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Nassau Inn On the weekends of July 4, 5 and 6 and November 7, 8 and 9, The Yankee Doodle Tap Room invites you to enjoy a special 1783 Revolutionary 18th-Century Three-Course Dinner Menu for $17.83 per person, including John Adams’s Pear, Walnut and Blue Cheese Salad, Thomas Jefferson’s Turkey Pot Pie, and Martha Washington’s Old-Fashioned Carrot Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Icing. The Tap Room will also feature a specialty rum drink – The Continental. For more information and to make reservations, call 609-688-2600 or visit www.nassauinn.com. The Inn's Yankee Doodle Tap Room is also presenting a special 1783 drink and food menu item (details to follow). Image: Nassau Inn |
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Wyndham Princeton Forrestal Hotel & Conference Center The Wyndham Princeton Hotel is offering a special rate for the 225th anniversary of Congress in Princeton starting at $129. Image: The Yankee Doodle Tap Room at the Nassau Inn
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Residence Inn by Marriott Princeton The Residence Inn is offering rates for the 225th anniversary of Congress in Princeton beginning at $109 plus tax, when available. Image: Palmer Square |
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Places to Eat in Downtown Princeton
Expensive - Lahiere’s Restaurant, The Ferry House, Mediterra, Witherspoon Grill Moderate - Yankee Doodle Tap Room, The Alchemist & Barrister, Teresa Caffe, Sotto Take-out, sandwiches, coffee - Small World Coffee, Witherspoon Bread Co., Olives For more information about Princeton restaurants visit 
Evening Activities
Westminster Choir College offers an array of free musical events, from June 23 through August 1 - www.rider.edu/westminster Opera New Jersey presents performances at McCarter Theater from July 11 through 27 - www.njot.org The shops at Palmer Square are open until 8:30 on Friday nights - www.palmersquare.com Live music can be heard on weekends and weekday nights at the Alchemist & Barrister, Triumph Brewing Company, Small World Coffee, and Mediterra.
By Train from New York or Trenton: NJ Transit to Princeton Junction then transfer to the "Dinky" train to Princeton. For the schedule visit http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainSchedulesTo
By Train from Philadelphia: Take SEPTA trains to Trenton. For schedule visit http://www.septa.org/service/sched/pdfs/R7.pdf. Connect in Trenton with NJ Transit. (See above)
By Car: For driving to directions to Morven Museum & Garden and downtown Princeton go to http://www.historicmorven.org/directions.html. Driving directions to Rockingham State Historic site are available at http://www.rockingham.net/tours.html.
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| 10:30 - 12:00 | Morven ( 1 ½ hours*) | Morven (1 ½ hrs) | Princeton Battlefield or Princeton Cemetery (1 ½ hrs) |
| Noon - 1:00 | Drumthwacket (1 hr) | Lunch in town | Picnic or Lunch in town |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Lunch in town | Rockingham ( 1 ½ hrs) | Historical Society (1 hr) |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Self-guided 1783 Walking Tour (1 hr) | or Special Guided 1783 Walking Tour** |
Historical Society Walking Tour (1 ½ hours) |
| 3:00 - 4:00 | Rockingham (1 hr) | Princeton University & | or Rockingham (if visitor goes on Saturday walking tour) (1 hr) |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | Princeton Art Museum (2 hrs) | Palmer Square shopping |
* Time estimates include travel
** Special Guided 1783 Tours will be offered June 7 & 21, July 5 & 19, August 2, September 6 & 20, and October 4 & 18
