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stunning Bushkill Falls ( 570-588-6682; Rte 209, Bushkill; adult/child $12.50/7; opens
9am, closing times vary, closed Dec-Mar) is several miles to the north. On the New Jersey
side, take Old Mine Rd, one of the oldest continually operating commercial roads in the
US, to trailheads for day hikes such as the one to the top of the 1574ft Mt Tammany in
Worthington State Forest ( 908-841-9575; www.njparksandforests.org ) .
For river fun, contact Adventure Sports ( 570-223-0505, 800-487-2628;
www.adventuresport.com ; Rte 209; per day canoe/kayak $40/44; 9am-6pm Mon-Fri, from 8am
Sat & Sun May-Oct) in Marshalls Creek, Pennsylvania. There are several different put-in
and take-out points that allow a variety of itineraries. Camping is allowed at many points
along the way and is a great way to experience the beauty of the area.
Northeast of here, High Point State Park ( 973-875-4800; www.njparksandforests.org ;
1480 Rte 23, Sussex; 8am-8pm Apr-Oct, to 4:30pm other months) , which is also great for
camping and hiking, has a monument that, at 1803ft above sea level, affords wonderful
views of surrounding lakes, hills and farmland.
The nearby town of Milford across the border in Pennsylvania is a charming place with
several good restaurants and Grey Towers ( 570-296-9630; www.greytowers.org ; Old
Owego Turnpike; tours adult/child $8/free; grounds dawn-dusk) , once the gorgeous French
chateau-style home of Gifford Pinchot, the first director of the US Forest Service and a
two-term governor of Pennsylvania.
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Princeton & Around
Settled by an English Quaker missionary, the tiny town of Princeton is filled with lovely
architecture and several noteworthy sites, number one of which is its Ivy League Prin-
ceton University ( www.princeton.edu ) , which was built in the mid-1700s and soon became
one of the largest structures in the early colonies. The town's Palmer Square , built in
1936, is a lovely place to shop and stroll. The Historical Society of Princeton (
609-921-6748; www.princetonhistory.org ; 158 Nassau St; tours adult/child $7/4) leads historical
walking tours of the town on Sundays at 2pm, and the Orange Key Guide Service &
Campus Information Office ( 609-258-3060; www.princeton.edu/orangekey ) offers free
university tours. The Princeton University Art Museum ( 609-258-3788;
www.princetonartmuseum.org ; McCormack Hall, Princeton University Campus; 10am-5pm, to
10pm Thu) is akin to a mini-Metropolitan Museum of Art in terms of its variety
and quality of works, which range from ancient Greek pottery to Andy Warhol.