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  • Dutch Winter Wonderland-Lancaster-Pennsylvania

    Dutch Winter Wonderland-Lancaster-Pennsylvania

    Childhood nostalgia. You hear a familiar commercial jingle, the opening song of a beloved cartoon, or catch a whiff of the faint vanilla-powdery smell of a Cabbage Patch Kid’s head. Immediately, memories flood your soul. Also cemented into the youthful part of you that still exists, are places. One of these places for me, is…

  • The Turkey Hill Experience-Pennsylvania

    The Turkey Hill Experience-Pennsylvania

    The Turkey Hill Experience, just outside of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is a bucket list worthy pursuit for ice cream enthusiasts. Turkey Hill was the ice cream brand of my childhood. I can still picture the tub (usually Tin Roof Sundae flavor), sitting on the freezer shelf.  The building’s exterior, is unassuming. You know you are here,…

  • Julius Sturgis Pretzel Tour-Pennsylvania

    Julius Sturgis Pretzel Tour-Pennsylvania

    It’s no secret that my favorite food is ice cream, but what about the other member of Obligatory Traveler? He has a great fondness for pretzels. So while visiting the Turkey Hill Ice Cream Experience is on my Pennsylvania, bucket list, visiting The Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery, for the Sturgis Pretzel Tour, is Shannon’s top…