Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, is an ideal base from which to travel into the surrounding countryside, beautiful in its rolling hills and valleys. The towns of these neighboring suburbs, particularly those in the Brandywine Valley, have some of the best museums and attractions to be found anywhere. Nearby Pennsylvania Dutch Country provides you with the opportunity to see the Amish and the Mennonites as they live their lives according to their long-held customs and beliefs, while Valley Forge and Gettysburg offer a very different kind of experience—that of learning of the conflicts that have shaped our nation’s history. Your choice of one or more of these excursions will depend upon the time available to you and the depth of your interest, whether it be as a tourist or as a scholar, but all are worthwhile.

The purchase of this itinerary also includes the itineraries for Philadelphia, New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania.