Glenside

Worth seeing in and around Glenside

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Beth Sholom Congregation

   Beth Sholom Synagogue is a Conservative Jewish synagogue at 8231 Old York Road in Elkins Park, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The main synagogue building, completed in 1959, was the only Jewish house of worship designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; it consists of a hexagonal base topped by a tetrahedron-shaped pyramidal roof.

   3.2 km · synagogue · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Grey Towers Castle

   The Grey Towers Castle is a building on the campus of Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania, which is located in Cheltenham Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, United States. The mansion was designed by Horace Trumbauer and built starting in 1893 on the estate of William Welsh Harrison.

   1.7 km · historic building in Glenside, Pennsylvania · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Henry West Breyer Sr. House

   The Henry W. Breyer Sr. House, also known as Haredith and officially known today as the Cheltenham Township Municipal Building, is an historic property which is located in Elkins Park, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.

   3.2 km · historic house in Pennsylvania, United States · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Keswick Theater

   The Keswick Theatre is a theater in the Keswick Village section of Glenside, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. Horace Trumbauer designed the exterior in the Tudor Revival Style, which has remained essentially unaltered.

   500 m · theatre and music venue in Keswick Village, Glenside, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Ivy Hill Cemetery

   Ivy Hill Cemetery is a public cemetery and crematorium located at 1201 Easton Road in the Cedarbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Chartered in 1867, it is 80 acres in size and was originally named the Germantown and Chestnut Hill Cemetery.

   4 km · cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Jenkins' Town Lyceum Building

   The Jenkins' Town Lyceum Building, also known as the Jenkintown Library, is an historic lyceum and library building in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

   2.3 km · building in Jenkintown, United States of America · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St. Paul's Episcopal Church

   St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church at Old York and Ashbourne Roads in Elkins Park, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

   3.9 km · episcopal church in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Richard Wall House

   The Richard Wall house is a historic home in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, built in 1682. It was owned by the Wall family for 165 years, and was in continuous occupancy from its construction until 1979.

   3.4 km · historic house turned museum in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Salus University

   Drexel University, Elkins Park Campus is a private graduate school in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. A part of Drexel University, the Elkins Park Campus specializes in degree programs for the health care professions.

   2.7 km · Private university in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, the United States · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Cheltenham Square Mall

    Greenleaf at Cheltenham, formerly the Cheltenham Square Mall, is an outdoor shopping center and former enclosed shopping mall, which is situated on Cheltenham Avenue between Ogontz Avenue and Washington Lane on the border of Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania. It draws most of its customers from Northwest Philadelphia.

    3.2 km · shopping mall in Pennsylvania, U.S · Wikipedia

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