LENHARTSVILLE20. Blue Rocks Family Campground – 341 Sousley Road. 610-756-6366, Hiking…fishing…camping…All trails lead to Family Fun. Located right off the Appalachian Trail. RV sites, cabins, cottages and tent sites. The awe-inspiring boulder field has amazed people since 1930. bluerockscampground.com. 21. Claypoole Hex Signs – 227 Schock Rd. 610-562-8911, Claypoole Hexsigns specialize in hand painted hexsigns, milkcans & tinware. We also paint directly on your barn! Call for details or e-mail hexpool151@hotmail.com or visit my website at claypoolehexsigns.com22. Deitsch Eck Restaurant - 610-562-8520. 87 Penn St. Genuine PA Dutch Cooking, Hex signs, artwork, Open Wednesday to Sunday. The-eck.com23. Lesher’s Appliances, Inc. – 71 Penn St. Residential appliance sales & service. Family owned and operated for 75 years. Daily Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 8a.m. -5p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 8a.m. – 6:30p.m. Saturday 8a.m.-12 noon. 610-562-8577 or leshersappliances.com.

READING24. Greater Reading Convention & Visitors Bureau – There is something for everyone in Pennsylvania’s Americana Region. Call toll-free 800-443-6610 or send an email to info@VisitPAAmericana.com to request a free Visitors Guide. VisitPaAmericana.com

SHARTLESVILLE25. Appalachian RV Resort – 60 Motel Drive. We offer full hookup to W.E.C. RV sites; to W.E. Tent Sites and to cabin rentals. Family activities, store, restaurant, modern bath houses, pool, playground and more. Come Stay with us! 610-488-6319 or appalachianrvresort.com

SHOEMAKERSVILLE26. Kuzan’s True Value Hardware – 1069 Pottsville Pike (RT 61 N). A hardware store with hard to find items and large gift section featuring Amish furniture and seasonal items. Closed Sundays 610-562-7186, kuzanshardware.com

SINKING SPRING27. Sittler Golf Center – 497 Mountain Home Road. Golf Driving Range, Championship Miniature Golf Course, Snack Shop with 40 Flavors of Soft Serve. Golf Digest Top 100 Club Fitters, Fully stocked award-winning golf shop, PGA Instruction. Open Year Round. (610) 678-8109. Sittlergolf.com.

WYOMISSING28. Berks County Heritage Center – Location Address: 1102 Red Bridge Road, Reading, PA. Visit the Gruber Wagon Works, Hiester Canal Center, and Wertz’s Bridge. Open May – October; Tuesday – Saturday 10:00am – 4:00pm Sunday 12:00pm – 5:00pm, Closed on Mondays. 610-374-8839, CountyofBerks.com/parks.

BERNVILLE1. Koziar’s Christmas Village – Exit #19 off of Rt.78, Take Rt.183 S. to Bernville, Approx. 6 miles “The Greatest Christmas Display In The U.S.A”. Our 72nd Year! One of the Top 100 attractions in North America! Open evenings in Nov. & Dec. See koziarschristmasvillage.com or call 610-488-1110.

BIRDSBORO2. Daniel Boone Homestead – 400 Daniel Boone Road. Birthplace of the famous frontiersman Daniel Boone. Tours available. See website for current hours of operation. Great place to walk and have a family picnic. Danielboonehomestead.org or call 610-582-4900.

BREINIGSVILLE3. Clover Hill Vineyards & Winery – Celebrating 33 years of proudly showcasing quality, PA grown wines. 85 acres of vineyards located in Breinigsville, Lenhartsville and Robesonia. Breinigsville and Robesonia tasting rooms situated in scenic, rural settings. cloverhillwinery.com for hours and events, 1-888-CLOVERHILL

HAMBURG4. Hilltop Service, Inc. – 266 Hughes Hill Road. Landscaping, hydro-seeding and erosion control services provided to customers since 1993. Email us at office@HilltopServicePA.com or call 610-562-3124.5. Our Town Foundation – 335 State Street. Shop, Dine, Explore Historic Downtown Hamburg; Located at the heart of the tour route along Hex Highway. Welcome center and art and craft gallery are located inside the Our Town Foundation office. 610-562-3106 hamburgpa.org6. Thren’s Auto Parts-515 Hawk Ridge Dr. Full line of automotive parts, accessories, car detailing products, tools. Hours: Mon-Fri. 8a.m.-close, Sat. 8a.m.-5p.m. Closed Sundays 610-562-78387. Reading Railroad Heritage Museum – 500 S. Third Street. For adults and kids: see and touch real trains. Caboose tours, indoor exhibits, model trains, films, museum store. Hours: Sat. 10 AM-4 PM, Sun. Noon-4 PM. readingrailroad.org. 610-562-5513.8. The Westy Bar & Grill – 279 W. State Street. westybarandgrill.com 610-562-6924

