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Polymath Park, Acme, PA

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Sightseeing

Polymath Park

A 130-acre resort in the Laurel Highlands with four historic houses, two designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and two by his apprentice Peter Berndtson.

187 Evergreen Lane, Acme, PA 15610 · Acme, PA

About Polymath Park

Polymath Park is a resort near Acme in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It holds four historic houses: two relocated Frank Lloyd Wright designs, the Mantyla and Duncan houses, and two homes by apprentice Peter Berndtson, the Balter and Blum houses. Guests can stay overnight in these houses, take guided tours of the architecture, or dine at the TreeTops restaurant, which occupies the original home of the owners and offers meals inside and in private TreeHouse-style dining pods. The park sits in the Laurel Highlands, near Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob and Ohiopyle State Park.

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  • #architecture
  • #overnight stay
  • #guided tour
  • #fine dining

What's around here?

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

  • Sports & Outdoors

    Linn Run State Park

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    A 612-acre Pennsylvania state park in the southwest known for forest scenery, a trout stream, and a waterfall.

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  • Attractions
    Family Favorite

    Idlewild & SoakZone

    $50+

    Spend a day on classic rides, a storybook walk-through, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood and a water park in the Laurel Highlands.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    10 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Shopping

    Westmoreland Mall

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    Enclosed two-level shopping center near Greensburg that also houses a casino, dining, and service businesses.

    11 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping

  • Sightseeing

    Bushy Run Battlefield

    Under $25

    A Pennsylvania historic park and museum that interprets the 1763 Battle of Bushy Run during Pontiac's Rebellion.

    17 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing
    Iconic

    Fallingwater

    $25–$50

    Tour the Frank Lloyd Wright house built partly over a waterfall on Bear Run, then walk the wooded grounds.

    18 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing

    Fort Necessity National Battlefield

    No admission fee

    A Pennsylvania battlefield preserving the 1754 site where George Washington's troops fought and surrendered, an early clash of the French and Indian War.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

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