'''Penns Grove''' is in Salem County, in the Delaware River Region of New Jersey.

Get in

Get around

  • Take a walk along the Delaware River and see the soon to be constructed Penns Grove Riverwalk project [http://www.pennsgroveriverwalk.com/news.html].
  • See

  • [http://pitmanstreet.wordpress.com Pitman Street] - home of many Italian immigrants who came from the town of Valle San Giovanni in the Abruzzo Region of Italy.
  • The house where the TV and movie actor John Forsythe (born John Freund on 29 January 1918) was born.
  • The exact spot where Rome 1960 Olympic Gold Medalist and world record holder Don Bragg used do his pole vault training.
  • The [http://saintjames.wordpress.com/ Saint James Roman Catholic Church] not far from the Delaware River. Look for a statue of the Madonna and Child, an exact replica of the same statue found in the church, Madonna delle Grazie in Teramo (Abruzzo) Italy.
  • Do

  • Walk down to the old Willis Hardware Store.
  • Go to the fall luncheon held every year at DiPaolo's restaurant for descendants, and their families, of immigrants from the small town of [http://www.vallesangiovanni.com Valle San Giovanni] in the Abruzzo Region of Italy.
  • Buy

  • A piece of the Penns Grove Riverwalk before the prices go through the roof.
  • Eat

  • '''DiPaolo's Italian Ristorante''', 28 South Broad St., ''+1'' 856-299-4645, [http://dipaolos.wordpress.com/]. Sample authentic food just as it is experienced in Valle San Giovanni and [http://vallesoprana.com Valle Soprana] in the beautiful Abruzzo Region of Italy. Don't forget to schmooze with the capo, Big Mikey, and to have a cannoli. Che buono!
  • '''Roman Pantry''', 447 Harding Highway, ''+1'' 856-299-5257 [http://romanpantry.wordpress.com]. See where Bruce Willis comes for his subs when he visits "The Grove".
  • '''Italian Kitchen''', 339 N. Hook Road, ''+1'' 856-678-2098, [http://italiankitchenpennsville.wordpress.com/] . The best food this side of Abuzzo Italy.
  • Drink

    Sleep

    In a nearby town because you are not going to find a place in "The Grove" for a while.

    Get out

  • Visit nearby [http://pennsville.wordpress.com Pennsville] and you will be equally impressed with what you see.
  • Visit the nearby [http://www.cowtownrodeo.com/ Cowtown Rodeo] (you got that right!) only five miles from the Grove.