Category: summer events
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Chinese Lantern Festival
Our family tradition is to visit the Chinese Lantern Festival in Philadelphia’s Franklin Square Park every year. This was the best show yet from the dazzling lantern entrance on ! The exhibits are not only spectacular, but most are interactive and fun for all ages. Since it’s the year of the Dragon, we especially enjoyed…
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Funny Farm Rescue & Sanctuary
One of my favorite day trips from Philly is to visit the Funny Farm Rescue & Sanctuary in Mays Landing, NJ. It’s been a Noah’s Ark of love and community for more than 600 rescued animals for over 20 years. I learned about this incredible true story by reading founder Laurie Zaleski’s nonfiction best seller,…
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Ambler Arboretum
Temple University’s Ambler Arboretum offers free public access year-round to 20 historic gardens plus tree-lined walking paths to explore. Temple- Ambler’s 187-acre campus houses their award-winning Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture. As regular visitors to the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show, we’ve been impressed that Temple’s exhibits win major environmental design awards consistently from PHS…
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Corson’s Inlet
Free State Park in Ocean City Corson’s Inlet is a free state park at the south end of Ocean City NJ. There’s an easy 1-mile nature trail on a sandy footpath through shady trees and shrubs. The hike ends at a beach with an expansive view of the ocean on the west side of the…