Without a doubt, living in
Philadelphia would be much less pleasant
if it weren't for the 8,500 plus
landscaped acres of Fairmount Park. Along
with the usual amenities for picnicking,
bike riding, hiking and tossing a ball or
frisbee, Fairmount Park offers the Mann
Music Center and Robin Hood Dell East,
where outdoor concerts are held each
summer, the Zoological Gardens (America's
oldest zoo), the historic Fairmount
Park Houses,
and the charming structures along
Boathouse Row.
Here are some of our other
favorites:
the Ellen Phillips
Samuel Memorial Sculpture Garden
on Kelly Drive, featuring works
like The Quaker and Birth
of a Nation
the view from
Belmont Plateau
the 17th century
shoin-style Japanese House and
surrounding gardens
the Azalea Garden
the Waterworks
(completed in the early 1800s,
now being restored)
Learn more
about the Park events held there via the
city's Fairmount Park web site.
