Natural Philadelphia - Places to See, Places to Go

Many of these places are absolutely free.  Get out there and enjoy...Leave no child inside!

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Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education

Academy of Natural Sciences

Bartram's Garden 54th St.; 215-729-5281. www.bartramsgarden.org.  Grounds: Daily 10 am-5 pm. Tours: noon-4 pm.

Independence Seaport Museum  www.phillyseaport.org. Pay-What-You-Wish admission 10 am-12 pm every Sunday! Penn's Landing, Philadelphia PA

Open Daily 10am-5pm (215)413-8655

John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum FREE http://www.fws.gov/northeast/heinz/

86th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard in Southwest Philadelphia. Refuge grounds are open every day of the year from sunrise to sunset.

Cusano Environmental Education Center open daily from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, FREE.

Morris Arboretum 100 E. Northwestern Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118 · 215-247-5777·info@morrisarboretum.org The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania is a historic public garden and educational institution. It promotes an understanding of the relationship between plants, people and place through programs that integrate science, art and the humanities. April through October: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekends. November through March: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. every day.

Wagner Free Institute of Science 1700 West Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19121 Tel: 215-763-6529 info@wagnerfreeinstitute.org

Museum hours: Tuesday - Friday, 9 AM - 4 PM Weekend programs (also see our Upcoming Events page)

Fairmount Park http://www.fairmountpark.org/Educational.asp Environmental Education Centers. Fairmount Park's two environmental education centers and its 112-acre working livestock farm. The Pennypack and Wissahickon Environmental Centers are open year-round. Experience their interpretive exhibits, wildlife viewing areas, picnic areas and miles of trails. Fox Chase Farm is an enjoyable place for children and adults to visit and explore.

Pennypack Environmental Center

Fox Chase Farm

Wissahickon Environmental Center at the Andorra Natural Area

Within Fairmount Park these partner sites also offer environmental education programs.

Bartram's Garden

Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Education Center

The Fairmount Park Water Works Interpretive Center

Trails in Fairmount Park http://www.fairmountpark.org/TrailsIntro.asp

Check out the parks below to get an idea of the trails in those areas.

Cobbs Creek Park

East & West Fairmount Park

Franklin D. Roosevelt Park

Pennypack Park

Tacony Creek Park

Wissahickon Valley Park

Fairmount Park has detailed maps of the Pennypack Park and the Wissahickon Valley Park. Click here for a Park Trail Map Request Form.

The Japanese House and Garden (Shofuso) is one of the most notable and unusual attractions in Philadelphia. For information and directions, call 215-878-5097 or log on to www.shofuso.com.

Japanese House and Garden

4700 States Drive, Ohio House, Philadelphia, PA 19131

Palmyra Cove Nature Park, New Jersey

Silver Lake Nature Center - Bristol, PA