Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #18 in Philadelphia, United States

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 3.1 km
Ascend 83 m
Descend 91 m

Experience Philadelphia in United States in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in PhiladelphiaIndividual Sights in Philadelphia

Sight 1: Strawberry Mansion

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Historic Strawberry Mansion is a summer home in East Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Built between 1783 and 1789 by Judge William Lewis, it was originally named Summerville.

Wikipedia: Historic Strawberry Mansion (EN), Website

394 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Woodford Mansion

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Woodford is a historic mansion at Ford Road and Greenland Drive in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built c. 1756, it is the first of Philadelphia's great colonial Georgian mansion houses to be built, and exemplifies the opulence of such houses. A National Historic Landmark, it now a historic house museum open to the public.

Wikipedia: Woodford (mansion) (EN), Website

910 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 3: Laurel Hill Mansion

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Laurel Hill Mansion, previously known as Randolph House, is a historic mansion in east Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Wikipedia: Randolph House (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (EN), Website

995 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 4: Ormiston Mansion

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Ormiston Mansion is a 2+1⁄2-story, red brick, late Georgian period house located in east Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. The house was constructed in 1798 with a large wooden porch in front and a smaller porch in the rear. Many of the original interior features remain including fireplaces with marble mantles and a Scottish bake oven. The cedar shake roof includes a widow's walk and Federal-style dormers, while six large shuttered windows are on each side of the house, and five on the front. The first floor interior includes a large drawing room spanning the entire width of the house, a kitchen, and a dining room with a large door leading to the rear porch. The back of the house overlooks the Schuylkill River.

Wikipedia: Ormiston Mansion (Philadelphia) (EN), Website

791 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 5: Mount Pleasant

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Mount Pleasant is a historic mansion in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, atop cliffs overlooking the Schuylkill River. It was built about 1761–62 in what was then the countryside outside the city by John Macpherson and his wife Margaret. Macpherson was a privateer, or perhaps a pirate, who had "an arm twice shot off" according to John Adams. He named the house "Clunie" after the ancient seat of his family's clan in Scotland.

Wikipedia: Mount Pleasant (mansion) (EN), Website

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