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Forest Inventory and Analysis is located on the second floor of the office building at 11 Campus Boulevard. All visitors must check in at the security desk located immediately inside the main doors on the second floor. Parking is available in visitor accomodations on the north side of the building.
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Driving Directions
From Center City Philadelphia
Take PA Route 3 (Market Street) West from center city to Upper Darby. Continue on PA Route 3 (which becomes West Chester Pike) through Broomall and Newtown Square for approximately 10 miles to Campus Boulevard. Turn left onto Campus Boulevard -- the Forest Service building in on the left, approximately 1 mile from West Chester Pike.
From Philadelphia International Airport
Take I-95 South to I-476 (Exit 7). Follow I-476 North approximately 9 miles to PA Route 3 (Exit 9). Follow PA Route 3 (West Chester Pike) West approximately 4-1/2 miles through Newtown Square to Campus Boulevard. Turn left onto Campus Boulevard -- the Forest Service building in on the left, approximately 1 mile from West Chester Pike.
From Washington DC (and points South)
Take I-95 North to I-476 (Exit 7). Follow I-476 North approximately 9 miles to PA Route 3 (Exit 9). Follow PA Route 3 (West Chester Pike) West approximately 4-1/2 miles through Newtown Square to Campus Boulevard. Turn left onto Campus Boulevard -- the Forest Service building in on the left, approximately 1 mile from West Chester Pike.
From Pennsylvania Turnpike (and points East)
Take I-276 West (Pennsylvania Turnpike) to I-476. Follow I-476 South approximately 12 miles to PA Route 3 (Exit 9). Follow PA Route 3 (West Chester Pike) West approximately 4-1/2 miles through Newtown Square to Campus Boulevard. Turn left onto Campus Boulevard -- the Forest Service building in on the left, approximately 1 mile from West Chester Pike.
From Pennsylvania Turnpike (and points West)
Take I-76 East (Pennsylvania Turnpike) to PA Route 100 (Exit 312). Follow PA Route 100 (Pottstown Pike) South approximately 8 miles to US Route 202. Follow US Route 202 South approximately 2 miles to PA Route 3. Follow PA Route 3 East approximately 9 miles to Campus Boulevard. Turn right onto Campus Boulevard -- the Forest Service building in on the left, approximately 1 mile from West Chester Pike.
From Northeast Extension (and points North)
Take I-476 South (Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike) to PA Route 3 (Exit 9). Follow PA Route 3 (West Chester Pike) West approximately 4-1/2 miles through Newtown Square to Campus Boulevard. Turn left onto Campus Boulevard -- the Forest Service building in on the left, approximately 1 mile from West Chester Pike.
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Philadelphia Airport Transportation Connections
Airport Super Shuttle (800-258-3826) Operates vans to and from the corporate campus for a fee.
Paoli Airport Limousine (610-647-5466) Offers shuttle service between the airport and the Sunoco Station (at the intersection of Route 3 and Route 252 in Newtown Square). From there, taxi service or private pick-up arrangements can be made for the 2-mile connection to the Forest Service office. Limousine service is also available directly to and from the corporate campus on an individual basis.
Philadelphia Airport Connection (800-568-4852) Direct limousine service to and from the corporate campus on an individual basis.
Bennett's Main Line Airport Service (610-525-1770) Operates taxi service directly to and from the corporate campus, but on an "as-needed" basis only.
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Accommodations
Holiday Inn Express -- Located at 1 Morehall Road, 1/4 mile north of Lancaster Avenue (Route 30) between PA Route 352 and Leopard Road (PA Route 252).
| < 1/4 mile | 1/4 - 1/2 mile | 1/2 -3/4 mile | 3/4 - 1 mile |
| Bob Evans |
McDonald's |
Baxter's |
Gen. Warren Inn* |
| Friendly's |
Brusters Ice Cream |
Bagel Bistro |
Flying Pig Saloon |
| -- |
Subway |
SaSa Japanese |
-- |
| -- |
KFC/Taco Bell |
George's Greek |
-- |
| -- |
Su Tao Cafe |
VIP Pizza |
-- |
| -- |
Himalayan Cuisine |
-- |
-- |
*(see specialized dining below)
Directions to NE Station: Turn left on US Route 30 East (Lancaster Avenue) for approx. 2-1/2 miles, traveling through Paoli, to PA Route 252 (Leopard Road). Turn right and follow Route 252 South for approx. 6 miles PA Route 3 (West Chester Pike) in Newtown Square. Turn right and follow Route 3 West approx. 2 miles to Campus Boulevard. Turn left onto Campus Boulevard -- the Forest Service building in on the left, approximately 1 mile from West Chester Pike. Driving distance = approx. 10 miles.
