Monthly Archives: July 2017

Herr’s Snack Factory Tour

If you’ve ever been snacking on a bag of chips and thought to yourself “I wonder how they make these?” there is a tour for that!  Herr’s Foods located in Nottingham, Chester County has a tourist component to their snack foods factory where you can tour actual working…

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Academy of Natural Sciences-Philadelphia

It’s practically a requirement of childhood that at some point you visit an academy of natural sciences.  All the realistic dioramas and dinosaur skeletons are sure to fascinate kids and peak their interest in animals and the natural world.  I decided to throw in a visit while we took…

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Adventure Aquarium (Camden, NJ)

I know, I know…this destination is not actually in PA…BUT it is marketed to tourists in Philadelphia, included with the Philly CityPASS booklet, and is a quick jaunt over the Ben Franklin Bridge on the Camden riverfront (without driving into the shady part of town).  Formerly the New…

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