compass inn museum

mcgeenmcgoo

We had a great time at the Compass Inn Museum candlelight ghost tour. We arrived just before dark to see very cool torches and a bonfire burning. Several tours guides in full costume throughout the evening. We highly recommend ALL of the tours givin here. This is our second tour and we loved both. The prices can't be beat. Thanks.

cathyk433

Be sure to check the website to go on a reenactment weekend of you go - they bake bread in the outdoor oven and have costumed vendors as well as tours of the museum. One of my favorites is the explanations of common expressions - you will love the explanation for "sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite"!

515karena

We take the trip to Laughlintown twice a year to see the historic buildings. Love the Christmas tour and blacksmiths shop too. So much past history is mentioned from the well informed, costumed tour guides. Like the way they gather you in rooms and tell the story. Great ending serving hot cider and cookies. Visit the gift shop and pick up some spices, country decorations or reading materials to take home. Great prices too!

LiamMarucci

What an informative American treasure about travel and pioneers in the early 1800's. Also equally fascinating was the Inn keepers knowlwdge of the meanings of "so many sayings and how they got their meanings. for instance a peice of toast was placed in the bottom of your mug and it was thought that the toast would gather all the impurities, So you would "drink to the toast", Thus today when we have a toast to someone this is where that "saying" originated. There is a book filled with many interesting things and how and why we still use them today 200 years later. Wonder staff and experience and very educational. Also the Blacksmith that was there puts on quite a show. Would go back again!!! Don't miss this if you are in the area.

connkaye

The Compass Inn museum tour is a great history lesson. Definitely worth the stop even if you don't have family ties to it. My genealogy took me here a few years ago and this was our second trip back.

rickgmail

A unique and original stage coach stop building makes for an interesting hour, or two, visit to get a feel for what it was like both traveling on the stage coach in the early to mid 1800's, as well as running a business that served stage coach travelers. The presenters are informative and very knowledge.

ChristineF473

We are so fortunate that this log stage coach stop is still being taken care of in Laughlintown,PA...You go thru every room and hear the stories of the days gone by. How food was prepared from scratch...how simple but hard life was back then..upstairs.. no bath rooms just a wash basin that was shared and a pot under the 3/4 rope bed that was sometimes shared with 6 men ..every other man at the top of the head board and the foot of the bed...( smelly feet at either side of your face). The barn is still standing in the back with all sorts of things in it..lots to see and hear about.. When your done visiting this stage coach stops and you are hungry, right across the street is a wonderful, beautiful old place to eat with great food...when your done eating..a famous Pie Shoppe is across the street..and 10 miles west is Fort Ligonier, LOTS TO SEE AND DO IN THESE TWO TOWNS. MUST SEE!

wellsfam

The costumed interpreter Roberta gave us a thorough tour of the museum and grounds and we learned a lot about life in the 1800s. Great stop for families.

dunald0

An old time stage coach stop. Great to tour the Inn and see the old time facilities and what the people had to put up with and endure. The small rope beds and even a blacksmith shop. Great for the children to see.

TeresaC6

Getting to see an old stagecoach and Conestoga wagon was what drew me to this site. It was awesome to see them up close and get photos. Until now, I've only seen them on TV in western movies. Guides dressed in period clothing give educational tours with some humor thrown in. It was interesting to see how they lived in small spaces many years ago and cooked in a fireplace. Beds were small and they made do when a stage passed through and travelers stayed overnight. Was not permitted to take photos in the inn, but it's embedded in my memory!

KarissaB586

The Compass Inn is an old carriage stop that has been turned into a museum that gives tours and occasional classes. It is a great place to visit for an two hours or so during your trip to Ligonier. While on your tour, your guide will enlighten you about the origins of many common sayings that we still use today. You will have quite a few "Aha!" moments. For example, you will learn why we often say "sleep tight!" During the fall, there are candle light tours. I've never been to one personally, but I've heard they are cool. Admission is less than $10 per person, so it is budget friendly. They are closed most Mondays, so plan your trip accordingly.Also, be sure to stop by the Pie Shoppe across the street during your trip. The homemade pastries, pizza, pepperoni rolls, and subs are to die for! Mmmm...

PensandSteelersFan

The costumed docent at the Compass Inn in Laughlintown near Ligonier gave us a wonderful tour. The inn is a restored stagecoach stop and has been a landmark since 1799. The tour lasted over an hour, and the guide told us many historical facts and interesting stories. He took his time and showed us not only the rooms in the inn but also three outbuildings: an outdoor kitchen, the blacksmith shop, and a carriage barn filled with carriages, a stagecoach, and even a Conestoga wagon. I really enjoyed when the docent explained the origins of many words, phrases, and idioms that we still use today. The Compass Inn is near Fort Ligonier and Idlewild Park. My whole family was pleasantly surprised by this gem right in our own back yard.