Approximately 45 minutes from HSR
http://www.longwoodgardens.org/
Wolf Sanctuary of PA In the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch country, quietly secured on 22 acres of natural woodland, you will find the home of the Speedwell Wolves. For over 20 years the Darlington Family has offered refuge to Wolves who have found themselves without a place in the natural world. It has been over a hundred years since the last wild Wolf was known to exist in Pennsylvania. More...
Approximately 1 hour and 5 minutes from HSR
Brandywine Battlefield Historic Site is a historical park that was operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, on 50 acres (200,000 m2), near Chadds Ford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is part of the site of the Battle of Brandywine fought on September 11, 1777, during the American Revolution. The battle was a major victory for the British and enabled them to capture the city of Philadelphia. Brandywine Battlefield Park became a Pennsylvania State Park in 1949 and a National Historic Landmark in 1961.
To the north, another part of the battlefield is maintained by Birmingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania as "Battlefield of the Brandywine Park," or "Sandy Hollow Heritage Park." Much of the afternoon's fighting took place between Birmingham Friends Meetinghouse and Dilworthtown.
Approximately 52 minutes from HSR
Approximately 52 minutes from HSR
Valley Forge National Historic Park Of all the places associated with America’s War for Independence, none convey the suffering, sacrifice and ultimate triumph of our nation more than Valley Forge. No battles were fought here; no bayonet charges or artillery bombardments took place. Nonetheless, some 2,000 soldiers died – more Americans than were killed at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown combined. Valley Forge is the story of an army’s epic struggle to survive against terrible odds, hunger, disease and the unrelenting forces of nature. Rows of cannons in Artillery Park; the soldiers’ log huts; and earthen fortifications around the rim of the park are silent reminders of the past.
Approximately 1 hour, 22 minutes from HSR
Gettysburg Battlefield The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War, it is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, ending Lee's invasion of the North.
Approximately 1 hour, 57 minutes from HSR
Approximately 1 hour, 57 minutes from HSR
The Strasburg Rail Road is a heritage railroad located near Strasburg, Pennsylvania. It operates excursion trains hauled by steam locomotives in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country.
Across the street lies the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. The Strasburg Rail Road functions as the Museum's link to the Amtrak main line in Paradise, Pennsylvania.
Approx 30 minutes from HSR.
Approx 30 minutes from HSR.
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States, with a population of 1,526,006 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. Philadelphia is also the commercial, cultural, and educational center of the Delaware Valley, home to 6 million people and the country's fifth-largest metropolitan area. The Philadelphia metropolitan division consists of five counties in Pennsylvania and has a population of 4,008,994. Popular nicknames for Philadelphia are Philly and The City of Brotherly Love, the latter of which comes from the literal meaning of the city's name in Greek "brotherly love", compounded from philos "loving", andadelphos "brother".
Approximately 1 hour, 29 minutes to downtown Philly from HSR
Approximately 1 hour, 29 minutes to downtown Philly from HSR
Lancaster County, known as the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county located in the south central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States.
Lancaster County is a popular tourist destination, due mostly to the many plain sect residents, known as the Amish or Pennsylvania Dutch. The term Pennsylvania Dutch comes from the earlier use of Dutch to apply to all immigrants from Europe speaking German. They are the descendants of Germans (Deutsch) who immigrated in the 18th and 19th centuries for the freedom of religion offered by William Penn, and were attracted by the rich soil and mild climate of the area.
Approximately 39 minutes to downtown Lancaster
Plain and Fancy Farm The nine pristine acres that make up Plain & Fancy are surrounded by Amish farmlands and located midway between Bird-in-Hand and Intercourse on Route 340, an AAA cultural scenic byway. In Lancaster County, Plain & Fancy Farm is the only place where visitors can find it all, including Aaron & Jessica's Buggy Rides, The Amish Experience Theater, Country Homestead and Farmland Tours, Sarah Mae's Ice Cream & Soft Pretzels, Bird-in-Hand Junction, the Country Store, gardens and farm animals.
http://www.plainandfancyfarm.com/
Baltimore Inner Harbor is a historic seaport, tourist attraction, and landmark of the City of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Described by the Urban Land Institute in 2009 as “the model for post-industrial waterfront redevelopment around the World. The Inner Harbor is actually the end of the Northwest Branch of the Patapsco River and includes any water west of a line drawn between the foot of President Street and the American Visionary Art Museum. The name "Inner Harbor" is used not just for the water but for the surrounding area of the city, with approximate street boundaries of President Street to the east, Lombard Street to the north, Greene Street to the west, and Key Highway on the south. The harbor is within walking distance of Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium and has a water taxi that connects the Inner Harbor to Fells Point, Canton, and Fort McHenry.
Museums
- Maryland Science Center
- Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African-American History and Culture
- American Visionary Art Museum
- Baltimore Museum of Industry
- Geppi's Entertainment Museum (opened September 2006)
- Jewish Museum of Maryland at the Lloyd Street Synagogue – one of the oldest synagogues in the United States.
- Civil War Museum at the President Street Station
- Port Discovery Children's Museum (on the site of the historic Baltimore Fishmarket and the 1988–1989 Fishmarket dance/music complex)
- Sports Legends at Camden Yards
- Museum of Dentistry
Ships
Vessels on active/reserve status: Baltimore Maritime Museum:
- USCGC Taney – last fighting ship still afloat that survived the attack on Pearl Harbor
- USS Torsk – Tench-class submarine; last ship to sink enemy vessel in World War II
- Lightship Chesapeake
- Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse
- USS Constellation – last Civil War-era ship still afloat
- Vessels on active/reserve status:
- USNS Comfort – US Navy hospital ship
- SS Wright – US Navy Aviation Logistics Support (roll-on/roll-off) container ship
- USNS Comfort – US Navy hospital ship
- SS Wright – US Navy Aviation Logistics Support (roll-on/roll-off) container ship
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