Northwest Philadelphia
Northwest Philadelphia is a section of the city of Philadelphia.
Northwest Philadelphia is a section of the city of Philadelphia. The official boundary is Stenton Avenue to the north, the Schuylkill River to the southwest, Northwestern Avenue to the northwest, Roosevelt Boulevard to the south, and Wister Street and Stenton Avenue to the east. Conventionally, the area east of Wissahickon Creek, which comprises Germantown, Mount Airy, Chestnut Hill, and Cedarbrook, is termed the 'Upper Northwest', and the area west of the creek, which comprises Roxborough, Wissahickon, East Falls, and Manayunk, is termed the 'Lower Northwest'. The area of Philadelphia west of the Schuylkill River is known as West Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Police Department patrols two districts located within Northwest Philadelphia. The two patrol districts serving Northwest Philadelphia are the 5th and 14th districts.
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Worth seeing in and around Northwest Philadelphia
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.
- 01University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Chartered in 1755 by its first president Benjamin Franklin, who advocated for an educational institution that trained leaders in academia, commerce, and public service, it is one of nine colonial colleges in the country.
3.5 km · private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · Wikipedia - 02Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval.
2.1 km · art museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Wikipedia - 03Temple University
Temple University is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation at the Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia, then called Baptist Temple.
3 km · public research university in Philadelphia, United States · Wikipedia - 04Drexel University
Drexel University is a private research university with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Drexel's undergraduate school was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a financier and philanthropist.
3 km · private research university with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · Wikipedia - 05Comcast Center
The Comcast Center, also known as the Comcast Tower, is a skyscraper at 1701 John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Center City, Philadelphia. The 58-story, 973-foot tower is the second-tallest building in Philadelphia and in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the 31st-tallest building in the United States.
3.6 km · skyscraper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · Wikipedia - 06Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a museum and private art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1805, it is the longest continuously operating art museum and art school in the United States.
3.8 km · museum and art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Wikipedia - 07Liberty Place
Liberty Place is a skyscraper complex in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The complex is composed of a 61-story, 945-foot skyscraper called One Liberty Place, a 58-story, 848-foot skyscraper called Two Liberty Place, a two-story shopping mall called the Shops at Liberty Place, and the 14-story Westin Philadelphia Hotel.
3.9 km · architectural structure (skyscraper) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Wikipedia - 08Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute is a science museum and a center of science education and research in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is named after the American scientist and statesman Benjamin Franklin.
3.1 km · science museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Wikipedia - 09Barnes Foundation
The Barnes Foundation is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture. Originally in Merion, the art collection moved in 2012 to a new building on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2.9 km · art museum and educational center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Wikipedia - 10Rodin Museum
The Rodin Museum is an art museum located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that contains one of the largest collections of sculptor Auguste Rodin's works outside Paris. Opened in 1929, the museum is administered by the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
2.7 km · museum located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Woodmere Art Museum
A large collection of local artwork, displayed in an old mansion.
- 02Wissahickon Creek
A stream in southeastern PA which runs about 23 miles.
- 03Philadelphia University
- 04Germantown White House
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Things to do
Bike Race - Throughout the summer months Manayunk holds various events on Main Street and surrounding areas. Until 2017, the Philadelphia International Championship was held In early June, throughout the streets of Manayunk. Moving through Main Street and stretching up onto Manayunk Avenue, the bike race moves through various sections of the Manayunk/Roxborough area.
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Where to eat
- 01Shan Chuan
Wide range of Chinese and Japanese cuisine.
- 02Slices Pizza
4249 Ridge Ave,.
- 03Golden Crust Pizza
3732 Midvale Avenue,.
- 04Major Wing Lee's
4207 Ridge Ave.
- 05Sherman Mills
Sherman Mills is a community artist's lofts which have been renovated and include their own community of cafes, an art supply store, and studios.
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Getting to Northwest Philadelphia
- Airports
- Philadelphia (PHL), 13 km · Newark Liberty (EWR), 117 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 140 km
- Stations
- 30th Street Station, 3.1 km · 15th Street/City Hall station, 4 km · 30th Street, 3.2 km · 40th Street, 3.1 km · 46th Street, 3.5 km
- New York → Northwest Philadelphia124 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · $12–17
- Newark → Northwest Philadelphia115 km · quickest by road, 2h 48m · $11–15
- Baltimore → Northwest Philadelphia148 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · $14–19
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Northwest Philadelphia
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Northwest Philadelphia. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inAir charter companies such as Monarch Air Group and Mercury Jets fly a variety of private charter aircraft and jets, from charter luxury Gulfstream's down to economical piston twins for small groups and individuals.
- Get inThe RiverLink and Freedom Ferry services provide travel from Philadelphia to neighboring Camden, New Jersey, between April and September.
- Get inAccess to the other waterfront attractions, including an aquarium, is also provided by the ferry service.
- Get aroundThose rates are as follows: Lindenwold, Ashland & Woodcrest Stations and Philadelphia: $3.00 Haddonfield, Westmont & Collingswood Stations and Philadelphia: $2.60 Ferry Avenue (Camden) Station and Philadelphia: $2.25 Travel within Pennsylvania, between Broadway and City Hall (Camden), and between PA and those two stations: $1.40 Any other trip within New Jersey: $1.60 Note that PATCO is not operated by SEPTA and uses its own fare system.
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Next door to Northwest Philadelphia
Northwest Philadelphia is 4 km from Philadelphia, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- Suburban Stationcommuter rail station in Center City, Philadelphia3.7 km
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- Belmont Villagehuman settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America2.2 km
- Center City Commuter Connectionrailway tunnel in Center City Philadelphia3.8 km