National wildlife refuge · Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
The largest freshwater tidal marsh left in Pennsylvania, just beyond the airport runways, with boardwalks, a visitor center and trails where herons, egrets and migrating songbirds are easy to spot.
What you will find
- Hiking trails
- Wildlife and bird watching
- Canoe and kayak launch
- Visitor center
Make a day of it
Nearby
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Simeone Automotive Museum
Historic racing sports cars, from prewar Alfa Romeos to the original Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, shown in period settings, with demonstration days when some are driven out back.
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Fort Mifflin
On the Delaware River marshes, a stone fort whose 1777 siege held up the British fleet, with barracks, casemates and stories of later service as a Civil War prison.
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Bartram's Garden
The oldest surviving botanic garden in North America, begun by John Bartram in 1728 on the banks of the Schuylkill River.
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Scott Arboretum & Gardens
A college campus planted as a garden, with a beloved rose garden, a tree-shaded outdoor amphitheater and trails into the woods along Crum Creek.
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Penn Museum
The University of Pennsylvania's archaeology and anthropology museum, with a colossal Egyptian sphinx and treasures from the royal tombs of Ur.
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Rosenbach Museum & Library
Two townhouses filled with rare books and manuscripts, including James Joyce's handwritten Ulysses and Bram Stoker's notes for Dracula.
