Philadelphia International Airport 18 min
Nemours Estate (26 min) DuPont family estate featuring a 102-room Louis XVI-style chateau & antiques, plus 100-acre gardens. Bellevue State Park (23 min) Former du Pont family estate featuring tennis courts, fitness track, fishing pond, stables & more. Bartram's Garden (28 min) Riverside gardens featuring expansive fields of flowers & trees plus a nursery & community farm. Brandywine River Museum of Art (19 min) Gristmill-turned-museum with paintings by Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth & others plus big windows & views. Please Touch Museum (31 min) A spacious environment with a focus on ages 3-12 contains hands-on attractions plus an on-site cafe. Ridley Creek State Park (7 min) Green oasis of woodlands & meadows offering hiking, fishing & picnicking from sunrise to sunset. Brandywine Creek State Park (29 min) 933-acre preserve divided by 19th-century stone walls, with tulip poplar forest & nature center. Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates (18 min) Picnic areas, a visitor center with exhibits & a museum shop are available at this sprawling locale. Tyler Arboretum (7 min) Also known as Minshall & Jacob Painter Farm, this 650-acre tree park has a pinetum & woodland walk. Chanticleer, a pleasure garden (21 min) Lush arboretum & landscaped garden featuring a large variety of flora plus tours, classes & more. Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College (13 min) Scenic gardens with regular tours featuring 4,000+ plants & trees suitable for the local climate. Harrah's Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack (18 min) This casino & harness racing track also has restaurants, nightlife & shopping. John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum (23 min) Dedicated to preserving the Tinicum Marsh, this refuge offers hiking trails & a visitor center. Shofuso Japanese House and Garden (33 min) This structure built in Japan in 1953 has a mural exhibit, plus tranquil, landscaped grounds. Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library (29 min) Period rooms in du Pont estate featuring historic decorative arts, plus 60-acre botanical gardens. |