FAMILY FUN
Sesame Place
100 Sesame Rd., Langhorne, PA 19047
(Rte. 1 to Oxford Valley Exit)
Phone: 215-752-7070
Fax: 215-741-5307
Email: guestcomments@sesameplace.com
Web: www.sesameplace.com
The nation’s only theme park based on Sesame Street! An innovative play park for families with children 2-13. Water activities, live shows and more! Bring swimsuits! Thirty minutes from Philadelphia.
Crayola Factory
30 Centre Square, Easton, PA 18042
Want to roam through a crayon and marker factory, explore the magic of light and color, and experiment with cool art techniques? It’s all under one roof at our family discovery center
Doughboys Pretzel Factory
1801 Bridgetown Pike
Feasterville PA 19053
Phone: 215-357-8590
Fax: 215-357-3814
Web Site: www.doughboyspretzels.com
Experience a fun-filled tour or party. Dress as a baker and twist and bake your own pretzel. Fun for the whole family, call for availability. See our other listing under shopping.
Flyers Skate Zone
Northeast Philadelphia
10990 Decatur Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19136
Phone 215-618-0051
Fax: 215-618-0062
Email: sroman@comcat-spectacor.com
Web: www.flyersskatezone.com
The Flyers Skate Zone is an entertainment destination for the entire community that is open 362 days a year! This public skating facility offers group outings, fundraising opportunities, meeting rooms and full facility rentals.
Philadelphia Park Racetrack
3001 Street Rd., Bensalem, PA 19020
Phone: (215) 639-9000
Fax: (215) 639-8330
Email: bhaywood@philadelphiapark.com
Web: www.philadelphiapark.com
Live thoroughbred racing year ’round. Great simulcast action day and night, seven days a week. Turfside terrace dining, sports bar, group packages, new family picnic park.
Hours: Sat-Tue 12:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
Shady Brook Farm
931 Stony Hill Rd., Yardley, PA 19067
(Just off Exit 49 of I-95)
Phone: (215) 968-1670
Fax: (215) 968-6118
Email: horrorfest@aol.com
Web: www.shadybrookfarm.com
Family festivals include Easter Egg Hunt, Corn Maze Fest, PumpkinFest Land, HorrorFest and Holiday Light Show. Animal barn open year round.
Trenton Thunder
One Thunder Road, Trenton, NJ 08611
Mercer County Waterfront Park
Phone: (609) 394-3300
Fax: (609) 394-9666
Email: Brad@Trentonthunder.com
Web: www.Trentonthunder.com
Affordable family entertainment! Come see real minor league baseball with the Thunder, the Double A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. The road to the Majors runs through Trenton. For group outings, picnics, fundraisers, and birthday parties call 609-394-TEAM.
PHILADELPHIA ATTRACTIONS
Said to be ‘dear to the hearts of America’s fiercest flag-wavers,’ Philadelphia offers visitors a good deal more than 300-years of heritage. However, it is a living monument to the historic ideals that gave birth to the United States of America, in particular, Independence Hall, part of Independence National Park, the home of the famous fractured Liberty Bell. Today, it is recognized as a major cultural center with world-class museums, performing arts and some stunning architecture. Even the briefest stay in Philadelphia will acquaint you with this heritage, but remember, there is a good deal more on offer in Americas fifth largest city besides history.
Independence National Historic Park
Centered around Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th Streets, Philadelphia
Tel: 215-597-8794
This 45-acre site contains the famous Liberty Bell and Independence Hall.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
26th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia 19130
Tel: 215-972-7600
Please Touch Museum
Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park
4231 Avenue of the Republic (formerly North Concourse Drive) Philadelphia, PA 19131
Tel: 215- 581-3181
Museum of American Art of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Broad and Cherry Streets, Philadelphia 19102
Tel: 215-972-7600
Rittenhouse Square
Walnut Street between 18th and 19th Streets, Philadelphia
Rittenhouse Square at 18th and Walnut streets has a small playground and space in which to eat and relax. Other imaginative urban playgrounds on this side of Center City are Schuylkill River Park at Pine and 26th streets, and at 26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, opposite the art museum. Nearest Independence Hall, try Delancey Park at Delancey between 3rd and 4th streets (with lots of fountains and animal sculptures to climb on) or Starr Garden at 6th and Lombard streets. The best park in Fairmount Park is the Smith Memorial (head north on 33rd St., then take a left into the park at Oxford Ave., near Woodford).
Franklin Institute Science Museum
20th Street, Philadelphia 19103
Tel: 215-448-1200
The Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Barnes Foundation
This luxurious mansion houses a fantastic collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist art.
Society Hill
Southeast side of downtown Philadelphia, from the Delaware River to 6th Street
Philadelphia Zoological Gardens
34th Street and Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tel: +1 215 243 1100
Academy of Music
Broad and Locust Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Tel: 215-893-1935
Features performances by the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Pennsylvania Ballet.
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
33rd and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia 19104
Tel: +1 215 898 4000
Bartram Gardens
54th and Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia
Tel: 215-729-5281
Independence Seaport Museum
Delaware Avenue and Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Elfreth’s Alley
2nd Street between Arch and Race Streets
Philadelphia City Hall
Broad and Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Tel: 215-686-2840
Rodin Museum
22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: 215-763-8100
Fairmount Park
Accesses from Kelly Drive, West River Drive, and Belmont Avenue, Philadelphia
Tel: 215-685-0000
Willow Grove Park Indoor Mall
2500 Maryland Rd., Willow Grove, PA 19090
5 mi north of Jenkintown
Directions: www.willowgroveparkmall.com