Logan Square & Fairmount
The premier cultural institution in Philadelphia, this epic art museum would stand out even without Rocky's famous antics on the east steps. Every visitor…
Must-see attractions in Logan Square & Fairmount
Logan Square & Fairmount
Since 2012, Dr Albert C Barnes' eye-popping collection of artworks – predominantly focused on French masterpieces from the late 19th and early 20th…
Logan Square & Fairmount
The snaking Schuylkill River bisects this 2050-acre green space, the largest city park in the US, splitting it into east and west sections. On either side…
Logan Square & Fairmount
You could easily spend the better part of the day touring this world-class science museum. As well as being the venue for temporary blockbuster science…
Shofuso Japanese House & Garden
Logan Square & Fairmount
This picturesque house, built in Nagoya in 1953 to a 17th-century design, has been set in 1.2 acres of traditional Japanese gardens in Fairmount Park…
Logan Square & Fairmount
Worth visiting for its splendid architecture, this main branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia has free tours at 10am on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday…
Logan Square & Fairmount
A National Historic Engineering Landmark, this beautiful Greek Revival complex was built in 1815 and pumped water from the Schuylkill River for the city's…
Logan Square & Fairmount
The modern prison didn't just happen – it was invented, and Eastern State Penitentiary was the first one, opened in 1829 and finally closed in 1971. A…
Logan Square & Fairmount
Parents will have a lot of fun at what's definitely a kiddo goldmine: splash around learning about bubbles, race toy cars, wander through a 'wonderland'…
Logan Square & Fairmount
This is the only institution outside of Paris dedicated to the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. The superb collection is based on works amassed by Jules E…
Logan Square & Fairmount
Rudolf Siemering's 1897 monument to General George Washington is a marvelous ensemble. Proudly mounted astride his horse, the first US president sits atop…
Logan Square & Fairmount
This 1764 mansion was described by John Adams in 1775 'as the most elegant seat in Pennsylvania.' The Georgian building is closed for general maintenance,…
Logan Square & Fairmount
This fine art-deco building, a branch of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, houses small galleries devoted to special exhibitions of costumes, textiles,…
Logan Square & Fairmount
The largest historic house in the Fairmount Park, Strawberry Mansion features a Federal-style main section built in the 1790s with disproportionately…
Logan Square & Fairmount
Founded in 1836 this was the first cemetery in the US to be named a National Historic Landmark. Numerous prominent Philadelphians are buried here,…
Logan Square & Fairmount
You'll find plenty of kid-pleasing exhibits at the country's oldest natural-history museum, including a hot and humid butterfly room with live specimens,…
Logan Square & Fairmount
The country's oldest zoo (first opened in 1874) is home to nearly 1300 animals including tigers, pumas, polar bears – you name it – in naturalistic…
Logan Square & Fairmount
From the lawns surrounding the 18th-century Belmont Mansion there's a panoramic view of the city skyline. The mansion, administered by the American Women…
Logan Square & Fairmount
A major Philly selfie spot is this 1980 work by A Thomas Schomberg of the fictional boxer Rocky Balboa from the 1976 Oscar-winner Rocky. The statue was…
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
Logan Square & Fairmount
The focus of Catholic life in Philadelphia is this gorgeously decorated cathedral, dedicated in 1864 and enlarged in 1957. The oldest building on Logan Sq…
Logan Square & Fairmount
A major Philly landmark, this picturesque strip of rowing clubs is made up of mock Tudor and Victorian boathouses from the late 19th and early 20th…
Logan Square & Fairmount
Several bronze statues by 13 different artists stand on the stone plinths and columns that make up this striking 1912 memorial to Pennsylvania’s naval and…
Logan Square & Fairmount
Philadelphia is a national leader for skateboarding culture and this riverside park, designed specifically for boarders, is the first of several that a…
Logan Square & Fairmount
One of the original squares from William Penn's town plan, this public space (named in honor of James Logan an 18th-century major) is centered on the…
Logan Square & Fairmount
One of two historic houses in Fairmount Park managed by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cedar Grove was moved here from its original location in Frankford…
Logan Square & Fairmount
This 1799 mansion is named after the lemon trees that once grew in the greenhouses that were here in the early 19th century. The Federal-style mansion is…
Logan Square & Fairmount
Begun in 1756, this Georgian mansion was built in several stages and completed in the 1770s. It houses a fine collection of colonial furniture and…
Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial
Logan Square & Fairmount
This riverside garden section of Fairmount Park comprises three terraces decorated with 17 sculptures that were commissioned between 1933 and 1961. Among…
Logan Square & Fairmount
Built in 1787, this neoclassical mansion was the home of Samuel Breck, a wealthy merchant who purchased 33 acres of land along the Schuylkill. The Marquis…
Logan Square & Fairmount
Martin Puryear's functional artwork is made from three types of wood so it blends in harmoniously with the leafy surroundings. Walk along a 60ft walkway…
