Pennsylvania Travel Guide 2008 - (Page 23) on the road: route 30 Antiques Capital of Central Pennsylvania, New Oxford Chambersburg Heritage Center, Chambersburg Fulton Opera House, Lancaster CALEDONIA STATE PARK 422 Harrisburg 76 81 176 un n 202 76 e ? 276 Welcome Center 15 ch Ro York 83 Langhorne Columbia Lancaster Intercourse Strasburg 222 Chambersburg 11 Downingtown Coatesville 7 Malvern West Chester 30 Radnor/Wayne 476 95 295 95 Philadelphia NEW JERSEY New Oxford 30 Gettysburg Hanover MARYLAND Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack, Chester DEL AWARE Harley-Davidson Plant Tour, York QVC Studio Tour, West Chester Caledonia State Park Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg Site of the most brutal battle of the Civil War and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, the Gettysburg National Military Park enables visitors to feel a genuine connection to these pivotal events in our country’s history. Serious antiquers should stroll through New Oxford, the Antiques Capital of Central Pennsylvania. A bit to the southeast, the 106year-old Caledonia State Park served as a field hospital during the Civil War. Visitors today can camp, golf, hike and swim there. Calling all HOGs (or anyone who ever glanced at a Harley bike with envy): Here’s your chance to see how these legendary motorocycles are made on a tour of Harley-Davidson’s York Vehicle Operations. Lancaster’s grand Fulton Opera House, constructed in 1852, is considered the country’s oldest continuously operating theater. Play the slots at Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack. The 100,000-square foot facility is sure to impress. Go behind-the-scenes on a QVC Studio Tour in West Chester. Make it personal and visit a QVC Outlet Store in Lancaster or Frazer for first-hand, rather than as-seen-on-TV bargains. BEDFORD SPRINGS WEEKEND WARRIORS…ONLY HAVE 2 OR 3 DAYS? WEEKEND WARRIORS…ONLY HAVE 2 OR 3 DAYS? a a START with a trip to Gravity Hill in New Paris and defy the laws of physics as your car “rolls uphill.” SLEEP soundly at Bedford Springs Resort after a restorative spa treatment using natural spring water from one of the resort’s eight mineral springs. END with a walk through history at the Chambersburg Heritage Center, the only northern city to be burned down during the Civil War. Chambersburg celebrates its heritage at the annual summer ChamberFest. a 800 . VISIT. PA visitPA.com 23 http://www.visitPA.com
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