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Things to Do in Fairmount Park

Name	Category	Location

Belmont Plateau Belmont Plateau has a view from 243 feet above river level, which...	Viewpoints	Fairmount Park

Boathouse Row These architecturally varied 19th-century buildings—in...	Architectural Sites	Fairmount Park

Cedar Grove Five styles of furniture—Jacobean, William and Mary, Queen...	Houses / Mansions	Fairmount Park

Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial Sculpture Garden Bronze and granite sculptures by 16 artists stand in a series...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Fairmount Park

Faire Mount This is now the site of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In 1812...	Viewpoints	Fairmount Park


Fairmount Waterworks Designed by Frederick Graff, this National Historic Engineering...	Architectural Sites	Fairmount Park

Horticulture Center On the Horticulture Center's 27 wooded acres are a butterfly...	Gardens / Arboretums	Fairmount Park

Japanese House This reconstructed 16th-century guest house was reassembled here...	Architectural Sites	Fairmount Park

Laurel Hill Built around 1767, this Georgian house on a laurel-covered hill...	Houses / Mansions	Fairmount Park

Laurel Hill Cemetery John Notman, architect of the Athenaeum and many other noted...	Cemeteries	Fairmount Park

Lemon Hill An impressive example of a Federal-style country house, Lemon...	Houses / Mansions	Fairmount Park

Mt. Pleasant Built in 1761 by John Macpherson, a Scottish sea captain, Mt...	Houses / Mansions	Fairmount Park

Philadelphia Zoo Opened in 1874, America's first zoo is home to more than 2,000...	Zoos / Aquariums	Fairmount Park

Please Touch Museum Philadelphia's children's museum occupies one of the city's most...	Museums / Galleries	Fairmount Park

Smith Civil War Memorial Built between 1897 and 1912 with funds donated by wealthy foundry...	Memorials / Monuments	Fairmount Park

Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse Founded in 1899, this beloved facility has been completely refurbished...	Parks	Fairmount Park

Strawberry Mansion The largest of the Fairmount Park Historic Mansions is scheduled...	Houses / Mansions	Fairmount Park

Sweetbriar This three-story Federal mansion dating from 1797 was the first...	Houses / Mansions	Fairmount Park

The Wissahickon Of the Philadelphia areas that William Penn encountered, the...	Parks	Fairmount Park

Woodford The Naomi Wood collection of antique household goods, including...	Houses / Mansions	Fairmount Park
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