DESTINATION PLANNING GUIDE 69 THINGS TO DO/ATTRACTIONS THINGS TO DO / ATTRACTIONS With an incredible collection of fascinating and unique attractions, visitors from around the world will want to visit Philadelphia again and again. KEY: h Accessible k Family-Friendly BRANDYWINE VALLEY (DELAWARE AND CHESTER COUNTIES) American Helicopter Museum & Education Center More than 40 exhibits show the past and future of helicopters. The museum features the third V-22 tilt-rotor Osprey manufactured. americanhelicopter.museum, 1220 American Boulevard, West Chester, PA, 610-436-9600 h k ✔ ✔ ✔ 60 Brandywine River Museum of Art For informal cocktail gatherings or formal seated dinners, the Brandywine River Museum is an unforgettable setting for your special event. brandywinemuseum.org, 1 Hoffman’s Mill Road, Chadds Ford, PA, 610-388-2700 h k ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 60 Chanticleer Garden Chanticleer is a 35-acre pleasure garden featuring lush courtyards of tropical perennials and containers, a colorful cut-flower garden, water gardens and ponds teeming with life, exotic woodlands, and a spectacular ruin garden. chanticleergarden.org, 786 Church Road, Wayne, PA, 610-687-4163 h k ✔ ✔ ✔ 90 Delaware County Veterans Memorial Pays tribute to our Armed Forces. An outdoor monument of nine granite columns, each representing a conflict, surrounding the majestic fountain. Open seven days a week, offering a quiet place of reflection. delcoveteransmemorial.com, 4599 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA, 610-400-8722 ✔ Longwood Gardens Longwood Gardens, a jewel situated on Route 1 near Kennett Square, PA, presents magnificent events, concerts and delicious cuisine in breathtaking settings. Open every day. longwoodgardens.org, U.S. Route 1 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, PA, 610-388- 1000 h k ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 60 National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum Coatesville’s rich iron and steel history is proudly displayed in the ironmaster’s properties and the stately Lukens Executive Office Building, all within one block along South First Avenue. Guests will receive a first-hand look at the life of Rebecca Lukens, America’s first female industrialist. steelmuseum.org, 50 South 1st Avenue, Coatesville, PA, 610-384-9282 h k ✔ ✔ ✔ 60 BUCKS COUNTY BUCKS COUNTY Neshaminy State Park A 330-acre Pennsylvania state park where visitors to the park can catch a glimpse of the Philadelphia skyline from a hiking trail on Logan Point. Located at the confluence of Neshaminy Creek and the Delaware River. dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/index.aspx, 3401 State Road, Philadelphia, PA, 215-639-4538 k ✔ Ringing Rocks Park Unusual & fascinating “field” of 10 foot high rock piles that make ringing sounds when struck. buckscounty.org/government/parksandrecreation/parks/ RingingRocks, Ringing Rocks Road, Upper Black Eddy, PA, 215-348-6114 k ✔ Washington Crossing Historic Park A 500 acre park which includes 13 historic buildings including McConkey’s Ferry Inn, where General George Washington and his aides ate dinner and made plans prior to the crossing. washingtoncrossingpark.org,1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 215-493-4076 ✔ ✔ Bucks County River Country Visitors can kayak, canoe, raft and rivertube in historic Bucks County, just 40 minutes from Philadelphia, on the one- to four-feet deep Delaware River. rivercountry.net, Two Walters Lane, Point Pleasant, PA, 215-297-5000 k ✔ ✔ ✔ 120- 300 CHESTNUT HILL/GERMANTOWN/MANAYUNK Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery Lest We Forget Slavery Museum is the only museum of its kind with an extensive collection of rare artifacts from the transatlantic slave trade. lwfsm.com, Church Lane Entrance 5501 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 215-205-4324 ✔ ✔ 90 bus parking comp driver comp guide free food service tour lenght (minutes)
