Saturday, August 20, 2016

Around Pennsylvania in 13 Days

*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*

Day 1:

7am - Leave Milan, TN

30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2, 4:30-5

+1 Hour Time Zone

7:30pm-Hotel - Morgantown, WV

Day 2:

8am - Leave Hotel

8:30am-10:30am - Friendship Hill National Historic Site
-Gallatin House -exhibits

12:30pm-2:30pm - Johnstown Incline Plane -lower station

3pm-5pm - Johnstown Flood National Memorial
-VC at Dam Site -Jr Program
-Historic Clubhouse -Van tour

5:30pm-Camp - Mirror Lake Campground

Day 3:

8:30am - Leave Camp

9am-11am - Johnstown Flood Museum

11:30am-1:30pm - Alleghany Portage Railroad National Historical Site
-VC -Jr Program
-Lemon House -Engine House 6/Skew Arch Bridge

4pm-Camp - Rickett's Glen State Park
-swim -falls -giant trees -fish -trails

Day 4:

12pm - Leave Camp/Park

1pm-4pm - Steamtown National Historical Site
-VC -Jr Program
-history museum -technology museum -roundhouse -train rides -locomotive shop

4:45pm-Camp - Hickory Run State Park

Day 5:

9am - Leave Camp

10am-2pm - Crayola Experience
-World's Largest Crayon -Modeling Madness -Rainbow Rain -Art Alive -Color Magic -Be A Star -Waterworks -Paint Palette -Doodle in the Dark -Activity Studio -Meltdown -Drip Art -Melt and Mold

3pm-5pm - Fonthill Park Castle -525 E Court St

5:30pm-Camp - Washington Crossing State Park, New Jersey

Day 6:

9:45am - Leave Camp

10am-12pm - Washington Crossing Historic Park

12:30pm-1:30pm - Elfreth's Alley

1:45pm-5pm - Edgar Allan Poe National Historical Site
-VC/Exhibits/Film -Jr Program
-historic home tour -Pose with Raven

5pm-Hotel - Philadelphia

Day 7:

7am - Leave Hotel

7:15am-Done - Independence National Historic Park
-Independence VC -Jr Program
-Free Quaker Meeting House
-National Constitution Center
-Benjamin Franklin's Grave/National Memorial/Museum
-City Tavern
-Todd House
-Carpenter's Hall
-New Hall Military Museum
-Pemberton House
-Signer's Garden
-Portrait Gallery
-Supreme Court Chamber in Old City Hall
-Independence Hall (Great Essentials)
-Congress Hall
-Tomb of the Unknown Solider
-Declaration House
-Liberty Bell Center (lights of liberty show)
-President's House
-Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
-Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
-Betty Ross House

Hotel - Philadelphia

Day 8:

9:30am - Leave Hotel

10am-1pm - Morris Arboretum

1:30pm-4:30pm - Valley Forge National Historical Park
-VC -Jr Program
-trolley tours -9 stop auto tour -historic structures -trails -monuments -storytelling

5:15pm-Camp - French Creek State Park

Day 9:

8:55am - Leave Camp

9am-11am - Hopewell Furnace National Historical Site
-VC/Museum/Film -Jr Program
-trails -living history -pick apples -walking tour (historic community and buildings)

12pm-1pm - Roadside America Museum -109 Roadside Drive

2pm-10pm - Hershey's Chocolate World
-Hershey's Great American Chocolate Tour
-Create Your Own Candy Bar -14.95each
-Chocolate Tasting -A10 K7
-Kisses Packaging Factory Worker ID -7.95
-Dessert Creation Studio -$varies

10pm-Hotel - Hershey, PA

Day 10:

8:45am - Leave Hotel

9am-12pm - Hershey's Story Museum

1pm-2pm - Haines Shoe House

3:15pm-4:30pm - American Civil War Museum -297 Steinwehr Ave
-wax museum

4:30pm-Camp - Gettysburg Campground

Day 11:

7:45am - Leave Camp

8am-11am - Gettysburg National Military Park
-VC/Museum/Cyclorama -Jr Program
-18 mile battlefield lore site auto tour
-Solider's National Cemetery
     -High Water Mark -Solider's National Monument

Shuttle from Gettysburg

11:30am-2:30pm - Eisenhower National Historical Site
-Jr Program
-Orientation tour -house tours -audio tour -self guided walk

4:45pm-5pm - Gravity Hill -Bedford County

5:15pm-Camp - Shawnee State Park

Day 12:

8:30am - Leave Camp

9am-11am - Flight 93 National Memorial
-VC -Jr Program
-Memorial Plaza/Wall of Names -Impact Site -Memorial Groves/Allee/Bridge

12:15pm-2:15pm - Fort Necessity National Battlefield
-VC/Exhibits -self guided trails -living history -Braddock Grove -Jumonville Glen -Mt Washington Tavern

2:45pm-Camp - Ohiopyle State Park

Day 13:

8am - Leave Camp

30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3, 5-5:30

-Hour Time Zone

6:30pm - Milan, TN


Roadside Attractions:
Fountain of Youth
Board Game Art Park
Peeps Factory

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