Nestled in the Brandywine Valley is Kennett Square, a quaint and charming historic borough with art galleries, one-of-a-kind gift shops and unique restaurants.  The tree-lined streets welcome visitors to spend a few hours or the day.  A self-guided walking tour brochure is available at most retailers and gives visitors the opportunity to see some of the beautiful and varied architecture that the town has to offer.  While in town visit the Mushroom Cap for your fresh muhsrooms and watch a video on why Kennett Square is know as the Mushroom Capital of the World.  On the first Friday of every month, the shops and restaurants participate in an Art Stroll from 6 to 9 p.m.  The shops stay open late and offer visits with artists and refrehments.  During the late spring, summer and early fall, visit the Farmer's Market every Friday afternoon from 2 to 6 p.m.  For more iformation on Historic Kennett Square visit www.historickennettsquare.com .  While in southern Chester County you can  visit the QVC world headquarters in nearby West Chester and take their studio tour for a great insight into modern retailing. In the other direction from Kennett Square, drive to Nottingham and visit the Herr's Potato Chip Factory for their tour. Christmas outdoor lights there are alone worth a special trip. Come during the fall or winter to see a fox hunt when Mr. Plunkett Stewart's Cheshire Fox Hunt goes riding across the hills and valleys near Unionville. Much can be seen along the country roads as the hunt weaves over and back across them. Hartefeld National Golf Course has world class golfing, and you will enjoy a meal in the clubhouse whether or not you play the game. Spend time poking through the stacks at Baldwin's Book Barn, on route 52 just west of West Chester, which has one of the widest collections of used books for sale in the entire country. Comparable in size to Powell's in Portland, but with far fewer new books mixed into the stacks. There is an antique mall along route 1 near Chadds Ford open weekends, and the Strasburg Railroad in Lancaster County is a pleasant day trip away, without the traffic between Kennett and Strasburg you might find elsewhere. Nearby you can see the locations where Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie was filmed, M. Night Shyamalan's the Village was produced, in West Chester the homes of actor Claude Rains and composer Samuel Barber, etc.