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    No 9 Coal Mine & Museum - Anthracite coal Mine

    No 9 Coal Mine & Museum

    4.8(47 reviews)
    24.0 mi

    This tour was unexpectedly awesome! As it was a rainy day in the Poconos, we had to divert from our…read moreoriginal plan and look for something else to do. We stumbled upon this museum and decided it was worth a try. It exceeded our expectations! Our tour guide, Janet, was wonderful. She was clearly well informed regarding the subject matter and answered about 50 questions from us. Do know that you'll be taken into the mine via a small train cart with low headway. Once inside the mine, it is cold and damp so dress accordingly. Either before or after your mine tour, you can spend some time browsing the small museum. The tour inside of the mine lasts about an hour, so it's a brief activity. But the museum is only a hop skip and a jump away from the town of Jim Thorpe so you can easily add this in. Should be enjoyable for the entire family. I imagine most kids would be fascinated.

    Terrific coal mine visit and neat albeit rustic museum. The immersive experience starts with a rail…read morecar trip into the mine. Right after entering, a wall of 51 degree dank air hits and transports you a hundred years in the past. Our tour guide Zach gave an animated and informative presentation. Afterward, we watched a movie that gave historical context and brought alive stories of the miners and the social movements of the time. Make sure you budget enough time to watch it and take in the exhibits. Bonus: got a chunk of anthracite coal as a souvenir. Nb: before coming here and we stopped at Perch in Jim Thorpe. Great restaurant featuring healthy food.

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    Fonthill Castle - Fonthill Castle

    Fonthill Castle

    4.6(89 reviews)
    71.8 mi

    Amazing property, it is a hidden gem. Went with my family for the tour and everyone enjoyed it!read more

    Wow. What a unique, random gem and historic property. What is Fonthill and why is there a castle in…read moreDoylestown, Pennsylvania? Fonthill Castle was the home of archeologist and tile maker Henry Chapman Mercer. (Also in Doylestown are two more Mercer buildings you can tour - the Mercer Museum and the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works building, the business Mercer ran and where most of the tiles in the castle were produced.) Henry Mercer seems like he was an interesting guy, and you can see that in his home - 44 rooms, 18 fireplaces, 200 windows, who knows how many staircases...! And designed and decorated in a way I've never seen anywhere else. The castle is an early example of poured-in-place concrete building and is a mix of Medieval, Gothic, and Byzantine architectural styles. And there are, of course, Moravia tiles (and some historic and international tiles that he collected during his life) throughout the house - almost more than you could imagine. We visited last Saturday to experience their "Fonthill Castle Holiday Lights Meander Experience," which allows you to visit the castle through a self-guided experience (there were staff in various rooms who were happy to answer questions) and enjoy a series of Christmas trees on display throughout the home. I definitely enjoyed the experience but am definitely planning a return visit to see the castle in better light (not at night in the dark - which was perfect for the Christmas tree experience) - they offer 60-minute guided tours though the house for most of the year! The castle is pretty wild, and I look forward to visiting it again and experiencing it in a new way. If you are interested in architecture, art, crafts, the Arts and Crafts design movement, or just quirky, unusual places, definitely add Fonthill to your list and check it out!

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    The Hershey Story

    The Hershey Story

    4.2(154 reviews)
    37.7 mi

    The additional cocoa tasting offered here is what bumps my rating up to 5 stars. You get six…read morewell-sized samples sourced from around the world that shows the variety in flavor and helps you appreciate the blending process that goes into a chocolate. I whole-heartedly recommend the tasting either before or after the tour itself. The tour features what you would expect about the Hershey family and the company itself. I appreciated the treasure hunt sprinkled in for the kids to keep their interest. BTW, admission is free if you stay in the Hershey hotels, so keep that in mind when planning your trip.

    This is a nice stop to make while you're here in Hershey! I wouldn't add extra time to my trip to…read morecome here, but it's great if you already have the time. The museum is nice but I enjoyed the additional experiences more. The museum cost me $16 and has some cool information about Milton Hershey's life. It has a few historical items, like Hershey's crib and his White Star ticket receipt. There are a few interactive exhibits that I think would keep a kid's attention. It mostly summarizes Hershey's time and his impact in the town he created. If I had limited time I would skip the museum and do the extra activities instead. The drinking chocolate tasting feels like a secret and was so fun! It cost me $13 and it comes with six different drinking chocolates from around the world. It's fun and delicious to try them all! I also did an experience in the Chocolate Lab. It cost $16 (although I got a combo museum- Chocolate Lab ticket for $28). You sit with your group at different tables and wear an apron and a hair net. You make a small chocolate item- we just poured chocolate into a mold and added sprinkles. Then the hosts give a great educational talk about how chocolate is made and answers questions. It's very informative and for the price I thought it was a steal! If you come, I would evaluate all of the options and don't feel like you have to do them all. However, for the prices any of them are a good value.

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