Comfort Inn & Suites -- Located between Street Road (PA Route 926) and Baltimore Pike (US Route 1) at 1310 Wilmington Pike (US Route 202).
| < 1/4 mile | 1/4 - 1/2 mile | 1/2 -3/4 mile | 3/4 - 1 mile |
| Enzio's Italian Eatery |
Bennigan's |
Dilworthtown Inn* |
Jimmy John's* |
| -- |
Red Sombrero |
-- |
Isaac's |
| -- |
Tokoyo Japanese |
-- |
Pizza Peddler |
| -- |
Nino's Pizzeria |
-- |
-- |
| -- |
Dairy Queen |
-- |
-- |
*(see specialized dining below)
Directions to NE Station: Turn left on US Route 202 North for approx. 1 mile to PA Route 926 (Street Road). Turn right and follow Route 926 East for approx. 6 miles until it terminates at PA Route 3 (West Chester Pike). Merge right onto Route 3 East and follow approx. 4 miles to Campus Boulevard. Turn right onto Campus Boulevard -- the Forest Service building in on the left, approximately 1 mile from West Chester Pike. Driving distance = approx. 11 miles.
Holiday Inn -- Located just south of West Chester near Wilmington Pike (US Route 202) at 943 South High Street.
| < 1/4 mile | 1/4 - 1/2 mile | 1/2 -3/4 mile | 3/4 - 1 mile |
| McDonalds |
La Tolteca |
-- |
Papa John's Pizza |
| Country Bagel |
-- |
-- |
The Rat Bar* |
| Courtyard Inn |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Pizza University |
-- |
-- |
-- |
*(see specialized dining below)
Directions to NE Station: Turn right on US Route 202 North for approx. 2 miles to PA Route 3 (West Chester Pike). Turn right and follow Route 3 East for approx. 9 miles to Campus Boulevard. Turn right onto Campus Boulevard -- the Forest Service building in on the left, approximately 1 mile from West Chester Pike. Driving distance = approx. 12 miles.
Hampton Inn
and
Sheraton Inn
-- Located at 635 and 707, respectively, Lancaster Avenue (Route 30) with easy on and off to Route 202.
| < 1/4 mile | 1/4 - 1/2 mile | 1/2 -3/4 mile | 3/4 - 1 mile |
| Outback |
John's Pizza |
Alley Pub |
Domino's Pizza |
| -- |
Jack's Pizza |
-- |
Nudy's Cafe |
Directions to NE Station: Turn left on US Route 30 East (Lancaster Avenue) for approx. 1 mile to PA Route 352 (Sproul Road). Turn right and follow Route 352 South for approx. 6 miles to PA Route 3 (West Chester Pike). Turn right and follow Route 3 West approx. 5 miles to Campus Boulevard. Turn right onto Campus Boulevard -- the Forest Service building in on the left, approximately 1 mile from West Chester Pike. Driving distance = approx. 13 miles.
MacIntosh Inn -- Located near the intersection of Route 1 and Route 352 at 4 South Middletown Road.
| < 1/4 mile | 1/4 - 1/2 mile | 1/2 -3/4 mile | 3/4 - 1 mile |
| Denny's |
McDonald's |
KFC/Taco Bell |
-- |
| Ruby Tuesday's |
Friendly's |
-- |
-- |
| American Grill |
Red Lobster |
-- |
-- |
| -- |
Newport Grill |
-- |
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Directions to NE Station: Turn left on PA Route 352 (Middletown Road) and follow for approx. 3-1/2 miles to Gradyville Road. Turn right on Gradyville Road and follow through Ridley Creek State Park to third stop sign (at first stop sign within park bear to the left and at second stop sign bear to the right to stay on Gradyville Road). Cross over Providence Road and continue to next stop sign. Turn left on Bishop Hollow Road and follow for approx. 1 mile to Newtown Square Corporate Center at Campus Boulevard. Turn left and follow Campus Boulevard around curve to the left and the entrance to the NE Station is on the right. Driving distance = approx. 8 miles.
