Looking for a scenic and peaceful nature refuge for a walk or bike ride just outside Philadelphia, where you can see migratory birds, waterfowl, and other wildlife? If so, head to the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum. Located near the Philadelphia International Airport and about 15 minutes from […]
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Last updated October 13, 2024 The Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead (previously Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation) is a living history colonial-era farm within Ridley Creek State Park – about 16 miles west of downtown Philadelphia. The 112-acre property represents and interprets farm life from 1760 to 1790. On-site is the farmhouse and several
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What was life like for the wealthy merchant class (and their social peers) in 18th-century Philadelphia? Due to Philadelphia’s role in the colonial, revolutionary, and early independent governmental formation periods, this unique collection of homes relates important and intriguing stories from those consequential times. Visit some restored historical mansions in
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Last updated October 13, 2024 Ridley Creek State Park, 16 miles west of Philadelphia, boasts over 1,600 acres of dog-friendly wooded and paved multi-use trails, plenty of picnic areas, and some interesting history and centuries-old buildings. The park is within the “Ridley Creek State Park Historic District” on the National
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Comanche Lookout Park sits on the fourth highest point (1,340 feet) in Bexar County in San Antonio, Texas. It’s a 96-acre, dog-friendly public park with historical roots and about five miles of hiking, walking, running, and biking trails that wind up and around a hill. The Apache – and then
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