Around the City Ride Description |
| LENGTH: 13 miles. Difficulty: B.
STARTING POINT: Lancaster Catholic High School, Juliette and Frances Avenues, Lancaster, PA. DESCRIPTION: This ride combines a pleasant ride around the city of Lancaster with a romp throug Lancaster's Central Park. The area to and from the park has several moderate hills. Several of the roads on this ride are main thoroughfares. As such, the time of day at which this ride is ridden should be selected with care. POINTS OF INTEREST: A. Franklin & Marshall College Steinman Center (717) 291-4087. No Admission Charge. Changing exhibits in the Dana Room include photography, drawings, prints, sculpture and other media. Some student and alumni work included, as well as special annual exhibits for Black Cultural Month, Lancaster Spinners and Weavers, and PA Guild of Craftsmen. Open: Year round, Tuesday through Sunday. Groups by appointment. Location: College Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603. Steinman Center is the newest building on campus located on College Avenue between Mayser Center and Hensel Hall. B. North Museum and Planetarium (717) 291-3941. No Admission Charge. The largest planetarium in Pennsylvania outside of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, it boasts a 40-foot dome and sits in the center of the North Museum of General Science and Natural History. Open: September to June, Wednesday - Sunday. July to August, Saturday and Sunday. Location: College and Buchanan Aves, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17603. C. Lancaster County Central Park (717) 299-8215. No Admission Charge. More than 10 miles of hiking trails wander through this 565-acre park of open fields, woodlands, and two waterways: Mill Creek and Conestoga River. A fitness trail, baseball diamonds, basketball, volleyball and tennis courts, a swimming pool, pavilions and picnic tables provide additional recreation possibilities. Tent campsites and nature workshops are available. Open: Year round, daily. Location: Chesapeake St., Lancaster, PA 17602. From Lancaster, follow S. Duke St. to Chesapeake St. Turn right. Park entrance is on the left at the bottom of the hill. D. Garden of the Five Senses (717) 392-7223. No Admission Charge. Designed with particular attention to the needs of the physically disabled, the garden encourages exploration of nature through all five senses. Raised plantings, hard-surfaced paths, guide ropes, pools, waterfalls, wildlife, numerous benches, picnic tables and restrooms are on hand. Open: Year round, daily. Reservations recommended for groups. Location: Lancaster County Central Park, Lancaster, PA 17602. E. Rockford Plantation (717) 392-7223. Admission charge. Physician, soldier, politician Edward Hand, best known as General George Washington's Revolutionary War Adjutant General, built this home in Lancaster in 1792. Tours of this architecturally intact and well preserved home are given by costumed guides. The Kauffman collection of folk artifacts circa 1750-1870 is housed in the adjacent barn. Open: Year round, Tuesday through Sunday. Location: 881 Rock Ford Rd., P.O. Box 264, Lancaster, PA 17603, in Lancaster County Park |