Fairmount Park
Philadelphia, PA 19131
Phone: (215) 685-0000
- Cross Street:
- Parkside Avenue
- Best of Citysearch:
- Free Attraction 2008, Free Attraction 2008
- Hours:
- Daily dawn to dusk
Editorial Review for Fairmount Park – by Maura Johnston
In Short
Stretching from the northwestern edge of Center City to the far reaches of northwest Philadelphia, Fairmount Park is one of the city's jewels. With thousands of acres, two million trees, historic houses and the Schuylkill River, Fairmount Park is where the city goes to get together or to get away from it all. Families can visit the Philadelphia Zoo or get some exercise by running or biking down Kelly Drive.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasTrack down the famous, the dead and the loved ones at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Or check the Schuylkill Navy website for information about learning how to row.
Know Before You GoThe Japanese House and Garden--an authentic teahouse meant to foster harmony between Japan and the US--reopened in 2000.
Look GoodArt buffs can track down more than 200 works of public art, or head over to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, all within the park's grounds.
User Reviews for Fairmount Park
11/16/2006 Posted by phillyfinest1226
Growning up in this city, I must say that the past 30 years I've seen a complete turn around inside Fairmount Park, that everyone should come back, even the deers came back. I wasn't the outdoorsman until last year when I decided to take the 8 mile walk and run path up Kelly Dr, and back down MLK Dr alongside the river banks, is when I seen the park for what it's worth. Take a day and go through the trails, see the wildlife and enjoy the bike paths. This park shouldn't be a secret anylonger...
Pros: Fresh air, sernery, location
Cons: Canadian Geese, bathroom
08/13/2002 Posted by CHCOSHKO04
I run in Fairmount Park and I have to say its so beautiful and big you don't feel like you are in the the middle of a major city.
Pros: very open, great wildlife, large paths
Cons: iffy bathrooms
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