Photos from 3/13 I drove by this a few times on the way to New Hope and was curious what exactly it was. After being assigned a paper for a Museum Studies class and randomly choosing Fonthill Castle from a list of local museums, I got my answer. ...
Photos taken October 2011 Fort Ticonderoga, if even mentioned in any of your US History textbooks, was probably briefly brought up for a sentence or two in a chapter about the American Revolution. The fort was actually built by the French during the French & Indian War (or...
Fort Mifflin is a unique and, sadly, little known point of interest in Philadelphia. It’s right on the Delaware River; it’s actually next to the Philly Airport. It is a bit of a pain to find, though. You’re definitely going to want to look this one up first. ...
Just up the road a bit from Plymouth Rock is the Mayflower II, which is by all accounts an accurate replica of the original ship of Pilgrim fame. I couldn’t find any information anywhere on whether or not the ship’s to scale, but it’s likely nobody’s really sure...
The Old Jail Museum in Jim Thorpe is almost like any other old restored prison museum I’ve been to. Almost. Sure it’s got its display of artifacts from when the jail was in use. Sure it’s got cells you can enter. And it’s even got a solitary confinement...
It’s a zoo! It’s a museum! Lemurs. Bears. Leopards. Kangaroos. Coffins. Indian artifacts. Preserved animal embryos. Old cars. Throw together Popcorn Park Zoo with the Shelburne Museum, add a pinch of the Mutter Museum, and you get something like Space Farms. Most of the property is a zoo,...
Lots of pics. Go get some nachos. When one hears the word “museum” they tend to think of large, ugly buildings full of ugly, boring stuff. Fortunately, the Shelburne Museum is not your ordinary museum. Not in the slightest. While there is some art on display, there is...
I. Hate. Group. Tours.I was expecting another Eastern State romp – getting a map, signing a waiver, and going off on my merry little way. Wrong.…well, it really isn’t a fair comparison, since Eastern is older and in worse condition. The tour lasts roughly an hour, and unfortunately...
