Rittenhouse Square presents a relaxing spot where visitors and locals gather for picnics, sun-bathing, or just to take a stroll amid the trees, manicured lawns and sculptures. For those staying at our room blocked hotels, this should be an easy walk! Wonderful place to spend time with a vibrant restaurant scene and amazing people watching.
Independence Hall is the home to birth of the Declaration of Independence. Tickets are required for entrance to Independence Hall from March through December, from 9am to 5pm. There is a 1.00 per ticket handling fee for tickets. Obtain your tickets on recreation.gov. Tickets can be printed in advance or shown on a mobile device for scanning at the time of entry.
The Barnes Foundation is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture. Today, the foundation owns more than 4,000 objects, including over 900 paintings, estimated to be worth about $25 billion. These are primarily works by Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Modernist masters, but the collection also includes many other paintings by leading European and American artists, as well as African art, antiquities from China, Egypt, and Greece, and Native American art. Tickets are $25 for adults and children are free to enter. Tickets are purchased on site.
Visit one of our favorite places to eat, drink and go for walks & runs. Spruce Street Harbor Park makes for cool, summertime memories, with colorful hammocks, floating gardens, beautiful trees adorned in technicolored lights, local craft beers, and delicious food from some of Philadelphia’s most popular restaurants. Whether you want to chill with friends under the illuminated trees or enjoy the fresh breeze out on the floating barges, Spruce Street Harbor Park has it all.