Sweetwater Farm Bed and Breakfast For a truly unique experience that captures the heart and soul of the Brandywine Valley. Situated in the center of the rolling hills of southeastern Pennsylvania at Glen Mills, this fifty-acre estate was part of an original land grant from William Penn. It is nestled deep in the countryside between Wilmington Pike (US Route 202), Baltimore Pike (US Route 1). Middletown Road (PA Route 352) and Street Road (PA Route 926).
| < 1/4 mile | 1/4 - 1/2 mile | 1/2 -3/4 mile | 3/4 - 1 mile |
| Closest restaurant is Pace One Restaurant and Country Inn approx. 3 miles est at Thorton. |
Directions to NE Station: Exit the farm and turn right on Sweetwater Road to first stop sign. Turn left on Valley Road to first stop sign. Turn right on Gradyville Road and cross over Route 352, then continue through Ridley Creek State Park to third stop sign (at first stop sign within park bear to the left and at second stop sign bear to the right to stay on Gradyville Road). Cross over Providence Road and continue to next stop sign. Turn left on Bishop Hollow Road and follow for approx. 1 mile to Newtown Square Corporate Center at Campus Boulevard. Turn left and follow Campus Boulevard around curve to the left and the entrance to the NE Station is on the right. Driving distance = approx. 4 miles.
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Attractions
Historic Sites
Brandywine Battlefield Park Site of the largest engagement of the Revolutionary War, fought on September 11, 1777 between the Continental Army led by General George Washington and the British forces headed by General William Howe.
Valley Forge National Historical Park Where George Washington wintered for six months with his Continental Army in their ennobling battle against nature, low supplies, and poor morale. From here, Washington began his historic Christmas Eve crossing of the Delaware River to attack the Hessians at Trenton, NJ.
Museums
Brandywine River Museum Located in a 19th-century grist mill, the Brandywine River Museum features regional and American art emphasizing the art history, landscapes, still life painting, and illustrations of the Brandywine Valley. It contains the largest collection of original art-work by N.C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth, and James Wyeth.
Witherthur Museum and Gardens An authentic American country estate designed in the tradition of an 18th/19th-century European country house. Includes large collections of antiques, fields and farmland depicting the workings of a country estate, and a 60-acre garden. For the young, there is Winterthur's famous fairy-tale children's garden, Enchanted Woods, and a Touch-It Room.
The American Helicopter Museum & Education Center The nation's premier aviation museum devoted exclusively to helicopters. Exhibitions and collections include more than 35 helicopters, autogiros, and convertiplanes -- eight of which are fully accessible for hands-on experiences.
Natural and Environmental Centers
Longwood Gardens Offers 11,000 different types of plants on more than 1,000 acres of gardens, woodlands, and meadows. Includes 20 outdoor gardens, 20 indoor gardens within 4 acres of heated greenhouses, and spectacular fountains.
Ridley Creek State Park Slip off to tramp along the more than 12 miles of hiking trails, or walk the 5-mile paved multi-use trail, through varied habitats representative of southeastern Pennsylvania. Also within the Park is an 18th century working farm where you will find authentically clothed interpreters as they go about their daily chores of cooking, preserving, sewing and tending to crops and farm animals typical of the time period.
Tyler Arboretum One of the oldest and largest arboretums in the northeastern Unites States, it encompasses 650 acres of informal gardens and educational displays. Try your luck at tree identification on some of the more rare specimens and historical trees.
Shopping
QVC Studio Park QVC (Quality/Value/Convenience) is the world's most famous electronic retailer and offers special online tours of its studios. You can see behind the scenes as the staff works together to make a fun, fast, and easy shopping experience. Also has a retail and gift shop on-site.
King of Prussia Mall The largest mall on the east coast and one of the largest in America, King of Prussia Mall offers varied shopping and dining in a 2-story, 2-building complex of 8 major department stores, almost 400 hundred specialty shops, and 40 eating establishments.
