Cheap Trips: Heisler's Dairy and Wings of Freedom Museum

Try one of these two trips you can enjoy on just one tank of gas: The Wings of Freedom Museum in Horsham and Heisler's Dairy in Tamaqua.

Heisler's Dairy
Address: 743 Catawissa Road, Tamaqua
How Far From Salisbury Patch: 56 minutes/43.35 miles
Admission: Free

Hours: Dairy bar is open April through mid-October. Hours vary. Call (570) 668-3399 for more information.

Summary: Heisler's Dairy features 40 flavors of country-fresh ice cream made on the premises. Located among the rolling hills of Schuylkill County, the dairy property includes two 18-hole miniature golf courses, a driving range and the Kiddieland game arcade. For nature lovers, the dairy has 14 bird houses which are home to more than 100 pair of breeding purple martins. The dairy was founded in 1924 and the dairy bar opened in 1957.

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The Wings of Freedom Museum
Address: 1155 Easton Road, Horsham
How Far from Salisbury Patch: 49 minutes/34.66 miles
Admission: Free

Hours: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday, closed.

About: The Wings of Freedom Museum features a collection of preserved aircraft and aviation artifacts. Aircrafts such as the Bell H-13 "Sioux" and the North American FJ-4B "Fury" are on display, in addition to clothing and medal displays and an interactive cockpit simulator. Guided tours are available, and a gift shop with t-shirts and model planes is on premises. Currently, the exhibit contains 14 aircraft and nearly 40 display cases with separate focuses on World War One, the Pitcairn Era, World War Two, the Tuskegee Airmen, the Cold War, Women in Aviation, Korea, Southeast Asia, and contemporary aviation and space exploration.

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