New Hope Named One Of PA's 'Most Charming' Towns

NEW HOPE, PA — New Hope's unique vibes have once again landed it on a list of charming places.

TravelMag, the online travel magazine, has named New Hope one of its 10 "most charming towns and small cities in Pennsylvania."

Released last week, the survey asked more than 100 travel writers, photographers and others to name their three most charming towns and small cities (populations less than 100,000) in PA.

"Pennsylvania is much more than a day trip," TravelMag said in the survey. "Use these towns to experience the variety of what this charming state has to offer."

Here's what they had to say about New Hope:

"A visit to New Hope on the Delaware River, 40 miles north of Philadelphia, is a rite of passage. New Hope is more than its eclectic shopping and riverside restaurants, but those are both important reasons to make New Hope part of a Pennsylvania excursion. Money can be well spent on items ranging from bonsai trees to premise-made chocolates, re-funked furniture to 'magickal' crystals, or artisan leather goods and fine art. New Hope is filled with scrumptious places to eat or pick-up carryout food for a scenic outdoor lunch, but it is hard to beat the atmosphere and cuisine at the Logan Inn. Founded in 1727, the Logan Inn is one of the oldest continually operating inns in the US. A 2020 expansion added accommodations and revitalized the main floor housing the restaurant, bar, and social areas. Other dining standouts in this culinary-rich town include Nektar, Karla’s, and Stella. Outdoors, visitors can take a walk to New Jersey and back by crossing the New Hope-Lambertville Bridge or enjoy the trails at the Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve."

The other Pennsylvania towns and small cities that made the list were, in alphabetical order, Bellefonte (Centre County), Bethlehem (Lehigh and Northampton counties), Gettysburg (Adams County), Huntingdon (Huntingdon County), Jim Thorpe (Carbon County), Lancaster and Lititz (Lancaster County), Phoenixville (Chester County) and Stroudsburg (Monroe County).

Read "The Most Charming Towns and Small Cities in Pennsylvania" here.

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