SL 0825 Best of Bucks - FINAL_Profile ( Dept . ) 9 / 25 / 25 12 : 31 PM Page 1 A PANOPLY OF BRILLIANT THINGS TO DO AND PLACES TO SEE . B Y B I L L D O N A H U E nyone who is intimately familiar with Bucks County knows how special a place it truly is . SELLERSVILLE Fromworld - class restaurants to wonderful shops THEATER 1894 A toeminently capable healthcare providers , the county offers a sky - high quality of life . \ sheer quality . Doylestown’s ver - sprawling lake , which has With this “ best of ” edition , we focus on places to see / \ / sion takes over the town for become a popular destination andthings to do — namely , museums , festivals , and parks , \ / \ twodays every September . The for various watersports . / amongother high points . ( Ralph Stover State Park’s High \ / festival has become one of D - \ Rockshasmore than a few of those , quite literally . ) / \ town’smost popular events , Heading into the Quaker - / Herewecelebrate some of our favorite ways to \ / featuringevery kind of art town Historic District is like \ / spendtime in Bucks County . That said , even if we \ imaginable , live music , food , talking a walk back in time . / \ devoted20pages to the county’s vast riches , we would / etc . Whetheryou prefer your Thepace is relaxed , the archi - \ / still needmore space to do it justice . \ art oncanvas , in sculpted form , tecture reflects a more halcyon / \ / as a photograph , or some form time , and many of the busi - \ / \ \ \ spots — anddeservedlyso — but not easily described , chances TheAndalusia Historic nesses have historical signifi - / \ / / \ / / \ / House , Gardens , and don’t forget about Bristol . are you will find something to cance . This includes McCoole’s \ / \ \ / \ \ / \ Arboretum is an architectural Bristol Waterfront Park is a fall in love with when the festi - at the Historic Red Lion Inn , a / \ / \ / \ / / \ / and horticultural marvel in unique spot where locals fish , val comes to town . fabulous restaurant that dates \ / \ \ / \ / \ / Bensalem that traces its roots stroll , and just take in the sights , dtownartsfestival.com back to the 1740s , and Sine’s , a / \ / / \ / \ / \ back to 1973 — the year a man whichincludes a memorial to family - owned five and dime \ / \ \ / \ / \ / namedJohn Craig sought a the late abolitionist , Harriet TheLenape Indians were that has been in operation / \ / / \ / \ / \ pastoralrefugeamid Philadel - Tubman.Make among the first inhabitants of since1912 . Of course , Quaker - aday of it by \ / \ \ / \ / \ / phia’syellow fever epidemic . visiting one or more of Bristol’s themore than 5,200 acres in townhas plenty other reasons / \ / / \ / \ / \ TheNational Historic Land - fabulousshops and restau - Quakertownnow occupied by to visit apart from historical sig - \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / markincludes50 acres of gar - rants , like the historic King Nockamixon State Park . nificance . Hot spots such as the / \ / \ / \ \ / \ densandwoodlands , as well as George Inn ; plus , if the mood Thepark borrowed its name Karlton Café , the Parlour Table - \ / \ / \ / / \ / astunningbuildingknown as strikes , the tasting room for from the Lenape phrase nocha - topand Tome , and Proper / \ / \ / \ \ / \ the Big House.Andalusia , Dad’sHat Distillery is right in miska - ing , interpreted as “ at Brewing are the kinds of places \ / \ / \ / / \ / which is a “ Partner Garden ” of town . theplace of soft soil . ” Opened that become habits . It also / \ / \ / \ \ / \ theRoyal Horticultural Society , visitbristolborough.com in December1973 , the park hosts fantastic community \ / \ / \ / / \ / hasbeenawarded Level II includes a 1,450 - acre lake — eventssuch as the Quakertown / \ / \ / \ \ / \ accreditationbyArbNet . Apartfrom the one in Mount BucksCounty’s largest — cre - Alive ! festival . \ / \ / / \ / / \ / andalusiapa.org atedbydamming the Tohickon quakertown.org Gretna out west in Lebanon \ / \ \ / \ \ / \ County , few arts festivals in Creek.The park has become a / \ / / \ / / \ / YardleyandNewHope wran - Pennsylvaniacan compete with haven for people who seek BucksCounty has an abun - \ / \ / \ / \ \ / \ gle a lot of attention among theDoylestown Arts Festi - peaceon its modest hills , quiet dance of gorgeous natural / \ / / \ / \ / \ BucksCounty riverfront hot val in terms of size , scope , and trails , and , of course , the spaces , yet few compare with \ \ / S U B U R B A N L I F E M A G A Z I N E | V O L U M E 1 6 I S S U E 1 0 | S U B U R B A N L I F E M A G A Z I N E . C O M | 2 7
