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  • LoweRiders Bikes and Boards

    Bike rentals are available at this Downington bike shop

    LoweRider Bikes and Boards rents hybrid and comfort bikes, as well as snow boards.

  • 2012 NHL Winter Classic
    at Citizens Bank Park

    Flyers and Rangers taking their hockey rivalry outside

    The Flyers and Rangers will face off at Citizens Bank Park for the 2012 NHL Winter Classic

    A historic rivalry will heat up the chilly January air as the Philadelphia Flyers take on the New York Rangers during 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on January 2, 2011.

  • Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta

    May 13-14: The largest collegiate regatta in the United States

    Dad Vail Regatta on the Schuylkill

    The two-day race is held on the Schuylkill River in beautiful Fairmount Park, one of the most famous and scenic rowing routes in the world.

  • American Helicopter Museum

    The history of rotorcraft flight from the ground up

    Child playing at the Helicopter Museum.

    The 20,000-square-foot hangar full of 70 years’ worth of vintage helicopters is a rotorwing historian’s dream; here, vintage and modern aircraft demonstrate the copter’s roles in war and rescue missions, agriculture and police surveillance. You’ll see the only V-22 tilt-rotor Osprey in the world that’s on public display, and have the chance to climb into some of the helicopters to fiddle with the dials, switches and pedals.

  • American Sailing Tours

    Sail the Delaware River aboard a Chinese Junk-rigged schooner

    Sailing along the Delaware River

    See Philadelphia a whole new way aboard the 48’ schooner Summer Wind. Enjoy 90-minute sailing tours up to 6 times every day, from an early morning History Sail to the famous Sunset Sail or even a late-night Moonlight Sail.

  • Annual Mercer Museum Folk Fest

    An authentic 18th-century festival at the Mercer Museum

    The Mercer Museum

    An authentic 18th-century festival at the Mercer Museum.

  • AudioWalk and Tour of Historic Philadelphia

    A digital stroll back in time

    Journey back to the 1700s… stroll cobblestone streets, linger in an 18th-century garden, see the home of a First Lady and mail postcards from a Colonial Post Office.

  • Autumn’s Colors at Longwood Gardens

    Celebrate with pumpkins, chrysanthemums, music and more

    Longwood Gardens' treehouse in the fall.

    Longwood Gardens celebrates the harvest season with Autumn’s Colors, a festive showcase of fall colors, giant pumpkins, unusual gourds and live concerts.

  • Awbury Arboretum

    A wee bit of England transplanted to Germantown

    Awbury Arboretum

    A wee bit of England transplanted to Germantown

  • Balloon Expeditions

    A gentle, birds-eye view of the scenic Delaware Valley

    Ballooning in The Countryside

    Drift along with the wind to see what the birds see, tree tops rustling beneath as you take in a golden sunset.