BUCKS COUNTY, PA

Most of downtown Doylestown is old, ranging in age from before the Revolutionary War to the early Victorian era. Here's just a small sampling of what you would see taking a 15 minute walk about town. Fortunately, there's not enough room in the downtown area for new construction, so chances are that the antiquarian charm of the area will endure for the foreseeable future.

Of course, Doylestown is not the only charming place in the county. Much of the central and upper part of the county looks like it could be rural Europe - heavily wooded areas interspersed with old farms, narrow winding roads that do not adhere to the grid mindset so prevalent in the modern excuse for "planning", stone and wooden covered bridges crossing tree-lined streams, old fieldstone houses and inns clumped into small villages at the confluence of country roads that you don't even know are there until you unexpectedly find yourself in the middle of them.

One of the most popular tourist destinations in Bucks County is the town of New Hope, located on the Delaware River. It is a great place to shop (if you like that sort of thing) and, as you would expect, it has a fine selection of old hotels and B&B's.

New Hope is also an arts center, with the expected plethora of galleries and a colorful segment of the local populace that you would expect in such a place. It is also the location of the Bucks County Playhouse, which presents new and traditional theatrical productions.

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