City park · Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Wissahickon Valley Park
A deep, wooded gorge cut by Wissahickon Creek, with car-free Forbidden Drive along the water, the 1850s Valley Green Inn, a covered bridge and rugged trails up schist cliffs.
What you will find
- Hiking trails
- Biking
- Scenic views
- Historic features
Make a day of it
Nearby
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Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
A towering 1859 stone mansion in Germantown furnished in high Victorian style, with restored period gardens and exhibits on mid-19th-century domestic life.
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Cliveden
Benjamin Chew's Germantown country house, held by British troops against Washington's attack in the Battle of Germantown in 1777, now a house museum of the National Trust.
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Wyck Historic House, Garden, and Farm
Lived in by one Quaker family for nearly three centuries, a Germantown house with an old-rose garden laid out in the 1820s and a small working farm.
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Arboretum at Laurel Hill
Rolling hills, mature trees and sculpted monuments fill this Victorian garden cemetery, West Laurel Hill, now an accredited arboretum and a quiet place for contemplative walks.
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Awbury Arboretum
A Quaker family's former estate in Germantown, now an open landscape of old trees, meadows and ponds.
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Laurel Hill Cemetery
A Victorian garden cemetery founded in 1836 on bluffs above the Schuylkill, with elaborate monuments, fine sculpture and river views, explored on guided tours and events.
