Fairmount Park
1 Boathouse Row Philadelphia PA
See on MapIf you want to spend some time outdoors, visit Fairmount Park.
Behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art is Fairmount Park, one of the largest urban parks in the United States. Its 8,900 acres stretch along both sides of the Schuylkill River (pronounced skoo-kill) and offer a refreshing dose of natural beauty in this metropolitan area. It's much too large to see in a day, or even two, but the area behind the museum is a great place to have a picnic or stroll. You can also rent bikes or rollerblades and zip along the paved paths.
Enjoy lunch, the museum and the park in whatever order you choose. Unless you take a picnic lunch in the park, try London Grill or Rose Tattoo Café. Or venture a bit farther east to Marc Vetri's Alla Spina for excellent modern Italian pub fare.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. Philadelphia PA 19130 U.S.One of the largest museums in the U.S., it currently holds more than 225,000 works of art since it was founded in 1876.
Rodin Museum
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Institute of Contemporary Art
118 S. 36th St. Philadelphia PA 19104 U.S.A museum of provocative contemporary art on Penn's campus.
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
3260 South St. Philadelphia PA 19104 U.S.Step inside one of the world's finest archaeological and anthropological museums.
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210 W Rittenhouse Sq. Philadelphia PA 19103 U.S.A green space in Center City, home to restaurants, hotels and shopping.
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