Readers share their favourite jaunts from the grand Apple,many to upstate New York, but also to New Jersey and beyondA few hours by bus (from Penn station) or car is Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley. Rugged, and verdant hills and a river of gentle tranquillity screen an impressive industrial past. There’s the town named after athlete Jim Thorpe,a splendid museum in one of the worthy small stately homes of America (Trout Hall in Allentown), excellent food and boutique B&Bs. It’s spectacular in summer and winter, and hiking,biking and canoeing are all readily available.
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Source: theguardian.com