Art, Wine, & Countryside Retreat Enjoy life’s simple pleasures at idyllic gardens, vineyards, and galleries just outside Philadelphia. REGIONS DAY 1 Explore contemporary works of local artists at New Hope Arts and then grab a light lunch at one of New Hope’s many quaint eateries. Continue to Buckingham for wine tasting at the scenic Buckingham Valley Vineyards & Winery . In Doylestown, see the latest exhibits and an extensive collection of preindustrial tools at the Mercer Museum , plus artwork by Pennsylvania impressionists at Michener Art Museum . DAY 2 See what’s in bloom at Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens in Devon. In nearby Chadds Ford, explore the exhibits, nature trails, and historic artist studios of N.C. and Andrew Wyeth at the sprawling campus of the Brandywine River Museum of Art , and then have a glass of award-winning wine at Penns Woods Winery . Spend the night at The Inn at Grace Winery in Glen Mills, where you can tour the winery and enjoy a gourmet three-course dinner. TOP TO BOTTOM: KEVIN CRAWFORD IMAGERY; AARON MITCHELL PHOTOGRAPHY Mercer Museum Doylestown Pearl S. Buck House Perkasie Peek Into the Past Sprawling estates and notable historic sites will take you on a journey into PA’s history. Experience the grandeur of the Gilded Age when you go on a guided tour of the Beaux Arts country house of Cairnwood Estate in Bryn Athyn. Continue to Perkasie to the Pearl S. Buck House — former home of Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author—a stately stone farmhouse with gardens. Stroll through historic structures of a 1771–1883 “iron plantation” at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site in Elverson and spend the night at the centuries-old Great Valley House of Valley Forge , a bed-and-breakfast in Malvern. In the morning, venture to Valley Forge National Historical Park in King of Prussia, where the newly renovated visitor center features accessible display panels and immersive exhibits on the Continental Army encampment in the winter of 1777–78. visitPA.com 83
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