THIS IS THE LARGEST FREE-ADMISSION AMUSEMENT PARK IN THE COUNTRY. Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland Allenwood SCOUT ONE-OF-A-KIND FINDS If roadside curiosities and vintage relics are the types of things that brighten your drive, then plan on making plenty of stops in the Valleys of the Susquehanna. At Bill’s Old Bike Barn in Bloomsburg, discover a collection of close to 200 vintage motorcycles, including a 1914 Triumph and a 1913 Harley Silent Grey Fellow, alongside treasures including European carousel horses and a 1909 Peugeot. Shift gears to a different form of transportation at the Milton Model Train Museum . At the heart of this mom-and-pop museum is a hand-built re-creation of the town of Milton, featuring interactive push buttons and amazing details including stained glass and blinking street signs. The rolling hills of the region are home to a number of hidden-gem parks. Idyllic Montour Preserve in Danville is a nature-lover’s paradise, with more than 10 miles of trails through fields and forests, a 165-acre lake and family activities ranging from maple sugaring to fossil hunting. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: CLYDE PEELING’S REPTILAND; KNOEBELS, JOEL STYER; BILL’S OLD BIKE BARN Bill’s Old Bike Barn Bloomsburg Also in Danville, the Tee-to-Green Golf Center features lighted mini-golf, a driving range, and state-of-the-art virtual reality golfing simulators. The Valleys of the Susquehanna offers treasures of the artistic variety, too. Situated on the campus of Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Samek Art Museum boasts an impressive collection of Baroque and Renaissance paintings, Japanese art, 20th-century photography, and modern and contemporary art, showcasing artists as diverse as Rembrandt and Salvador Dalí. From folk art to ephemera, there’s no telling what you’ll find at Silver Moon Antique Mall & Route 15 Flea Market , also in Lewisburg. With dozens of eclectic vendors and Pennsylvania’s largest weekly flea market on Sundays, you may just score your own museum-worthy masterpiece. When you’re ready to kick back and relax with a refreshing beverage, stop by Civil War Cider in Lewisburg for an ever-changing tap list of artisanal cider made in-house with apples sourced within a 50-mile radius of the pub. visitPA.com 111
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