The Violet Gallery is located in York Springs, Pa, about 12 miles north of Gettysburg. Call (717)528-8268 or email for directions. York Springs is one of those towns that seems to be in the middle of nowhere, but just an hour or so from everywhere! Of course Gettysburg is in our backyard with the museums, tours, Eisenhower's Farm, and battle field. Within an hour of here, you can visit Harrisburg (our state capitol), Hershey, and Lancaster County. Hershey is the only town I know of that smells like a candy bar. A tour of the chocolate factory is interesting and fun. If you have kids (or you are a kid at heart), you can easily spend a day at Hershey Amusement Park. There are also concerts and plays at Hershey Theater. We've got us some culture here in central PA, ya know!

If you want to witness a simpler life, you've got to visit Lancaster County. You can easily spend a couple of days there. Some of the towns off of the beaten path, like Blue Ball or Paradise are fun to visit. The melding of the cultures is very interesting. How many Walmarts have you been to with a horse and buggy tethered to the light post? And if you like to shop, there are several BIG outlet malls. Of course Harrisburg has the state capitol building, museums, and a nice River Front Park along the Susquehanna River.

If you venture out about 2 hours from York Springs, you can be in Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD or Philadelphia, PA. You can easily spend several days in Washington. There are all the monuments, museums (it can take a couple of days to see the Smithsonian alone), capitol, zoo, Arlington Cemetery, and more. We like to go to the Kennedy Center to see some shows (more culture). Downtown Washington is very pretty and clean. It's easy to see your tax dollars at work! Baltimore, downtown has been renovated around the Inner Harbor. It's full of quaint little shops and restaurants and parks along the harbour of the Chesapeake Bay. The Baltimore Aquarium and Science Museum are there. In the summer you can always watch the Orioles play a game at Camden Yards. It's right at the Inner Harbor. Venture down the road about 25 miles to Annapolis (Maryland's capitol). It is a great, beautiful little town with lots of shops and lots of water. It's one of my favorite places to visit. The sail boats around there are incredible. Philadelphia, of course, has a lot of the history from the Revolutionary War period, with museums, parks, Liberty Bell, etc.

As I write this, it makes me want to take a day trip somewhere! As you can see, it would be easy to combine a trip to Violet Gallery with several other fun things to do. Why not plan to spend a couple of days in central Pa? Hope to see you soon.

~ Happy Growing~

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