idea how it was used. This was a stop along the National Road for weary travelers. There is a wagon replica for you to check out. The land it is on was originally purchased by George Washington. It isn’t part of the history of Fort Necessity but still linked to a part of...

Amazingly restored old tavern. We have drove by this location a few times and decided it was time to stop and see if we could get a tour inside the building. After stopping at the visitor's center and the fort, we drove up to the tavern to find that it was open to walk right in and look around. This building is very well taken of by the park and we highly recommend anyone who is into the history of the region to stop and take a look. We have a full review on our blog site and...