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West Chester is a borough in Pennsylvania that is located 25 miles west of Philadelphia and 17 miles north of Wilmington, Delaware. If you are between the ages of 35 and 45, you should be familiar with Commodore International who once had their headquarters a mile outside of West Chester. Their Commodore 64 was widely popular in the mid 80s with teens that used it mostly for video games, during the early personal computer boom before Microsoft Windows made personal computing easy. West Chester has a quaint, small town Pennsylvania feel to it and was originally known as Turk’s Head after the Turk’s Head Inn that used to be located in the heart of the town.

The West Chester Courthouse is one of the buildings in town that stands out to anyone visiting as it was designed by Thomas U. Walter in the 1840s. Walter was one of the architects who designed the glorious U.S. Capital building and the courthouse, in town reflects that creativity in classic design. If you are visiting West Chester you should drive by the courthouse or stop and take a look and RentACarNow.com can help you find the best prices on rental cars in West Chester.

West Chester is home to West Chester University and if you’re looking to rage against the dying of the light and hone your inner Dylan Thomas, West Chester University is for you. It has gained reputation as the finest institute of higher learning in the nation for formal poetry. The West Chester University Poetry Conference is one of the largest poetry conferences in the world and has been held in West Chester at the university since 1995. Poets from throughout the world come to West Chester not just to read their poetry but to hone their craft. Former 10,000 Maniacs’ singer Natalie Merchant performed poetry by singing the works of great poets of the past at last year’s 2010 conference.

If you are visiting West Chester with the family, the American Helicopter Museum and Education Museum located on the outskirts of town, is a fun and unique experience that the kids will really enjoy. It’s the premier aviation museum in the nation that is focused exclusively on helicopters. There are helicopters that kids can explore and you can even buy tickets to go up in the air for a ride over the beautiful town of West Chester from a different perspective.

Whether you are heading to West Chester to visit friends, visiting your child at West Chester University or looking to interpret the words of Henry Longfellow, RentACarNow.com can help you find the lowest prices on rental cars in West Chester.