Town · New Hope, Bucks County, PA
New Hope
A riverside arts town across the bridge from Lambertville, with galleries, the Bucks County Playhouse, the canal towpath and a heritage railroad.
New Hope sits on the Pennsylvania bank of the Delaware, joined to Lambertville by a bridge you can walk across in a few minutes, so a day in one town easily becomes a day in both. Early in the twentieth century painters such as Edward Redfield and Daniel Garber settled along this stretch of river, and the landscapes of the Pennsylvania Impressionists still define the place; galleries and craft shops line its narrow main streets.
The Bucks County Playhouse has staged shows in a former mill on the river since 1939, and excursion trains of the New Hope Railroad leave from a Victorian station at the edge of town. The towpath of the Delaware Canal runs right through New Hope, flat and shaded, with the canal on one side and the river close by on the other.
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Town · Lambertville, Hunterdon County
Lambertville
A Delaware River town of brick rowhouses, galleries and restaurants, joined to New Hope by a walkable bridge, with the canal towpath at its door.
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Historic Site · Washington Crossing, Bucks County, PA
Washington Crossing Historic Park
The Pennsylvania shore where Washington's army set out across the icy Delaware on Christmas night 1776, with historic buildings and a yearly reenactment.
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Shopping village · Lahaska, Bucks County, PA
Peddler's Village
A village of shops, restaurants and an inn among landscaped gardens in Lahaska, with seasonal festivals and holiday lights.
Museum · Doylestown, Bucks County, PA
James A. Michener Art Museum
Pennsylvania Impressionist landscapes and other art of the Bucks County region, in a museum built inside the walls of the old county jail.
State Recreation Area · Delaware Township, Hunterdon County
Bulls Island Recreation Area
State Recreation Area in Delaware Township, Hunterdon County — 86 acres.
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Lambertville
A Delaware River town of brick rowhouses, galleries and restaurants, joined to New Hope by a walkable bridge, with the canal towpath at its door.
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Peddler's Village
A village of shops, restaurants and an inn among landscaped gardens in Lahaska, with seasonal festivals and holiday lights.