See & Be Seen Interns Go To Indiana County For 1-Tank Trip

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See & Be Seen interns Alexa Kocur and Autumn Lonon make a one-tank trip to Indiana County. Kocur is a Duquesne University student, and Lonon goes to West Virginia University.

PHOTOS: 1-Tank Trip To Indiana County

On June 11, we filled up our gas tank and hit the road for See & Be Seen's second one-tank trip to Indiana County.

Our first stop was the Jimmy Stewart Museum, located on Philadelphia Street in Indiana, Stewart's hometown. The museum highlights Stewart's accomplishments in film, radio and TV.

LINK: Jimmy Stewart Museum

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We were greeted by Executive Director Timothy Harley who gave us a brief history on Stewart's life and then showed us what was inside the museum.

VIDEO: Interns Interview Museum's Executive Director

For an hour, we admired all of the cool memorabilia. The "It's a Wonderful Life" star personally selected favorite mementos of his career to display, such as awards, a Winchester commemorative rifle and a propeller blade autographed by the cast and crew of "Flight of the Phoenix."

Tickets to the museum are $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and college students and $5 for children and teenagers, ages 7-17. Children under 6 are admitted free.

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We happened to be in Indiana on the day the Jimmy Stewart Museum was hosting a festival outside on Philadelphia Street. The event included live entertainment and vendors. It was fun, but we couldn't stay long.

The next stop on our trip was the Dane Castle in Strongstown. It took us about a half-hour to get there from Indiana.

LINK: The Dane Castle

The castle is a replica of the White Tower in London. It provides tours and a place for gatherings and events.

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There was so much to take in when we arrived -- the beautiful drawbridge and big double doors. Inside, swords, armor, king and queen thrones, royal art pieces and chess boards from the medieval era filled the great hall.

Owner Cathy Homer and her Great Dane gave us a tour. Homer mentioned that the castle is haunted. That was a little scary. She said she has had ghost hunters there, and they believe they're good spirits.

VIDEO: Dane Castle Owner Says Castle Is Haunted

Contact the castle about prices if you're interested in participating in a tour or hosting an event there -- 814 749-7341.

After our castle tour, Homer gave us directions to the Strongstown General Store, so we could grab a quick snack. We passed some horse and buggies on our way there. Amish have settled in this area.

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Right down the road from the store was Star Equestrians.

LINK: Star Equestrians

There, we met with Gabby Goril, the owner's daughter. Goril explained that Star Equestrians is an integrated therapy center, combining therapeutic horseback riding and therapeutic gardening. The facility provides services to the pediatric population, adults and veterans. The farm atmosphere is meant to provide motivation, purpose and compassion to the participants.

It was so much fun meeting the horses and llamas in their stables. Our favorite was Dan the horse. He was really friendly and gentle.

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After parting ways with our favorite horse, it was time to head back to Pittsburgh. All together, we traveled about 75 miles and used only a half-tank of gas.

If you plan to take a trip to Indiana County, check out the Train Station Restaurant, Benjamins, The Coney and HB Culpeppers for food and drinks in Indiana. Nearby are two hotels -- the Holiday Inn and Hampton Inn.

Indiana is of course home to Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Be sure to check back for more one-tank trips coming soon!

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