National historical park · Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Where Washington's Continental Army camped through the winter of 1777-78: rolling fields, rebuilt huts, his headquarters and miles of trails.
Make a day of it
Nearby
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John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove
The first American home of John James Audubon, now a museum of his bird art set amid woods, meadows and trails along Perkiomen Creek that are rich in birdlife.
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Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
Woodland paths wind past rhododendrons, azaleas and native wildflowers around a pond in this naturalistic garden, which reaches its peak in late spring.
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Wharton Esherick Museum
The hand-built hillside studio and home of craftsman Wharton Esherick, filled with his sculptural furniture and a spiraling staircase, shown on guided tours.
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Elmwood Park Zoo
Hand-feed giraffes, come face to face with jaguars and zip-line through the treetops above bison and elk at this friendly mid-sized zoo.
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Chanticleer Garden
A former family estate turned 'pleasure garden,' with an imaginative ruin garden, a teacup garden, exuberant borders, and benches and bridges handcrafted by the gardeners themselves.
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Norristown Farm Park
Crops still grow on land farmed since the 1700s, and paved paths loop past fields, old stone farmhouses and barns, woodlots and a trout nursery along Stony Creek.