KEMPTON9. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary – 1700 Hawk Mountain Rd. The world’s first refuge for raptors, featuring 8+ miles of hiking trails and multiple lookouts, where visitors can witness impressive bird migration and attend various programs, lectures and workshops. 610-756-6000. Hawkmountain.org10. Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern Inc. – Come ride the WK & S Railroad…Weekends from May through first Sunday in November for a ride back in time when railroads were “King.” The WK & S offers special events throughout the season…ALL ABOARD! 610-756-6469. Kemptontrain.com

KRUMSVILLE11. Dietrich’s Meats & Country Store – I-78, Exit 40. Top quality fresh & smoked meats, old-fashioned hickory smoked hams, bacons & bolognas. Free samples Open 7 days 610-756-6344 dietrichsmeats.com12. Pine Hill RV Park- Large pull thru sites for big rigs, 30/50 AMP service, cable TV, cabin, easy access to I-78 Minutes to Cabelas, Dorney Park, Kutztown Festival. 610-285-6776. Pinehillrvpark.com

KUTZTOWN13. Airport Diner – 15110 Kutztown Rd. Serving Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Homemade cooking and baking. Open 7 days 6:00am – 10:00pm. Located ¼ mile south of Kutztown University. 610-683-545014. Crystal Cave – Near Kutztown, 963 Crystal Cave Rd. Pennsylvania’s greatest natural wonder. Offering underground cave tours, panning for gemstones, mini golf, Dutch food, ice cream parlor, museum, souvenir shop. Open March 1 through November 30. 610-683-6765 crystalcavepa.com15. Kutztown Folk Festival – PA Dutch Folk-life Festival & celebration! June 27 – July 5. 2,000 locally handmade quilts, 200 juried folk artists, folklore. 5 stages of entertainment. Children’s farmyard theatre & play area. PA Dutch food & farmer’s market. 9:00a.m. – 6:00p.m. 1-888-674-6136 kutztownfestival.com16. PA German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University 22 Luckenbill Road, Kutztown. PA Dutch folklife museum featuring genealogical & cultural research library, tours of the mid-19th-century farmstead, Wagonhurst Tin Shop exhibit, and one room schoolhouse. Please call to schedule tours in advance. 610-683-1589 for more information, or visit www.kutztown.edu17. Renninger’s Antiques & Farmers Market – 740 Noble Street Kutztown, PA 19530. Something for everyone at Renninger’s Kutztown Farmers Market; Open every Friday and Saturday. Antique and Flea Markets open Saturday. Special events throughout the year 610-683-6848, renningers.com

LEESPORT18. Leesport Farmers Market – Every Wed. Indoor/outdoor market featuring farm fresh produce, bakery items, meats & cheeses, plus many new/used items & collectibles in our open-air flea market. Also Berks County’s only weekly livestock auction. 610-926-1307 leesportmarket.com

LEHIGH VALLEY19. Discover Lehigh Valley - 840 Hamilton Street, Suite 200, Allentown, PA 18101 610-882-9200, FAX 610-882-0343 Lift your spirits while discovering attractions such as the Covered Bridge Tour, Wine Trail, zoo, casino, amusement park, antiquing, a guitar factory tour, or crayonmaking in action. #LiftYourSpiritsDLV discoverlehighvalley.com.

Pennsylvania Dutch HEX SIGN TOUR

2019/20Map and Tour Guide

to the HEX SIGN BARNS

RESTAURANTS HOTELS, MOTELSCAMPGROUNDS

FESTIVALSATTRACTIONS

along the HEX HIGHWAY

Old Route 22 - Bethel to AllentownBerks County, Pennsylvania

1-800- HEX TOUR PA Dutch Hex Tour

Association

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH HEX TOUR:A Tour Map of Northern Berks County Along the Hex Highway

“Barn stars (also known as hex signs), are a form of indigenous American folk art. Throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania, and within the cultural hearth of the Pennsylvania Dutch, decorated barns, primarily from the 19th century once saturated the rural landscape in Berks, Lehigh, Bucks, Northampton, and Montgomery counties. Featuring geometric paintings of celestial bodies including stars, suns, and moons, these large-scale murals have come to represent the region’s culture and traditional arts. In the 1950s the art form changed from the strictly geometric designs found on barns to include other folk art motifs such as hearts, flowers, and birds. It also became popular to assign meanings to each of these modern designs. Although no one quite knows what the first barn painters had in mind when they painted stars on the barn, it is easy to recognize an interest and reverence for the heavens and the forces of nature in folk art.”

·The Dutch Hex Tour Association, Inc. P.O. Box 306, Kutztown, PA 19530 · 610 - 683 - 1597 · www.hexsigntour.com ·

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The oldest annual celebration of folk culture in the United States!

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From HEX SIGNS: Myth and Meaning in Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Stars, a book by Patrick J. Donmoyer, Available online at www.kutztown.edu/pgchc

22 Luckenbill Road, Kutztown, PA 19530610-683-1589 · www.kutztown.edu/pgchc

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