Insiders' Guide® to Philadelphia & Pennsylvania Dutch Country

by Marilyn Odesser-Torpey

Overview

Insiders' Guide to Philadelphia & Pennsylvania Dutch Country is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to Pennsylvania's "City of Brotherly Love." Written by a local (and true insider), this guide offers a personal and practical perspective of the area. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762783762
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	06/04/2013
Series:	Insiders' Guide Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Marilyn Odesser-Torpey has been writing about the area for more than 15 years. She is the author of several books, including Quick Escapes from Philadelphia and Insiders’ Guide to Pennsylvania Dutch Country and is travel editor for Main Line Today magazine.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

How to Use This Book 1

Philadelphia 3

Area Overview 4

Getting Here, Getting Around 16

History 23

Accommodations 31

Restaurants 48

Nightlife 66

Shopping & Services 73

Antiques 89

Attractions 94

Tours 111

Kidstuff 114

Arts 116

Annual Events 124

Spectator Sports 131

State Parks, Recreational Areas & Sports 134

Living in Philadelphia 149

Relocation 150

Education 154

Child Care 161

Health Care 163

Media 168

Pennsylvania Dutch Country 171

Area Overview 177

Getting Here, Getting Around 180

The Pennsylvania "Dutch" 185

Accommodations 191

Campgrounds & Cabins 209

Dining Deutsch Style 212

Other Area Restaurants 216

Theater, Music & Nightlife 224

Homegrown & Homemade 227

Shopping 238

Attractions 244

Tours 254

Parks, Recreation & Golf 258

Annual Events 262

Index 267

Directory of Maps

Pennsylvania viii

Greater Philadelphia 6

Center City 7

Historic Philadelphia 8

Pennsylvania Dutch Country 174

Lancaster 175

Hershey 176