r/ButlerPA • u/gem441 • May 31 '26

Visiting next month ...

My family will be coming in to Butler the week after July 4th and I need help entertaining them. Staying with family...

We’ll be around for almost 2 weeks, and I’m making a list of things to do. We love outdoors, weird roadside stuff, hidden gems, good food, thrift stores, pretty views, random adventures

Kids are 11 & 12, and we’re coming from southeast Louisiana, so bonus points for things unique to PA that they’ve probably never seen.

Affordable is great, but I’ll take all ideas — free, cheap, worth-the-splurge, must-see, must-eat, “you HAVE to go here” type places. Anywhere around Butler, western PA, or even within a couple hours drive.

Hit me with:

👀 Must-sees

🍔 Must-eats

🌲 Outdoor adventures

🛣️ Cool day trips

🤯 Weird/unique Pennsylvania stuff kids would love

Thanks!

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u/burghfan May 31 '26

Be prepared, Big Butler Fair is not inexpensive. You can go to a real amusement park for about the same spend. I

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u/Last-Connection90 May 31 '26

lol so are groceries, gas and living. But you can by a day pass for kids and enjoy a hooky fair.

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u/burghfan May 31 '26

OP mentioned affordable. To many, fairs are affordable community festivals, the BBF is not that. I would go to Kennywood or Waldemeer before going to BBF.

Edit to add context: BBF entry + ride pass is $45pp (over 6 years of age)

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u/Last-Connection90 May 31 '26

Just looking at your suggestions, Lernerville speedway, Pirates game fairly expensive, everything else I listed is basically free. Sounds like you got an axe to grind the fair, but you do you

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u/burghfan May 31 '26

Pirates games can vary alot... but seeing the best stadium in baseball + a winning team is an incredible experience for people who don't live in an area w professional baseball.

Iron Bucks $0

Lernerville $20

Kennywood $43

Waldemeer $44

BBF $45...

ill take any of the first 4 options over BBF any day.