Family Summer 2016
Adventure Aquarium
Ongoing: This New Jersey aquarium features touch exhibits, a fun playground, hippos, shark tunnel, free live shows, and much more. New this year you’ll find the Shark Bridge, along with Little Blue Beach, home to blue penguins from Australia. Admission. 1 Riverside Drive, Cam-den, NJ. 865-365-3300; www.adventureaquarium.com.
Bucks County Children’s Museum
Ongoing: A fun, interactive, and educational environment for children, parents, and schools, with exhibits that reflect Bucks County’s history and culture. Exhibits include Town Square, Factory Works, Artifact Dig, Covered Bridges, Tree House, and Hot Air Balloon Ride. Activities are planned year round. 500 Union Square, New Hope, PA. 215-693-1290; www.buckskids.org.
The Crayola Experience
Ongoing: This fun and colorful children’s attraction features interactive Crayola exhibits. 30 Centre Square, Easton, PA. 610-515-8000; www.crayolaexperience.com.
Da Vinci Science Center
Ongoing: This Lehigh Valley science center promotes creativity, curiosity, and imagination with exhibits designed to encourage science and math learning. 3145 Hamilton Boulevard, Allentown, PA. 484-664-1002; www.davincisciencecenter.org.
Giggleberry Fair
Ongoing: Climb Giggleberry Mountain, learn at Giggles Discovers, visit The Game Room, and take a ride on the antique Grand Carousel at Giggleberry Fair. Peddler’s Village, Routes 202 and 263, Lahaska, PA. 215-794-4000; www.peddlersvillage.com.
New Hope & Ivyland Railroad
Ongoing: Hourly Excursions
August 28; September 25: Family Dinner Train
32 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA. 215-862-2332; www.newhoperailroad.com.
Northlandz
Ongoing: Visit the home of the Great American Railway, doll museum, and art gallery. Up to 100 trains travel over 8 miles of track, 40-foot bridges span huge canyons, and cities and villages feature thousands of buildings. Admission. 495 U.S. 202, Flemington, NJ. 908-782-4022; www.northlandz.com.
Philadelphia Zoo
Ongoing: Visit the nation’s first zoo, complete with over 1,000 animals, many of them endan-gered or rare. 3400 West Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. 215-243-5254;
Please Touch Museum
Ongoing: Visit the Children’s Museum of Philadelphia, where the key word is play. Families can enjoy over a dozen themed exhibits, theater, art, music, special programs, the carousel, and sto-rytime and character appearances. Admission. 4231 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA. 215-581-3181; www.pleasetouchmuseum.org.
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Through 2016: Drawn to Dinosaurs
Through anuary 16: Dinosaurs Unearthed
Through September 2: Summer Camps
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA. 215-299-1000; www.ansp.org.
Field Station: Dinosaurs
Through September 5: If your family loves dinosaurs, don’t miss New Jersey’s outdoor dinosaur exhibition. There are 32 full-size animatronic dinosaurs set against the natural setting of Over-peck County Park in Bergen County. Children also can enjoy games, workshops, demonstrations, and live entertainment. 40 Fort Lee Road, Leonia, NJ. 855-999-9010;
www.fieldstationdinosaurs.com.
The Franklin Institute
Through August 28: Lost Egypt
Through September 5: The Science Behind Pixar
222 North 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA. 215-448-1200; www2.fi.edu.
Terhune Orchards
Through October: Read and Pick Series
September 17-18: Apple Day
September 24-October 30: Fall Family Fun Weekends
330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ. 609-924-2310; www.terhuneorchards.com.
Black River & Western Railroad
June-September: Summer Excursions
John Ringo Road, Ringoes, NJ. 908-782-6622; www.blackriverrailroad.com.
Shady Brook Farm
Through September: This Bucks County farm has lots in store this coming summer. They will be having festivals honoring different fruit crops, including strawberries, blueberries, peaches, and apples. 931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley, PA. 215-968-1670; www.shadybrookfarm.com.
Linvilla Orchards
August 27: Tomato Celebration
September 10: Pumpkinland Opens
September 17-18: Arts and Music Festival
137 West Knowlton Road, Media, PA. 610-876-7116; www.linvilla.com.
The Delaware River Railroad Excursions
September 17-18: King Arthur’s Knight Train
162 South Main Street, Phillipsburg, NJ. 908-213-6300; www.877trainride.com.
Annual Middletown Grange Fair
August 17-21: Don’t miss this annual grange fair, featuring antique farm machinery, 4-H animal shows, arts and crafts exhibits, food vendors, live entertainment, and much more. Free admis-sion. Fee for parking. 576 Penns Park Road, Wrightstown, PA. www.grangefair.org.
2016 4-H & Agricultural Fair
August 24-28: 4-H exhibits, animal shows, food vendors, live entertainment, antique tractors, and amusement rides all can be found at this annual Hunterdon County fair. Free admission. Fee for parking. South County Park, 1207 Route 179, Lambertville, NJ. 908-782-6809;
www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/4hagfair.htm.
The Great Allentown Fair
August 30-September 5: Agricultural exhibits, amusement rides, food vendors, and a full enter-tainment lineup all are a part of the Allentown Fair. Admission. Fee for parking. Allentown Fair-grounds, 302 North 17th Street, Allentown, PA. 610-433-7541; www.allentownfair.com.