Date of Visit: September 27, 2020
Dedicated in 1913, the Lincoln Highway, “America’s Road,” was the first auto road connecting the United States. Pennsylvania is home to about 300 of the route’s 3,000 miles. And while the Interstate Highways have long replaced the Lincoln for most drivers, the old road still holds many treasures from tis past.
One of those is the Coffee Pot.
Located just outside downtown Bedford, the Coffee Pot was built in 1927 to attract motorists to the neighboring gas station.
During its lifetime it served as both a restaurant and a bar before closing in 1989. In 2004, it was saved from demolition and moved to its current location where it serves as a gift shop.
Nearly a century after it was built, the Coffee Pot is still attracting visitors, but instead of a hot cup of coffee, the people are coming for a photo of the roadside oddity, a relic from the golden age of automobile travel in America.
When You Go
- The Coffee Pot is located just off Route 30 (which now has the designation of The Lincoln Highway). It is also just five minutes from the Bedford exit of Pennsylvania Turnpike.
- Before or after your visit to the Coffee Pot, be sure to visit downtown Bedford. Downtown is filled with unique shopping and local favorites for lunch and dinner.
- Other local attractions include the Fort Bedford Museum, the National Museum of the American Coverlet, the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art and Old Bedford Village, which we visited in 2019.
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