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Adventure Sites
We invite you to enjoy waterways and hiking trails through woodlands, farms and fields; to explore historic towns and villages; and to tour ironmaster mansions and 300 years of industrial sites. From National Parks and outdoor recreation; to specialty farms, mini breweries and vineyards; to quiet villages or urban night life…morning, noon, and night we have it all!
Featured Events
2021 Town Tours & Village Walks: Chester County Journeying Toward Freedom

5pm to 8pm

Join Chester County this summer in “Journeying Toward Freedom” during the 2021 Town Tours and Village Walks program!

Much like last year, the virtual programs will occur “Live at 5” on Thursday evenings throughout June, July, and August – however this year will bring back the program’s original walking tour component (on a limited basis).

Through the 2021 Town Tours and Village Walks program, individuals can learn about the founding principles and the sites in Chester County that were intrinsic to our nation’s history and had a profound impact on the cause for freedom. From the Quaker values of tolerance and necessary civil disobedience to the boundary dispute with Maryland and the drawing of the fateful Mason and Dixon Line, Chester County’s abolitionists and freedom seekers have had a profound impact on the nation’s history.

Featured Webinar
Bridging The Atlantic:
British-American Iron Connections

Join us as we explore iron history and its interpretation in Chester County, PA, and Ironbridge Gorge, England


Rivers of Revolution
Iron and Steel Heritage Tours
You are invited to explore the Iron & Steel Heritage and Recreation region located in and around the Schuylkill Highlands Conservation Landscape and Hopewell Big Woods, the finest natural preserve in our region. We encourage you to select from the many locations depending on your schedule, or a self-guided heritage tour blending history and recreation to discover the Iron & Steel Landscape’s many “Faces of Freedom.”
Chester County Planning Commission