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Roamin' on the river


Attractions down by the Delaware make good, inexpensive getaways. Page XX


With gas prices skyrocketing and Shore traffic stretching on forever, traveling the Delaware River is a more appealing spring getaway than ever before, thanks to attractions along both banks, up and downriver. Just south of Delaware City, Del., explore Fort DuPont, used as a military base from the Civil War through World War II. Fort Mott, on the New Jersey banks of the Delaware in Pennsville, will unveil a newly acquired 800 million-candlepower, antiaircraft searchlight from World War II at sundown in an event free to the public Saturday night.



Between Forts Mott and DuPont, on Pea Patch Island, lies Fort Delaware. Orginally designed to defend the Delaware River against naval attacks, the fort's 30-foot-thick walls later held more than 12,000 Confederate prisoners from the Battle of Gettysburg. The park has tour guides in period costumes who show how prisoners and soldiers once inhabited the fort.

The Three Forts Ferry, which shuttles visitors among the parks all day, will begin operating for the season Saturday. Tickets: $11; $10 for seniors and active military personnel; $6 for children 2 to 12 years old. Information: www.threeforts.com.

For a leisurely cruise in the Philadelphia area, hop aboard the Spirit of Philadelphia. You can see the sights of Philadelphia and Camden on a variety of lunch and dinner cruises departing from Penn's Landing. On select Saturdays from now until October, you can enjoy great music on the gospel lunch cruises, featuring husband and wife duo Lionel & Leslie.

Tickets: $35.90 to Saturday's gospel cruise; $39.90 from May to October. Information: 866-455-3866 or www.spiritofphiladelphia.com for schedules or tickets. Kids will love playing while they learn about plants at the Camden Children's Garden (3 Riverside Dr., Camden), located on the Delaware, directly across from Philadelphia. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, the four-acre site contains many areas for children to explore, including the dinosaur garden and the storybook garden.


The signature exhibit is the Philadelphia Eagles Four Seasons Butterfly House and Education Centre. Children can see and touch more than 100 butterflies in a 1,200-square-foot home. The butterfly house is open during regular hours and free with admission ($6 for adults, $4 for children ages 3-11 and free to children under 2). Information: 856-365-8733 or www.camdenchildrensgarden.org. If you want to get up close and personal with aquatic life, the Adventure Aquarium in Camden makes it possible, with five exhibits that allow visitors to touch sea creatures, including sharks, rays and even jellyfish. "We want to create engaging experiences for our guests, to not only see animals but interact with them rather than having them see animals from behind glass only," said Greg Charbeneau, the aquarium's executive director.


The aquarium is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission: $17.95, $14.95 for children ages 2-11 and free to children younger than 2. Information: 866-451-2782 or www.adventureaquarium.com. Get a glimpse of history and the sailor's life on the Battleship New Jersey (62 Battleship Place, Camden), featuring guided and self-guided tours daily. Four times a day, at 10 a.m., 12, 1 and 2 p.m., the battleship presents the Firepower tour. This guided tour shows off the battleship's weapon systems, and includes areas not seen on other guided tours.


The museum is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. until May 1, when it will switch to summer hours of 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guided tours are $17, $12 for seniors, veterans and children ages 6-11. Self-guided tours are $15, $10.50 for seniors, veterans and children ages 6-11. Children under 6 and active military get in free. Information: 866-877-6262 or go to www.battleshipnewjersey.org Moving upriver, Curtin's Wharf Restaurant in Burlington, open for lunch and dinner beginning May 15, provides an entertaining and novel dining experience. It's inside a working marina, and diners can walk in or dock their boats at the pier to enjoy a lunch or dinner of American cuisine.


The nautically themed restaurant sits right on the Delaware River, and deck seating offers spectacular sunset views. Friday and Saturday nights starting next week, the restaurant transforms into a nightclub with live entertainment and a DJ. Getting out of the city and back to nature is a good way to preserve your sanity. It was that philosophy that led William Penn to construct Pennsbury Manor along the Delaware in 1683. Today, the re-created Bucks County mansion and its grounds are open to the public seven days a week with four tours daily.


Visitors can tour the house or just stroll the grounds and see some of the animals that would have been at home on the farm more than 300 years ago, including peacocks. Tours: $5, $4.50 for seniors, $3 for children 6-17, and free to children 5 and under. If you really need to get away from it all - far away - Dingmans Campground, in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Dingmans Ferry, Pa., is a scenic place for rustic tent camping.


There are plenty of outdoor activities for the family including swimming, boating and hiking. Campsites are well-spaced and comfortably accommodate four people, starting at $32 a night ($7 for each additional adult, $5 for each additional child). The camp is alcohol-free. "Most of our visitors come from the Philadelphia and New York metropolitan areas," said Walter Toomer, operator of Dingmans Campground. "With gas prices so high, we think that a lot more people are going to come to the Poconos this year. It's a nice way to get back to nature."
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