search
search

Area Attractions

welcome sign

Bradford is in the middle of everywhere!
No matter what you like to do for fun, you can do it here or within a day's drive.

If you're looking for something to do in the region, (or maybe you need something to do with your family when they come to visit) you have many choices. 

The Bradford and surrounding area has many interesting and historical points of interest, including Kinzua Bridge State Park, the Penn-Brad Oil Museum, the Zippo/Case Museum and the Marilyn Horne Museum and Exhibit Center. 

Take just a couple of steps off campus and you can hike, bike, hunt, fish, canoe, ride horses, etc. Or, take a short drive to enjoy shopping, sightseeing and cultural activities.

Beyond Bradford, you'll find:

  • Excellent downhill skiing and snowboarding at Holiday Valley Ski Resort in Ellicottville, N.Y., a 45-minute drive to the north
  • Canoeing, biking, picnicking, hiking, fishing and swimming in Allegany State Park in New York, just 10 minutes to the north
  • Hiking, camping, fishing and swimming  in the Allegheny National Forest, just a few minutes south of campus
  • Arts and cultural events along with prime shopping in Erie,  PA (a 90-minute drive west); Buffalo, NY, (90 minutes north); and Pittsburgh (3 1/2 hours to the south)
  • A large, metropolitan center in Toronto, Canada, 3 1/2 hours to the north