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Pretend You’re in a Hallmark Movie in These Magical Christmas Towns

Dutch Wonderland, celebrating 60 years of family fun. Now I need a giant pretzel 🥨😋

Dutch Wonderland has seasonal events for the whole family!

Dutch Wonderland has seasonal events for the whole family!

Personally, I think that should permanently change the name of Kite Flight to Gargoyle Gilders. They only use that name for their Fall themed Happy Hauntings. But I think castles and gargoyles go together!

And did you know that gargoyles are guardians and protectors of earthbound spirits? …you know, us. Many actually considered them spiritual protectors of churches.

Now fairies??? Don’t trust those little b*st*rds. Be wary of the fae!

Anyone who know me know that FALL IS MY FAVORITE!!!! 🍂🍁

Do you think if I ask real nice like that these ladies will come hang out in my flower bed?

Isn’t this the cutest little gingerbread house?! It makes me wish I were Gretel and take a big ole bite of it! But I guess that didn’t end very well did it 🤔 check out our stories to see the elves inside hard at work.

is designed with families in mind. There are a lot of benches and rest stops for children of all ages 👵🏻👨🏻‍🦳

….. or maybe this adorable Parasaurolophus is more to your liking.

Scientists think they may have used their crest to make a trumpeting sound that they used to talk to each other.

Check it out for yourself at Dutch Wonderland’s Exploration Island

Get up close and personal with dinosaurs like triceratops on the Prehistoric Path on Exploration Island at Dutch Wonderland.

Take a relaxing scenic ride on the Gondola Cruise at Even the itty bitties can join you on this one. And so can their Pops. (Personal Pop not included)

encourages family togetherness. Have an itty bitty in a stroller? No worries! Alot of rides allow the smaller members of your family to cozy up on your lap for a ride.

Forgot the stroller? Little legs just can’t take anymore? You can rent a stroller at Junction Rentals near the park entrance.

Exploration Island at Dutch Wonderland delivers as promised! Discover dinosaurs on the Prehistoric Path. Join a dig and search for geodes. Travel back in time and drive antique cars. Or cruise around the marshy canal in a family sized gondola.

Dutch Wonderland makes family adventures fun!

Dutch Wonderland is family fun! There are even rides for the big kids in your life, like Merlin’s Mayhem, DW’s first suspended family coaster.

Are you a coaster kid??? (Son-in-love Merlin not included)

It seems that most childhood memories of Dutch Wonderland involve this cow, complete with working udders. Having fun is the best way to learn! And what better place to learn than Pennsylvania Dutch Country in Lancaster.

Dutch Wonderland is 49 acres of Fairy Tale family fun! Since 1963, this amusement park has focused specifically on families with kids under 12.

Me, looking back at our time in Charleston and already planning our next trip back 🤍✈️

Just sharing my Charleston Charming. Who needs a Noah. I got a Tony. IFKYK.

You are the answer to every prayer I've offered. You are a song, a dream, a whisper, and I don't know how I could have lived without you for as long as I have.
— Nicholas Sparks
The Notebook

When I was a girl, I was fascinated by Narnia. I wanted to be brave like Lucy but deep down I knew that should the wardrobe ever open up for me, I’d slam it closed and run. But now? I think I’d take a peek. And should the Tardis door ever be open, I’m grabbing Tony’s hand and we’re off!

One window, one door, one whole family. As many as 10-12 people lived in this room at any given time. And any one of them could be sold off at the whim of their owners. They weren’t seen as families, they were commodities. And their purpose was to make money— either by direct labor or being sold for profit.

If that thought sickens you, it should.

You should also know that today, even as you are reading this, it is estimated that 49.6 million people live in modern slavery around the world. S*x trafficking, forced labor are the root causes and nearly a quarter of these victims are children.

Don’t fool yourself that slavery is a dark past. For many, it is daily life, even today. Now you know, so what will you do with that information?

Be sure to check our story highlights to learn about Mr. Joseph McGill and Mr. McGill is an amazing orator and brings a forgotten history to life.

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Four preserved and restored slave quarters still stand at Magnolia Plantation. Each of these dwellings is divided in half and a whole family would have stayed on each side.

Be sure to check our story highlights to learn about Mr. Joseph McGill and Mr. McGill is an amazing orator and brings a forgotten history to life.

One step through this threshold will bring you face to face with how slave families lived. I hope it provokes thoughts and feelings and maybe makes you a little grateful. 🤍

It’s easy to get lost in the beauty of Magnolia Plantation and forget that at one time in its history there were more than 200 slaves.

For 174 years, enslaved Africans served the Drayton Family and tended the rice plantation that made many generations of that family rich.

Be sure to check our story highlights to learn about Mr. Joseph McGill and Mr. McGill is an amazing orator and brings a forgotten history to life.

The Audubon Swamp Garden is a 60-acre cypress and tupelo swamp on the grounds of Magnolia Plantation. It was named after famed artistand ornithologist John James Audubon, who visited the plantation before the Civil War

Some of the trees at Magnolia Plantation are ancient. Near one of the gazebos, you can find the John Drayton Hastie Tree which is over 300 years old!