If you’re not from the Mid-Atlantic region, you may not know about the gem that is Dutch Wonderland. As their website boasts, “[s]ince opening on May 20, 1963, Dutch Wonderland has consistently been recognized as a premier family theme park in Pennsylvania, and has been voted one of the Top Read more…
We recently visited Hershey, PA and stayed at the La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Harrisburg Airport Hershey just a few miles away. We decided to stay a couple of nights to get the most out of our visits to Hershey’s Chocolate World and Hersheypark. Check out the article Read more…
If you’re looking for a weekend getaway, I can recommend checking out Natural Bridge, Va. My family just took a three day weekend there, and it is definitely worth checking out. Where is this Place? Natural Bridge is a 3.5 – 4 hour drive south. If you’re staying in Natural Read more…
We Finally Did it! This past weekend I took my son camping for the first time. I wouldn’t call myself a ‘seasoned’ camper – I did camp a lot growing up, but as an adult I’ve only gone a few times, and not since my son was born 5 years Read more…
We recently visited Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in August to go to Dutch Wonderland. Once we decided to stay overnight at Red Caboose Motel, made a mini vacation out of it. We couldn’t do it all but we visited Kitchen Kettle Village, The Choo Choo Barn, Uncle Leroy’s and stayed at Read more…
My family (wife and two boys are 4 & 5) and I just visited Dutch Wonderland. This was our second year in a row and it didn’t disappoint. It just happened to be National Rollercoaster Day & the first year for their new suspended coaster, Merlin’s Mayhem. The Park Dutch Read more…
We attended a special event in June at the Philadelphia LEGOLAND Discovery Center. Each weekend that month, they were celebrating the 40th birthday of the Minifigure. We already wrote a review in March, but this trip was a little different. First, the Minifigure event added a new spin on the visit. Read more…
If you’re driving north from Maryland and need a stop to give the kids a break and let them run around for a while, Knoebels Amusement Park might be an option. It’s about 25 minutes off of 81 about half way up Pennsylvania. A bit of a detour, and definitely Read more…
Are your kids into Lego? While LEGOLAND Orlando is too far, a closer LEGOLAND Discovery Center makes for a nice day trip. It’s an indoor play space located in the Plymouth Meeting Mall, 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia. We had a great time going on a Friday morning. I expected Read more…