Best of Philly

2012 Fun in the Country

Cowtown Rodeo

For 83 years, cowboys and cowgirls have been having a yee-hawing good time at this real live rodeo in Salem County, New Jersey (about an hour from Center City), making it the longest-running weekly rodeo in the nation. It’ll set you back only slightly more than the cost of the latest movie, but it’s a whole lot more memorable. Runs Saturdays, May through September.

780 Harding Highway (Route 40), Pilesgrove, NJ 08098; 856-769-3200; cowtownrodeo.com/