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GENERAL INFORMATION
AcademyOne is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. As you plan your visit to our office location, please review some of the following local hotels, restaurants and area attractions. We are 40 minutes from the Philadelphia International Airport and about 30 minutes from the Amtrak Wilmington Train Station. We are right off of Route 202 and Route 322 West Chester bypass. Click here for a Google Map
WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
The area was originally known as Turk's Head, after the same name located in what is now the center of the borough.
The town of West Chester has been the seat of government in Chester County since 1786, although it was not incorporated until 1799. West Chester was settled in the early 18th century, primarily by members of the Society of Friends. The Court House, located in the heart of town, is a classic revival building designed in the 1840s by Thomas U. Walter. Mr, Walter was one of the architects for the Capitol in Washington, DC.
West Chester today is part of the rapidly growing suburban complex surrounding Philadelphia.
AREA HOTELS
Microtel Inn and Suites
Phone: (610) 738-9111
Microtel is pleased to be the first economy/budget hotel brand to offer guests free local and free long distance calls in the continental United States, and free wireless high-speed Internet access in every room of our hotels, as well as advance online check-in and check-out with unlimited access to online folio information. These new amenities compliment our other standard amenities including remote TV with ESPN, CNN and one movie channel and complimentary continental breakfast.
Holiday Inn West Chester
Phone: 610-692-1900
The Holiday Inn Hotel West Chester is a AAA 3 diamond hotel offering free high speed internet service, free local phone calls for guests and a new state-of-the-art fitness center. All rooms feature new pay-per-view movies. We offer a new casual dining restaurant and lounge. The Holiday Inn Hotel West Chester is located in West Chester, PA (1) mile from West Chester University - Near Longwood Gardens, Brandywine River Museum, QVC Studio Park, Iceline Rink - direct route to Philadelphia International Airport.
Comfort Inn and Suites Brandywine Valley
Phone: 800-246-8357
The Comfort Inn and Suites Brandywine Valley is an upscale property designed with the needs of the business and leisure traveler in mind and equipped with the state of the art facilities, for your convenience. The hotel provides 60 handsomely decorated rooms with superior furnishings that reflect the character of the Brandywine Taste, including on-site fitness room and meeting room facilities and a friendly, professional and courteous staff.
Fairfield Inn by Marriott
Phone: 610-524-8811
This Exton Hotel is 30 miles from Philadelphia and 20 miles from the Pennsylvania Dutch Country. All 104 rooms provide complimentary high-speed Internet access, microwaves, refrigerators, cable TVs with HBO, and video-game consoles. The hotel also offers a complimentary Continental breakfast, a heated indoor pool, and a fitness room.
Hampton Inn Downington/Exton
Phone: 1-610-363-5555 Fax: 1-610-363-49694
This Exton hotel is located in north Exton, Pennsylvania less than a mile south of Interstate 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) at the intersection of Route 100 and 113 and centrally located between Philadelphia, Reading/Lancaster, the Brandywine Valley and King of Prussia Mall. The Hampton Inn Downingtown/Exton hotel in Pennsylvania features 122 pet friendly hotel rooms filled with amenities including a coffeemaker, iron, ironing board, hair dryer, microwave, refrigerator as well as complimentary high-speed Internet and cable TV with HBO®, pay-per-view movies and Nintendo®
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AREA RESTUARANTS
Crawdaddy's Bayou Bar & Grill
1215 West Chester Pike
West Chester, PA 19380
(610) 918-9525
Dilworthtown Inn
1390 Old Wilmington Pike
West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 399-1390
Gilmore's Restaurant
133 E. Gay St.
West Chester, PA 19380
(610) 431-2800
Goose Creek Grill
840 E. Street Rd (Wilmington Pike)
West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 399-9800
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
3 W Gay St
West Chester, PA 19380
(610) 738-9600
Isaac's Restaurant & Deli
1211 Wilmington Pike (The Commons at Thornbury)
West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 399-4438
Pace One Restaurant
341 Thornton Rd
Thornton, PA 19373
(610) 459-3702
AREA ATTRACTIONS
Longwood Gardens
Route 1, PO Box 501
Kennett Square PA 19348-0501 USA
Telephone (610) 388-1000
Welcome to the world's premier horticultural display garden. Longwood Gardens was created by industrialist Pierre S. du Pont (and is sometimes referred to as the DuPont Gardens) and offers 1,050 acres (425 hectares) of gardens, woodlands, and meadows; 20 outdoor gardens; 20 indoor gardens within 4 acres (1.6 hectares) of heated greenhouses; 11,000 different types of plants and pectacular fountains.
Valley Forge National Historic Park
This National Historic Park commemorates more than the collective sacrifices and dedication of the Revolutionary War generation, it pays homage to the ability of everyday Americans to pull together and overcome adversity during extraordinary times. Of all the places associated with the American War for Independence, perhaps none has come to symbolize perseverance and sacrifice more than Valley Forge.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Benjamin Franklin Parkway and 26th Street | Philadelphia, PA 19130
Telephone: (215) 763-8100
The Philadelphia Museum of Art--in partnership with the city, the region, and art museums around the globe--seeks to preserve, enhance, interpret, and extend the reach of its great collections in particular, and the visual arts in general, to an increasing and increasingly diverse audience as a source of delight, illumination, and lifelong learning.
King of Prussia Mall
160 North Gulph Road
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Telephone: (610) 265-5727
The East Coast's Premier Shopping Destination. It is huge. If you love shopping, this is the place to go. The King of Prussia Mall offers the most discriminating shopper an endless selection of luxury department stores, exclusive shops and sophisticated dining experiences-over 400 stores and restaurants in all.
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