Places of Interest

April 27, 2007

Howell Living History Farm

70 Wooden's Lane
Lambertville,NJ
609-737-3299

Hours of Operation: Closed Mondays; Tuesdays-Friday 10:00am-4:00pm (Feb-Nov); Saturday 10:00am-4:00pm; Sunday 12:00pm-4:00pm (April-Nov). Closed on Mercer County holidays and Easter.
Activities: The farm is an educational facility open to the public that preserves and interprets farming life and it's processes from the era of 1890-1910. It provides an opportunity to travel back in time and experience turn-of-the-century farming. A self-guided tour takes about an hour and a half and every day there is a list of farming activities posted in the Parking/Picnic area. Check the website for a comprehensive calendar of upcoming events.

Hopewell Valley Vineyards

46 Yard Road Pennington, NJ 08534
609-737-4465

Hopewell Valley Vineyards is dedicated to producing hand-crafted wines by blending Old World flair with New World style. They provide a beautiful and relaxing environment to taste world class wines, enjoy friends, and create lasting memories! Three generations of Tuscan winemaking experience with meticulous vineyards planted with vinifera, Italian, and New World favorites, and added to these old world hospitality to produce a winery that is not only a place to purchase great wines, but also a destination in itself. The winery and gift shop is also available for private events and private parties. Please call for details.

Washington Crossing State Park

355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road Titusville, NJ
609-737-9303

Originally preserved for its historical significance, the park is also well known for its trails and wildlife habitat. A wide variety of migrating birds use the stream and ravine as a resting place and for nesting. Many bird species winter in the park, creating a perfect location for bird observation year round. The park supports an interesting assortment of plants including mixed hardwoods, red cedar forests, plantings of Eastern white pine, Japanese larch, Norway spruce and red pine. A splendid variety of spring and summer wildflowers can be found throughout the park. Among the most notable species of wildlife are whitetail deer, fox, raccoon, great-horned owl, screech owl, red-tailed hawk, red-shouldered hawk and Eastern bluebird. The park also is popular for picnicking and, in the winter, for cross-country skiing on existing hiking trails.

Hopewell Museum

28 East Broad Street Hopewell, NJ 08525
609-466-0103

The goal of the Hopewell Museum is to preserve and display what is most typical and interesting of village life in America from early Colonial days to the present. In 1922, Hopewell resident Sarah D. Stout donated an important collection of antiques which became the nucleus of a continuously growing inventory of artifacts, furniture, crafts, silver and pewter, antique guns and swords and other items. The museum is housed in a beautiful 1877 Beaux Arts home. Open MWSat 2-5.