6 day trips utterly worth the drive
Please note: This article is published as an archive copy from Philadelphia City Paper. My City Paper is not affiliated with Philadelphia City Paper. Philadelphia City Paper was an alternative weekly newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The last edition was published on October 8, 2015.
Yeah, yeah, Philly’s the best. Especially in the summer, when the cherry water ice drips like a busted radiator and the eye-blurring heat makes the Love statue quiver in the distance like some sweet, shimmering gas leak. But sometimes you just want to sweat someplace new, you know? To escape the relentless lethargy of your routine. That’s the inspiration behind this, the first-ever Get Out Of Town issue (aka the Mid-Summer Fun Guide). We sent City Paper writers outside the city, to look for adventures in the burbs and rural byways of the region. We told them to come back with photos, receipts and a story. Here’s what they found.
