Cumberland, MD

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I drive through there 10+ times a year. Be careful. Avoid sheetz amd fast food joints downtown. One of the sketchiest towns in Appalachia. On par with Johnstown, pa. The La vale side seems a little safer and nicer, but subway will still ask you to pay for your sandwich before they make it.

I was the one who had stopped to charge my car. It was at Sheetz. The drug abuse was clear. It was very sad to see.

[Anonymous]

A few years ago I had to go there with my kids many weekends (if you know....) and we stumbled on the Roy Rogers. It is the best and such a surprise.

Cumberland, in the dark, under some fresh snow looks so cute. Just don't stop.

[Anonymous]

I wish for Cumberland to get gentrified. Sketchy town in a beautiful setting.

[Anonymous]

There is a coffee, latte kind of place on Main Street that I love! It's called Cafe Mark. We go up there once a year riding bikes on the Rails to Trails thing and we love that place.

[Anonymous]

I'm from a depressed area.

Sometimes people are just poor and not meth heads.

I wish Cumberland had the money to clean the stains off its spires. Pittsburgh has largely done that. It helps the atmosphere.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Are there any places near Cumberland then? Especially for food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Are there any places near Cumberland then? Especially for food.

The locals love D’Atri’s. I tried it once and thought Olive Garden was way better, and that isn’t meant as a knock on OG.

[Anonymous]

Frostburg is about 20 minutes from Cumberland and pretty cute. It has a couple of coffee shops with a college town feel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A few years ago I had to go there with my kids many weekends (if you know....)

Hah, were you visiting the federal prison, or the state prison?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Frostburg is about 20 minutes from Cumberland and pretty cute. It has a couple of coffee shops with a college town feel.

Mountain City Coffeehouse is really good—very pleasant inside. It closes at 2pm.

[Anonymous]

Omg Cumberland is the like the worst city in the US.

[Anonymous]

Stopped in D'Atri's Restaurant (National Hwy) on my way home from Garrett County. It was a pleasant surprise.

Good food in a clean and friendly atmosphere.

[Anonymous]

Did Cumberland get worse in the last 10 years?
I remember going there about 10 years ago and finding a few cute (not gentrified) shops, restaurants, and artsy type places.
Then I stopped there like 2 years ago and it seemed like not all of it had survived.

[Anonymous]

The Paw Paw Tunnel on the C and O canal is a cool adventure for kids and historic landmarks nearby. We visited after DD read Captain Kate:


Captain Kate by Carolyn Reeder: A historical fiction book about a young girl navigating the canal with coal barges during the Civil War, perfect for introducing history through story.

[Anonymous]

Some more restaurants that sound worth a try:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g41098-Cumberland_Maryland.html