Of course, there are choices you can make about what you want to see. Our advice is to start by visiting the Trenton Barracks, where you’ll get local guides in colonial dress to tour you around this historic site, center of the Battle of Trenton the day after Christmas in 1776. We will visit Washington Crossing State Parks, both in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, where General Washington stealthily crossed his army on Christmas night, and then on up to the towns of New Hope and Lambertville, where there is plenty of shopping, as well as antique browsing, coffee shops and restaurants. Depending on the weather, you can also head further up the river and go tubing, canoeing or rafting on the River, a fun and relaxing way to see the local countryside. Other places to visit include the New Jersey State Capitol, Bowman’s Hill Tower, Frenchtown and Peddler’s Village.