Local Flavor
West Chester - In 2001, The Philadelphia Inquirer called West Chester "one of the world's most perfect small towns." Enjoy browsing the antique shops and strolling along the quaint city streets of Sharpless Square in downtown West Chester, or visit the Clydn Center for Performing Arts and the Military Relic Museum.
Media Billed as "Everybody's Hometown," Media is the last suburban town in America that still has an operating trolley running along its main street. It was built from the ground up specifically as a county seat and a planned community. Located at the highest point in Delaware County, the streets spread out along cardinal directions from the centrally-located courthouse.
Chadds Ford Winery Acknowledged as one of the top east coast wineries, Chadds Ford Winery produces 30,000 cases of wine a year and sells it to a wide market from New York to Washington, D.C., and at selected restaurants nationwide. Tour this small premium winery and taste the dry white, dry red, and springtime sweet wines produced from a special micro-climate in a country atmosphere.
Specialized Dining
Dilworthtown Inn Dilworthtown Historic District is listed as one of the sites significant to American history and culture. It was once called "Devil's Half-Acre" because it "furnished more drunken men, more fights and disturbances, than any locality of the like size in twenty miles." Fortunately, that reputation has dissipated due in no small part to the heavily-featured Dilworthtown Inn, where you can step back in time for a luxurious meal of formal dining replete with candlelight and a crackling fire, all in a colonial setting -- serving fine wine now in the place of bad whiskey.
General Warren Inn An authentically restored 18th century inn where you can enjoy fine continental cuisine with table-side preparation at candle-lit tables, surrounded by old-world charm. It is located on what used to be the main highway between Philadelphia and Lancaster and was a popular stopping place for lodging, food, and spirits. Its history is long and colorful. On one night in 1777, the British captured a local blacksmith and tortured him on the third floor of the inn in order to find out where General "Mad" Anthony Wayne was camped ... which led to Battle of Paoli. The ghost of a revolutionary soldier has presumably been seen here often, and the ghost of a civilian man reportedly walks around the bar blowing on womens necks.
Jimmy John's Pipin' Hot Sandwiches A local institution in existence for over 65 years serving old-fashioned hot dogs with electric train displays designed especially for the young and young at heart.
The Rat Bar Advertised as the hottest dance club in West Chester, offering the area's best bands, DJ's, and MC's. Arguably the new "Devil's Half-Acre."
Professional Sports Teams
Institutions of Higher Learning
University of Pennsylvania Recognized as America's first university, Penn remains a world-renowned center for the creation and dissemination of knowledge. It serves as a model for research colleges and universities throughout the world. Penn's innovative approach to education began with Benjamin Franklin who founded the university that, unlike other American Colonial colleges, would not focus on education for the clergy but would prepare students for lives of business and public service. The proposed program of study became the nation's first modern liberal arts curriculum, and the University's vision continues to blaze trails in education.
Drexel University Drexel University students are educated specifically to live and work successfully in a technological world. In 2005, Drexel University joined the ranks of the University of Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon, Lehigh, Penn State, and the University of Pittsburg as the only Pennsylvania institutions of higher education with the best national doctoral programs, as ranked by US News & World Reports. The University's co-op program was also ranked among the nation's best.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania The second largest of 14 institutions that compose the State System of Higher Education for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The goal of WCU is quality education at a reasonable price.
Cheyney University America's oldest historically black institution of higher learning, Cheyney University students today represent a variety of races, cultures, and nationalities and is part of the 14-university State System of Higher Education.
Swarthmore College One of the finest liberal arts schools in the country, Swarthmore College prepares students for full, balanced lives and effective citizenship through rigorous academic study emphasizing social responsibility. True to its Quaker heritage, Swarthmore maintains a strong commitment to community service.
Widner University Founded in 1821, Widener University is a multi-campus, independent, metropolitan university providing a combination of liberal arts and professional education through eight schools and colleges.
Regional Attractions (a longer drive, but worth the trip)
Philadelphia (approx. 1/2 hour to the east) Called variously the "City of Neighborhoods" and the "American Paris," Philadelphia is full of fun and adventure. Its downtown entertainment industries, quaint city shops, small dining establishments, extensive cultural activities, health and education facilities, and historical background make it one of the most visited cities in the United States. If you want to visit Philadelphia rather than spend your time in the "burbs," the possibilities are limitless, including: the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, the Betsy Ross House, the National Constitution Center, the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Franklin Institute Science Museum, the African American Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Seaport Museum, the Philadelphia Zoo, the New Jersey State Aquarium (Camden), the Philadelphia Insectarium, Ride the Ducks, the Reading Terminal Market ... or just take a carriage ride around the downtown area.
