If you need a break from the busy city, several nearby destinations offer a refreshing plunge into nature or appetizing delights. D&R Canal State boasts beautiful architectural feats as well as camping grounds, while Upper Freehold/ Allentown offers scenic biking trails and sprawling farmlands. For a culinary trip, New Jersey is scattered with various vineyards and cheese makers. After gorging on cheese and nature, you can still make it back to Philadelphia to indulge in its nightlife.
Philadelphia | Day Trips
- D&R Canal State Park
- A little-known a canal built by hand in the early 1800's once connected trade routes between Philadelphia and New York. Although the Delaware and Raritan Canal ceased operations in 1932,...
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- New Jersey Artisan Cheese Makers
- While the Garden State's artisan cheese making is far, far smaller than, say, Wisconsin or Vermont's, its three locations – all established this decade – thread a needle through the central and...
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- New Jersey Wine Tasting Tour
- While diminutive compared to established American wine regions in California, Washington, Oregon, and New York, New Jersey boasts over 30 wineries over some of the state's most picturesque...
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- Tour of Upper Freehold/Allentown
- Much of New Jersey's open space lies in the southern and northwestern portions, where agriculture remains a vital part of the local economy.
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