Christmas Lights in Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA's best Christmas light displays include Independence Blue Cross RiverRink ($5), Independence Seaport Museum ($23), Schuylkill River Trail (Free), Spruce Street Harbor Park (Free entry), and Spruce Street Harbor Park (Free). Most displays run from late November through early January, with peak crowds on weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Only East Coast Sesame Street park
100 Sesame Rd, Langhorne, PA 19047 · Check website for seasonal schedule · Ages 2–8
Skating in winter, roller rink in summer
101 S Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106 · Winterfest: Mon-Thu 1-9:30pm, Fri-Sun 11am-12:30am; Summerfest: seasonal
Free hammocks on the river
301 S Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106 · Mon-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 11am-10pm
Ground-level fountain jets toddlers love
1 S 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19102 · Daily 6am-12am; fountain May-Oct, rink Nov-Feb
Flat riverside trail past Boathouse Row
Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19130 · Daily, dawn to dusk
Free hammocks on the river at sunset
301 S Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106 · Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm (seasonal, May-Sep)
Board a real cruiser and submarine
211 S Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106 · Daily 10am-5pm
Free — 100,000+ specimens in a Victorian museum that hasn't changed since the 1890s.
1700 W Montgomery Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19121 · Tue-Fri 9am-4pm, closed Sat-Mon
Same family lived here from the 1690s to the 1970s — oldest rose garden in North America.
6026 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144 · Thu-Sat 12-4pm (Apr-Dec)