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Butler County, Butler, PA
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Butler County

Butler County is a sightseeing stop in Butler, PA, part of the Pittsburgh guide. Cost: free.

205 N. Main St. · Butler, PA

Why you should go…

Butler County, Pennsylvania is promoted by the nonprofit Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau, doing business as Experience Butler County PA, funded by hotel taxes. The county seat of Butler is known as the birthplace of the Jeep and hosts the annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival each June. The county's top draw is Moraine State Park, which receives more than two million visitors a year, alongside craft breweries, wineries, alpaca farms, and small-town shopping and dining.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Butler County, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Attractions
    Family Favorite

    Living Treasures Animal Park

    Under $25

    A hands-on animal park in western Pennsylvania where visitors feed and pet exotic and farm animals up close.

    18 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Attractions
    Family Favorite

    Keystone Safari

    Under $25

    144-acre interactive animal park off I-79 in Grove City with a walk-through zoo where visitors hand-feed giraffes and llamas, a drive-through safari and a zipline course.

    22 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Lawrence County, PA

    Free

    A western Pennsylvania county on the Ohio border, anchored by New Castle and its river valleys.

    25 mi awayMore like this

  • Attractions
    Family Favorite

    Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium

    $25–$50

    See African elephants, lions, polar bears, sharks and red pandas at a 77-acre zoo and aquarium in Highland Park.

    26 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Sightseeing
    History Buff

    Cathedral of Learning

    Free

    Step into a 42-story Gothic Revival tower with a vaulted Commons Room and classrooms designed around world cultures.

    29 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing
    Iconic

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Free

    Pennsylvania's second-largest city, anchored by three rivers, a storied steel heritage, and a skyline best seen from Mount Washington.

    29 mi awayMore like this