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Aircraft carrier - the "Intrepid" in New York offers tours
Airforce - US Naval Air Station 672- 7070
Airport - Phila Airport has a tour/ Wings Field MI6 1800
Ambulance Corps - Emergency Vehicles
American Red Cross - across from Superfresh in Abington
Atomic Information Center - Peach Bottom (Peco) York Pa 841-4308
Bike Hike - rent bikes (or bring own) at Peace Valley Lake call 1st
Birds - Hawk Mt 756-6961 / Mill Grove Audubon's House Audubon Pa 19407 610-666-5593
Brewery "America-U-Brew" Front & Spring Garden Sts. Phila 627-BEER
Campfire Evening - Alverthorpe / Churchville Nat Cntr
College - Community College - Montco 641 6300 / US Naval Academy Courthouse - Montgomery Co 275-5000
Crayola Factory Easton Pa 1-610 253-3703
Detective Agency ( Miley West Point Pike West Point Pa 699-3536)
Electric: Hydroelectric Station - Conowingo Md 21918 301-GL7-4161
Peach Bottom Atomic Info 841 4308 Limerick Nuclear Info Center 495 6767 Peco Energy # 841 4308
Farm: Walebe Farms 489-9540 Merry Mead 584-4416 Quarry Hill Fox Chase
Fishing Derby possible locations - Alverthorpe /Mason's Mill /Loch Alsh Reservoir/Kleinheitz/Churchville Reservoir all w/in appr 20 min
Fire Station
Factory : Crayola - Binney Smith Co - 610 515-8000 Easton Pa (Tues thru Sun 1st come 1st Serve allow 1 1/2 to 2 hrs for tour/ Hershey chocolate 717 534 3172
Food: Nabisco 215-673-4800, Tastykake 221-8500
Furrier - J.M. Taylor Quakertown 536 6175
Grocery : Genuardis 379-6900 / Acme 576-5785 / Shordays 887 8602/ Shop & Save 947-2600
Hike with a Naturalist-Tyler State Park /Churchville/Briar Bush/
Delaware 654-1548/Peter Wentz Farmstead Worcester Pa 584 5104
Hospital - North Penn 368-2100
Indian - Lenape Indian Museum 610 584 6761 Elwood Brunt Weber Rd Lansdale (is there also a Lenape Indian Museum in Allentown /Lee Hallman Indian artifacts 679-0441/**Lenape Chief & Matriarch of Tribe Bill & Diane Thompson 946-8637 33 Nickelville La. Levittown 19054 storytelling, legends, artifacts & animal skins ,some drumming & dancing/National Indian Museum 2nd & Chestnut / Rancocas Valley Indian Reservation , 4-5 people make 30 min preentation Mt Holly NJ 609-261-4747/Each Order of the arrow group in scouts has either Indian Ceremonial group or Indian Dancing group (none had a dance group in '96)/ Bill Killian Roy Ave Abington makes Totem Poles is a tree trimmer/ Camp Edge is closed now but had a Mowhawk on staff / White Eagle 638-8506 retired Indian from Feasterville (charged library $25)
Churchville Nature Center has Lenape exhibits & artifacts from time to time.
Insectarium - 338-3000 Cottman to Frankford turn rt It's on the left between Rhawn & Welsh School Tours Mon - Fri 10-4 Open to public m-sat 10-4 $3 pp
Ironmaster - Mr Houpt Rt 73 Skippack Pa / Iron Furnace Hopewell Furnace old iron furnace Elverson Pa 610 582-8773 Tour buildings free for kids
Nature Preserves : Bowman's Hill Washington Crossng St Pk 4934076
Military - Annapolis Md 21302/ West Point Military Academy NY 914-938 3507 / West Point US Mil. Acad NY 914 938-3507
Newspaper - Times Chronicle - Montgomery Newspapers - the Record - Intellegencer / Record 333 N Broad St Doylestown Pa
Nut Museum & Peanuts) - Edward Freeman Nut Co 441 E Hector St Conshohocken 828-7441
Nursing Homes - all love a visit
Penitentiary - PennHurst Eastern State
Police local or State Police Academy - Hershey Pa 17033 or State Police Barracks at Limerick 495 7055
Pretzel Museum - Federal Pretzel Co in Center City
Railroads Strasburg 717-687-7522
Restaurant - MacDonald's Lansdale 362 2121 (AB) Pizza Parlours
Science - Sleep overnight at the Franlin Institute
Radio Station ie KYW
SPCA 825 0111
TV Station ie KYW Chan 10 News Comcast Cable Chan 3

Last Update September 09, 2007