Guía del parque Fairmount de Philly: senderos, atracciones, historia y cosas que hacer

Experiencias ineludibles

Dé un paseo; salga a jugar una tarde al softball, al Ultimate frisbee organizado o a pescar junto al muelle; o disfrute de un relajante picnic familiar.

Parque Fairmount houses miles of trails for off-road cycling, horseback riding and deep-woods hiking.

There are also tours of the historic Colonial-era mansions that dot the landscape, Japanese tea ceremonies and outdoor concerts.

Boxers' Trail   - Fotografía por cortesía de Fairmount Park Conservancy

Two outdoor concert venues (Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts and the Dell Music Center) routinely feature some of the biggest names in music and provide an intermittent summer home for the renowned Orquesta de Filadelfia.

And the world-famous Museo de Arte de Filadelfia sits at the head of the park, overlooking the row of Victorian-era boathouses that have become architectural landmarks themselves.

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Visita obligada

Fairmount Park boasts excellent examples of public art scattered throughout the grounds, including sculptures by masters like Cyrus E. Dallin, Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Randolph Rogers.

Lugares emblemáticos como el Casa y Jardín Japonés Shofuso, Mansión histórica Strawberry y Fairmount Obras hidráulicas create an opportunity to appreciate history amid the verdant surroundings.

Casa y Jardín Japonés Shofuso   — Foto de S. Marshall Lin

Kids love Parque infantil Smith Memorial y la Philadelphia Zoo, America’s oldest zoo. The Philly Pumptrack bike track provides guests with all-ages outdoor fun and Lloyd Hall along Boathouse Row ofrece actividades recreativas cubiertas durante todo el año.

Todas las zonas del parque están abiertas desde el amanecer hasta el anochecer.

Historia

La quiebra y la búsqueda de agua potable fueron los dos motores que impulsaron la creación del Parque Fairmount.

When Robert Morris, financier of the Revolutionary War, went bankrupt, his country farm and gardens were purchased by another businessman, who created gardens that were so lovely he charged admission to see them. The property changed hands again only to suffer from yet another economic downturn.

In 1844, a shrewd city councilman purchased the property, which was situated above the municipal water works, and designated it as parkland. This enabled the city to end the industrial contamination of the river that had occurred downstream.

Over the next century, the city acquired additional lands and recruited landscape architects to develop a plan that would preserve the park’s natural features while maximizing public accessibility and emphasizing its lovely vistas.

Admission and Information

Todas las zonas del parque están abiertas desde el amanecer hasta el anochecer.

Picnic facilities are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Because the wilderness trails for off-road biking require extra maintenance, using them requires a permiso.