Pennsylvania
For a near-divine meal in a renovated former church, this unique New Hope creation is inspired by the Louisiana cooking and Southern roots of its owner. Try the Eggplant Ophelia and be dazzled in the gorgeous, light-filled dining room. Tiled walls and a large lobster tank add to the sense of godliness…or the surreal.
There's a 2nd floor, usually reserved for banquets and receptions, that's worth a peek on your way from the restrooms.
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With about two million acres of forests in New Jersey, there’s no shortage of wooded pathways to explore. But some just happen to be in wonderfully…
Princeton University Art Museum
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This wide-ranging collection is particularly strong on antiquities, Asian art and photography.
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The old Reading Viaduct is the location of the first phase of this ambitious project to reuse 3 miles of decommissioned rail lines between Fairmount Park…
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A bit of a masterpiece of industrial architecture, the trestle was once an artery for coke, limestone and iron ore making its way to the area's blast…
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The snaking Schuylkill River bisects this 2050-acre green space, the largest city park in the US, splitting it into east and west sections. On either side…
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Covering 2042 acres, this beautiful, wooded park follows the Wissahickon Creek from its confluence with the Schuylkill River up to the city's northwest…
Shofuso Japanese House & Garden
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This picturesque house, built in Nagoya in 1953 to a 17th-century design, has been set in 1.2 acres of traditional Japanese gardens in Fairmount Park…
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Home to the oldest Jewish Ashkenazi congregation in the US, Rodeph Shalom is one of the most beautiful pieces of religious architecture in Philadelphia…
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The former towpath that ran alongside the Delaware River has been converted into a 60-mile walking and cycling path that runs right alongside the…
2. David Library of the American Revolution
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Admittedly a niche destination, this library contains one of the finest collections of primary documents from the American Revolutionary War period …
3. Washington Crossing Historic Park
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This 500-acre park, which marks the spot where George Washington crossed the Delaware River, is now occupied by a preserved historic village complete with…
4. Washington Crossing State Park
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Ten days before the battle at Princeton on Christmas night 1776, George Washington led his army across the ice-packed Delaware River from the Pennsylvania…
5. New Jersey State Police Museum
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Where else can you gawk at confiscated sawed-off shotguns, Colt .45s, or the electric chair that killed Bruno Hauptmann? Yes, the guy who kidnapped…
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Housed in an impressive-looking stone building (a refurbished prison from the 1880s), this museum is named after the popular Pulitzer Prize–winning author…
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With about two million acres of forests in New Jersey, there’s no shortage of wooded pathways to explore. But some just happen to be in wonderfully…
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Stop by for fine displays of decorative arts and fully furnished period rooms; other galleries change their exhibitions periodically. The gardens, and the…