Outdoor Activities
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Craving some fun in the fresh air and sunshine? Don’t worry. City limits are just lines on a map. Grab your bike, your kayak and a water bottle, because Philadelphia and The Countryside has more outdoor activities than you can shake a walking stick at. From horse trails to wine trails and even Appalachian trails, the possibilities are Boundless.
Funding for the Outdoors Section of visitphilly.com is financed by a grant from the Community Conservation Partnerships Program, Growing Green Fund Program, under the administration of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation.
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Featured Attraction
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
Pennsylvania’s largest remaining freshwater tidal marsh
West Philly
With 1000 acres, ten miles of trails and many native wildlife and plants, the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum protects the largest fresh water tidal marsh in Pennsylvania.
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Smith: The Kids’ Play Place in the Park
Fun, free and family-friendly for more than 100 years More
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The Elmwood Park Zoo
A community zoo dedicated to habitat conservation More
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Sadsbury Woods Preserve
One of the largest unfragmented woodlands in Chester County More
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Lights of Liberty
Sound and light show reliving America’s Revolution More
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The Philadelphia Zoo
Animals and plants thrive at America’s first zoo More
Itineraries
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A Weekend Is More Fun in Historic Philadelphia
Fuel your nightlife with modern flavor, history, food, cocktails and more More
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The Presidential Itinerary
This itinerary will take you on a tour more than 200 years in the making — you’ll discover where George Washington slept and, during his Presidential campaign, where Sen. John McCain ate dinner; where Grover Cleveland’s remains are kept and where President Obama spoke on race relations. More
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Three Days of Historic Fun
You are about to embark on perhaps the most extensive and fun American history lesson you’ve ever experienced! It will take you back three centuries and span three Pennsylvania counties: Philadelphia, Montgomery (includes Valley Forge), and Chester (includes the Brandywine Valley). More
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Please Touch Museum
Philadelphia Flower Show 2010
Parc Restaurant
Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing
North Bowl
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
The Philadelphia Zoo
Northbrook Canoe Company
Feria del Barrio
The Legendary Blue Horizon