DESTINATION PLANNING GUIDE 83 THINGS TO DO/ATTRACTIONS FOUR SEASONS HOTEL 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, 610-436-9600 h k ✔ ✔ ✔ 60 Brandywine Battlefield Historic Site, National Historic Landmark encompasses over 50 square miles covering 15 municipalities in two counties. brandywinebattlefield.org, 1491 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford, 610-459-3342 h k 60- 120 Brandywine Museum of Art, American and regional art, including three generations of Wyeths. Tours of artists’ studios offered from mid-April through November. brandywinemuseum.org, 1491 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford, 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, 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, 610-400-8722 ✔ Historic Houses of Chadds Ford, Our Vision is to serve as the gateway between Chadds Ford’s past and present. chaddsfordhistory.org, 1736 North Creek Road, Chadds Ford, (610) 388-7376 Longwood Gardens, The world’s premier horticultural display offers magnificent gardens, conservatory, fountains, restaurant, and event space. longwoodgardens.org, U.S. Route 1 1001 Longwood Road , Kennett Square, 610-388-1000 h k ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 60 National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum, Showcasing Huston family and Lukens Steel Company: buildings, process, and products. steelmuseum.org, 50 South 1st Avenue , Coatesville, 610-384-9282 h k ✔ ✔ ✔ 60 BUCKS COUNTY Andalusia Historic House, Gardens and Arboretum, Located on the banks of the Delaware River, this National Historic Landmark and ancestral home of the Biddle family welcomes guests for tours of its Greek Revival mansion and spectacular formal gardens. andalusiapa.org, 1237 State Road , Andalusia, 215-245-5479 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, 215-297-5000 k ✔ ✔ ✔ 120- 300 Neshaminy State Park, A 330-acre Pennsylvania state park where zisitors 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. pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/where-to-go/state-parks/find-a-park/ neshaminy-state-park.html, 3401 State Road, Philadelphia, 215-639-4538 k ✔ Ringing Rocks Park, Unusual & fascinating “field” of 10 foot high rock piles that make ringing sounds when struck. visitbuckscounty.com/listing/ringing-rocks-park/453 Ringing Rocks Road, Upper Black Eddy, 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, 215-493-4076 ✔ ✔ bus parking comp driver comp guide food service free tour length (minutes)
