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District of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania - United States

Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest art museums in the United States. It has collections of more than 227,000 objects that include "world-class holdings of European and American paintings, prints, drawings and decorative arts. " The Main Building is visited by more than 800,000 people annually, and is located at the west end of Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Located at 39.966, -75.181 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Eastern State Penitentiary

The Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP) is a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is found at 2027 Fairmount Avenue between Corinthian Avenue and North 22nd Street in the Fairmount section of the city, and was operational from 1829 until 1971. The penitentiary refined the revolutionary system of separate incarceration first pioneered at the Walnut Street Jail which emphasized principles of reform rather than punishment.

Located at 39.9684, -75.1727 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Columbia Park

For other places known as Columbia Park, see Columbia Park (disambiguation) Columbia Park 230pxColumbia Park in 1907. Location 2900 Cecil B.

Located at 39.9811, -75.1828 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Girard College

Girard College is an independent boarding school on a 43-acre campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Girard is for academically capable students, grades one through 12, and awards a full scholarship with a yearly value of approximately $42,000 to every child admitted to the school. The scholarship covers most of the costs of attending Girard, including tuition, room and board, books, and school uniforms. The scholarship is renewable yearly until high-school graduation.

Located at 39.974, -75.174 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Jefferson Street Grounds

Jefferson Street Grounds was a baseball field located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was also known as Jefferson Park and Athletics Park. It was home to the Philadelphia Athletics from 1871 to 1876, five seasons in the National Association and one in the National League of Base Ball Clubs. From 1873 to 1875, the Athletics shared it with the White Stockings, also in the National Association.

Located at 39.9781, -75.1762 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Fairmount, Philadelphia

Fairmount is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The name "Fairmount" itself derives from the prominent hill on which the Philadelphia Museum of Art now sits, and where William Penn originally intended to build his own manor house. Later, the name was applied to the street originally called Hickory Lane that runs from the foot of Fairmount hill through the heart of the neighborhood.

Located at 39.9656, -75.1811 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Live 8 concert, Philadelphia

On 2 July 2005, a Live 8 concert was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, with a densely packed audience stretched out for one mile along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The event was organized by the ONE Campaign. It was one of the first Live 8 concerts announced, as the city had played host to its Live Aid predecessor in 1985, and, until the inclusion of a concert outside Toronto, was the only city in North America to represent Live 8.

Located at 39.964, -75.18 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Philadelphia Marathon

The Philadelphia Marathon (aka the Philadelphia Independence Marathon), founded in 1954, is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the third Sunday of November each year. The course is a certified 42.195 kilometres, and is sanctioned by the USA Track & Field.

Located at 39.9648, -75.1795 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia

Strawberry Mansion is a neighborhood in the United States city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, located east of Fairmount Park in North Philadelphia. It has a large and predominantly African-American population. The neighborhood is bounded by 33rd Street to the west, 29th Street to the east, Lehigh Avenue to the north, and Oxford Street to the south. As of the 2000 census, the neighborhood had a population of 22,562.

Located at 39.9833, -75.1826 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Benjamin Franklin Parkway is a scenic boulevard that runs through the cultural heart of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Named for favorite son Benjamin Franklin, the mile-long Parkway cuts diagonally across the grid plan pattern of Center City's Northwest quadrant. It starts at Philadelphia City Hall, curves around Logan Circle, and ends before the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Located at 39.9637, -75.1787 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Boathouse Row

Boathouse Row is a historic site located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the east bank of the Schuylkill River, just north of the Fairmount Water Works and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It consists of a row of 15 boathouses housing social and rowing clubs and their racing shells. Each of the boathouses has its own history, and all have addresses on both Boathouse Row and Kelly Drive (named after famous Philadelphia oarsman John B. Kelly, Jr.).

Located at 39.9696, -75.1875 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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History of rowing, Sports in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania, Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill River

Rocky Steps

The 72 stone steps before the entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania have become known as the "Rocky Steps" as a result of their appearance in the triple-Oscar-winning film Rocky and four of its sequels, Rocky II, III,Rocky IV, V and Rocky Balboa, in which the eponymous character runs up the steps to the song "Gonna Fly Now". Tourists often mimic Rocky's famous climb, a metaphor for an underdog or an everyman rising to a challenge.

Located at 39.9649, -75.1802 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Philadelphia Aquarium

The Philadelphia Aquarium was one of the first aquariums in the United States, and was located on the shore of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia’s decommissioned Fairmount Water Works buildings from 1911 to 1962 as part of Fairmount Park.

