72 HOURS FOR THE HISTORY LOVER

NESHAMINY STATE PARK

Hop off your bike for a jog along four miles of trails. This park also offers a playground and boat launch ramps for kayaking.

NOCKAMIXON STATE PARK

Explore the remnants of a long-forgotten summer camp or see migrating waterfowl at this 5,000-acre park. Watch the boaters and fisherman on the lake.

PEACE VALLEY PARK

Bike along the blacktop trail around Lake Galena. Spy one of 250 bird species in 14 miles of trails, woods and meadows. Grab flowers across the way at Peace Valley Lavender Farm.

RALPH STOVER STATE PARK

The tallest place to hike, take in the breathtaking countryside from atop “High Rocks,” a 200-foot sheer rock formation.

RINGING ROCKS PARK

Bring a hammer to this notorious boulder field, which is filled with mysterious rocks that ring like a bell when struck.

SILVER LAKE PARK

This coastal plain forest has 4.5 miles of trails. Learn more about the habitat inside the Silver Lake Nature Center.

TYLER STATE PARK

Take a bike ride through open fields and farms. Follow the winding contour of Neshaminy Creek through 1,711 acres of land.

Day One

Start your morning at Washington Crossing Historic Park, where George Washington famously crossed the Delaware during the Revolutionary War.

Next, stop by his Pennsylvania headquarters at Summerseat in Morrisville!

Get a bird’s eye view at Bowman’s Hill Tower, built on what may have been a lookout point for Washington’s troops.

End your day with a delicious meal and overnight stay at the Logan Inn, Bucks County’s oldest continuously run Inn!

Day Two

Begin your day with a visit to Pennsbury Manor, William Penn’s 17th century country estate along the Delaware River.

Visit the scenic Andalusia Historic House, Gardens and Arboretum

Take a a walk back in time through the former Quaker-based town of Historic Fallsington

Grab a pint and a bite to eat at the King George II Inn, which was founded in 1681 (even before the United States was!)

Day Three

In the morning, head to Doylestown where you’ll find the Bucks County Civil War Museum that is brimming with historic documents and artifacts.

Admire the beautiful stain glass windows at the National Shrine of Our Lady Czestochowa, where thousands visit every year.

Get inspired at the Pearl S. Buck House in Perkasie, where the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning author spent a majority of her life.

Before you leave, make sure to head to the Washington House in Sellersville, which was originally built in 1742 along the Lenape trail.