Philadelphia

For thorough information on Philly and environs, see the Frommer's guide to Philadelphia. Here are some of Dave's picks.

- get creeped out at the Mutter Museum

- go to the Mummer's Museum and explain it to Laura

- see a show at the Khyber Pass

- wander around Old City and take in some history

- run up the steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Rocky-style)

- eat cheesesteaks and scrapple

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Brandywine River Valley

The Brandywine River Valley runs through southern PA and Northern DE. Lots of beautiful things, much formerly owned by the DuPont Family. See Frommer's for details. Here are some of Laura's picks.

- the Wyeth Collection at the Brandywine River Museum

- winemaking at the Chadds Ford Winery

- early American enterprise at the Hagley Museum

- Winterthur

- Kennett Square, mushroom capital of the world!

- Longwood Gardens

- buy shoefly pie and rootbeer from an Amish roadside stand

- avoid scrapple!!

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