Hugh Moore Park, Pa

Hugh Moore Park http://www.canals.org/Visitors/Hugh_Moore_Park 30 Centre Square Easton, Pa Hugh Moore Park in Easton is a step-back-in-time of the National Canal System. Easton, Pa is beautiful, and tickets to the Hugh Moore park are offered in conjunction when you visit the Crayola Factory (see related...

Theatre: from New England to England and Back

Theatre: from New England to England and Back by Shera Cohen   My eyes see the eye of horse staring back at me. The animal’s face is depicted on a small button with safety pin attached to the back. The words: War Horse, New London Theatre. I will save this pin…probably forever. It will constantly...

The Great Race

Greatrace.com June 11-17 Chattanooga, TN to Bennington, Vermont (with a stop in Saratoga!) The Great Race lives on in 2011, after a seriously long and bumpy road. The race is a group of America’s favorite vintage cars, from Chattanooga, Tenn to Bennington, Vermont. The troupe of 60 of America’s...

The Crayola Factory

The Crayola Factory 30 Centre Square Easton, PA 18042 http://www.crayola.com/Factory/ Where do we find the world’s largest crayon? A demonstration on how crayon’s are made? Perhaps the wall of forgotten colors? (some renamed, like Indian Red) The Crayola Factory, located about forty five minutes from...

Lackawanna Coal Mine

www.lackawannacounty.org 1 Bald Mountain Rd Scranton, PA 18504 (570) 963-6463 To the children who suffered Richard DiMaggio The Lackawanna Coal Mine in Lackawanna, Pennsylvania remains one of the most incredibly interesting, yet incredibly sad, places I have ever visited. This is a trip you must do,...

Franklin Hill Vineyards, Pennsylvania

http://franklinhillvineyards.com/ Franklin Hills is a wonderful vineyard located in Pennsylvania. They have several retail outlets, including the one in Tannersville, featured here. This is a must-visit vineyard every time I work my way to the...

Pennsylvania Train Rides

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The Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Philadelphia Museum of Art There’s nothing more satisfying than spending a rainy afternoon grazing at a great museum.  The Philadelphia Museum of Art is certainly the perfect place to do it.  Its exhibits are varied, easily spanning two millennia.  The Museum also includes the off-site Rodin Museum...

Museums – Northeast USA

New York Museums Adirondack Museum Albany Institute of History and Art Amherst Museum (Amherst) Baseball Hall of Fame (Cooperstown) Bicycle Museum (12 miles south of Buffalo) Boswell Museum – For the Jazz enthusiasts! Bronck Museum (Coxsackie) – A complex of Dutch Colonial dwellings and 19th...

Ultimate Train Ride Guide

Where to start on the fun train rides? So many trains, so little time. Looking for murder mysteries? Halloween rides? Bank robberies? Winery Trains? There is so much to offer. All these trains offer holiday and special event train rides:  Polar Express, Day Out with Thomas, leaf peeping, pumpkin and...