Pennsylvania Dutch Country (approx. 1 hour to the west) the center of one of the oldest communities of Old Order Amish, located in the heart of Lancaster County, offers a glimpse into America's past. Unique shops feature period antiques, home-made quilts, indoor and outdoor furniture manufactured meticulously by hand, and even horse shoes. Small towns with unusual names like Bird-in-Hand, Paradise, and Intercourse dot the rolling Pennsylvania farmland. Local produce markets, wooden covered bridges, and the sight of farm equipment pulled by mule teams are the hallmark of Lancaster County. Here you can taste real home-made whoopie pies, shoo-fly pies, and funnel cakes from the area where they were fist made. Then finish off your visit with a ride on the Strasburg Railroad before heading back to the 21st century.
The Jersey Shore (approx. 1-1/2 hours or more to the east) If you're from the Philadelphia area, at some point in your life you have undoubtedly traveled "Down the Shore." From the glitter of Atlantic City to the small family-town ambiance of Ocean City, New Jersey seashore communities offer a wide range of experiences along sunny beaches bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Communities with names like Avalon, Sandy Hook, Sea Isle City, Seaside Heights, Ship Bottom, and Stone Harbor offer the finest in beach relaxation. Boardwalks in Asbury Park (where you might catch Bruce Springsteen singing at the Stone Pony), Atlantic City, Ocean City, and the Wildwoods provide fun for both kids and adults alike. Historic Cape May is a shoppers paradise, with a ferry across the mouth of the Delaware River to attractive Delaware shore points of Lewes and Rehobeth. And for the outdoors-minded, the Brigantine National Wildlife Preserve provides some of the finest examples of shoreline habitat on the east coast.
The Poconos (approx. 1-1/2 hours or more to the north) Pennsylvania's year-round vacation wonderland. Any type of outdoor recreation can be found in the picturesque Pocono Mountains, from skiing and snowboarding in the winter to hiking, camping, horseback riding, swimming, and fishing in the summer. The fall foliage season is spectacular with blazing oranges and reds reflecting from mountain-side maples. With 7 state parks, 72,000 acres of state forest land, and the 70,000-acre Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, it is the perfect play land for those who love the outdoors. The Poconos is also home to Grey Towers, the estate of Gifford Pinchot who was the first Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, located at Milford.
Hershey (approx. 1-1/2 hours to the west) Called the "Sweetest Place On Earth," Hershey is home to Hershey Foods, Inc., but today its more than just a community that grew up around a chocolate factory. It contains an amusement park of more than 60 rides, an 11-acre zoo, museums, gardens, shopping, resorts, and dining facilities. Of course, its impossible to avoid Hershey's Chocolate World Tour of their facility to find out how chocolate is made.
Gettysburg (approx. 2 hours to the west) The site of the largest, and bloodiest, land battle ever fought on the North American continent. It commemorates the 51,000 American soldiers, North and South, who died during the three-day battle in July, 1863. It is the oldest National Military Park, dedicated in 1895, and today remains the most heavily monumented with over 1,400 monuments and 26 miles of park roads on which to discover the 6,000-acre battlefield. Nearly 2 million visitors come to the Park every year to visit what has been called "The High Water Mark of the Confederacy."
Baltimore Inner Harbor (approx. 2 hours to the south) One of America's oldest seaports, the inner harbor of Baltimore offers and eclectic mix of shopping, dining, recreation, and history. From the urban markets at Light Street and Pratt Street to the 4-story glass-enclosed Gallery at Harborplace, it is a self-contained shoppers paradise. Climb aboard the USS Constellation, the last Civil War battleship still afloat and last all-sail vessel, and at the Baltimore Maritime Museum you can see a submarine, cutter, lightship, and knoll lighthouse. One of the most popular attractions in the Inner Harbor is the National Aquarium which features regularly-scheduled dolphin shows. Nearby is Camden Yards (home to the Baltimore Orioles and Ravens), the Babe Ruth Museum, and Fort McHenry -- the birthplace of our national anthem.
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