Located at 39.9663, -75.1836 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Harrisburg Subdivision

The Harrisburg Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The line is located in the city of Philadelphia, connecting Greenwich Yard and the Philadelphia Subdivision with the Trenton Subdivision along a former Pennsylvania Railroad line. Much of the Harrisburg Subdivision is the High Line or West Philadelphia Elevated along 31st Street over the 30th Street Station area.

Located at 39.9619, -75.1844 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Philadelphia Freedom Concert

The Philadelphia Freedom Concert and Ball was an HIV/AIDS awareness fund raising event that was held in Philadelphia, USA, on July 4, 2005. The ball was held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art prior to the multi-act concert. Tickets were $1,000 each and included numerous celebrities, including, the orchestrator of the event, Elton John. Chefs from the city provided food and entertainment was provided by local groups.

Located at 39.965, -75.179 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Colossus Bridge

The Colossus Bridge – also known as Fairmount Bridge, Colossus of Fairmount or Upper Ferry Bridge (and formally as the Lancaster Schuylkill Bridge) – was a record-setting timber bridge across the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia. It was built in 1812 by Louis Wernwag, and was considered his finest bridge design. It had a clear span of 340 feet (contemporary US Record) and was the first long span bridge to use iron rods. The bridge was destroyed in 1838 by fire.

Located at 39.9639, -75.1833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Schuylkill River, Road bridges in Pennsylvania

Turtle Rock Light

The Turtle Rock Light is a lighthouse built in 1887 to aid traffic on the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The lighthouse was constructed by Frank Thurwanger at a cost of $2,663 on an area of land just west of Boathouse Row. The lighthouse has a hexagonal lantern room with an octagonal walkway. Gas was first used to power the light, but in 1990, when the lighthouse was repainted and received a new wooden balustrade and newel posts, the beacon was electrified.

Located at 39.97, -75.1897 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Philadelphia Mennonite High School

Philadelphia Mennonite High School is a private Mennonite high school in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has approximately 100 students in 9th through 12th grades, and focuses on college preparation.

Located at 39.9716, -75.1764 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Spring Garden Street Bridge

Spring Garden Street Bridge is a highway bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, that crosses the Schuylkill River below Fairmount Dam. It connects West Philadelphia to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Benjamin Franklin Parkway. It is the fourth bridge at this location. The bridge is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:39|57|52|N|75|11|00|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:US-PA |primary |name= }}.

Located at 39.9644, -75.1833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Undine Barge Club

Undine Barge Club is an amateur rowing club located at #13 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The club was founded in 1856. Undine was not initially listed as a founder of the Schuylkill Navy, but is now considered a founder because an Undine member, Mr. B. F. Van dyke, was elected to represent the Club as secretary treasurer of the Navy from its birth in 1858.

Located at 39.9697, -75.1889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Thorfinn Karlsefni (Jonsson)

Thorfinn Karlsefni is a bronze statue by Icelandic sculptor Einar Jónsson. The first casting of it is located in Fairmount Park on Kelly Drive, at the North end of Boathouse Row, Philadelphia.

Located at 39.9702, -75.19 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Stone Age in America

Stone Age in America is a bronze statue by John J. Boyle. It is located in Fairmount Park, on Kelly Drive, near Boathouse Row. It was completed in 1887, and displayed at the American Art Association. In 1888, it was exhibited in Philadelphia. It was temporarily shown at 9th & Chestnut Streets. It was at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.

Located at 39.972, -75.1902 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Abraham Lincoln (Rogers)

Abraham Lincoln is a bronze statue by Randolph Rogers. It is located in Fairmount Park, Kelly Drive at Sedgely Drive, Philadelphia. In 1866, $22,000, was raised for a statue, and Randolph Rogers was commissioned. The work was dedicated on September 22, 1871. In 2001, the monument was relocated from a traffic island to east of the road.

Located at 39.9696, -75.1844 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Anthony Wayne (Gregory)

Anthony Wayne is a gilded bronze equestrian sculpture of Anthony Wayne, by John Gregory at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It is located at 26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. It was dedicated on September 17, 1937.

Located at 39.9647, -75.1809 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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James Garfield Memorial, Philadelphia

James Garfield Memorial is an outdoor sculpture of James Garfield by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, located in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park on Kelly Drive below the Girard Avenue Bridge. It is the second monument to be commissioned by the Association for Public Art (formerly the Fairmount Park Art Association). The Fairmount Park Art Association initiated a fund in 1881 for the creation of the memorial following the assassination of President James A.

Located at 39.9739, -75.1905 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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