Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #16 in Philadelphia, United States

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 5.1 km
Ascend 77 m
Descend 119 m

Explore Philadelphia in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Philadelphia

Sight 1: The Mann Center

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The Mann Center for the Performing Arts is a nonprofit performing arts center located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia's West Fairmount Park, built in 1976 as the summer home for the Philadelphia Orchestra. It is the successor in this role to the Robin Hood Dell outdoor amphitheater, where the Philadelphia Orchestra had given summer performances since 1935. It has since hosted artists and touring companies such as the American Ballet Theatre with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Marian Anderson, Leonard Bernstein, Buena Vista Social Club, Ray Charles, Judy Garland, the Metropolitan Opera, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Paul Robeson, Itzhak Perlman, Lang, Midori, and Yo-Yo Ma.

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328 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Catholic Total Abstinence Union Fountain

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Catholic Total Abstinence Union Fountain

The Catholic Total Abstinence Union Fountain (1874–1877) – also known as The Catholic Total Abstinence Centennial Fountain or The Centennial Fountain – is a now defunct ornamental fountain and drinking fountain located in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Created as an attraction for the 1876 Centennial Exposition, it was commissioned by the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America, a religious organization that advocated for total abstinence from alcohol.

Wikipedia: Catholic Total Abstinence Union Fountain (EN)

478 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Ohio House

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Ohio House

The Ohio House, or the Ohio State Building, is an historic, American building that is located in west Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.

Wikipedia: Ohio House (Philadelphia) (EN)

794 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 4: Shofuso Japanese House and Garden

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Shofuso (Pine Breeze Villa), (Japanese: 松風荘) also known as Japanese House and Garden, is a traditional 17th century-style Japanese house and garden located in Philadelphia's West Fairmount Park on the site of the Centennial Exposition of 1876. Shofuso is a nonprofit historic site with over 30,000 visitors each year and is open to the public for visitation and group tours.

Wikipedia: Shofuso Japanese House and Garden (EN), Website

1573 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 5: Belmont Mansion

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Belmont Mansion is a historic mansion located in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. Built in the early 18th century, the mansion is one of the finest examples of Palladian architecture in the United States. Since 2007, the mansion has hosted the Underground Railroad Museum.

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1932 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 6: Boelson Cottage

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Boelson Cottage is a Dutch and Swedish-style colonial era cottage located in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. The 1+1⁄2-story gambrel-roofed fieldstone cottage was built sometime between 1678 and 1684. The cottage is situated on the west bank of the Schuylkill River within a plot of 100 acres (40 ha) of land granted to John Boelson in 1677 by the Swedish colonial court in Upland, Pennsylvania. Boelson's cottage is the oldest extant structure in Fairmount Park.

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