Visiting the Antique Ice Tool Museum: Pennsylvania’s Coolest Hidden Gem
Going into my visit at the Antique Ice Tool Museum in Chester County, Pennsylvania, I honestly wasn’t expecting much. I assumed that I would find a collection of dusty tools …
Going into my visit at the Antique Ice Tool Museum in Chester County, Pennsylvania, I honestly wasn’t expecting much. I assumed that I would find a collection of dusty tools …
Philadelphia is full of many amazing historical sites related to the foundations of the United States. However, tucked away on an overlooked corner, just a few blocks away from Independence …
Philadelphia is home to many firsts in United States history: the first library, the first hospital, the first zoo, and even the first successful Siamese twin separation. However, there is one …
The litany of famous Americans who spent time in Philadelphia is well known. However, few know that one of America’s most famous authors spent a significant portion of his adult life …
I’ve been to a lot of different art museums in Pennsylvania. Many of these grand institutions are held in buildings of equal grandeur. Buildings that seem like they could be …
To say that the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, is unlike any other historical society museum that I’ve visited is a bit of an understatement. In fact, the Mercer Museum …
Pennsylvania has been home to many eccentric people through its history, but few have matched the level of Henry Chapman Mercer. Mercer’s Renaissance-man approach to life meant that he dabbled in …
In one sense, I don’t even understand why there is a Bucks County Civil War Museum. After all, the closest fighting of the war was in Gettysburg, nearly 150 miles …
Pennsylvania has many strange traditions, but very, very few are as weird as the Mummers of Philadelphia. Part fraternal order, part performing arts group, the Mummers put on a yearly …
The fall of 1777 was not kind to George Washington and his Continental Army. Over the course of several months, Washington’s army had lost the United States capital city of …