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Philadelphia’s expansive Fairmount Park is a refuge from the bustling city, keeping quiet natural landscapes within close reach of residents and visitors.
With more than 2,000 acres of rolling hills, gentle trails, a relaxing waterfront and shaded woodlands, Fairmount Park keeps a wealth of natural landscapes in the East and West sections of the park, divided by the Schuylkill River.
Sentier de la rivière Schuylkill — Photo gracieusement fournie par Fairmount Park Conservancy
Promenez-vous, partez pour un après-midi de softball, d'Ultimate frisbee organisé ou de pêche au bord de l'eau, ou profitez d'un pique-nique familial relaxant.
Fairmount Park 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 — Photo gracieusement fournie par 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 Orchestre de Philadelphie.
And the world-famous Musée d'art de Philadelphie sits at the head of the park, overlooking the row of Victorian-era boathouses that have become architectural landmarks themselves.
Click the button below for our guide to 13 can’t-miss experiences in Fairmount Park.
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.
Des points de repère tels que le Maison et jardin japonais Shofuso, Le manoir historique de Strawberry et Fairmount Travaux d'eau create an opportunity to appreciate history amid the verdant surroundings.
Maison et jardin japonais Shofuso - Photo de S. Marshall Lin
Kids love Terrain de jeux Smith Memorial et le Philadelphia Zoo, America’s oldest zoo. The Philly Pumptrack bike track provides guests with all-ages outdoor fun and Lloyd Hall along Boathouse Row propose des activités récréatives en intérieur tout au long de l'année.
Toutes les zones du parc sont ouvertes du lever au coucher du soleil.
La faillite et la recherche d'eau propre ont été les deux moteurs de la création du parc 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.
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 permis.
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