Spruce Street Harbor Park [caption id="attachment_39555" align="alignright" width="425"] The floating barges at Spruce Street Harbor Park by Matt Stanley[/caption] If you are visiting Philadelphia during the summer, more specifically anytime May - September, you are going to have to make a stop at Spruce Street Harbor Park, 'one of the best urban beaches in America'!…
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Treetop Quest Philly
Treetop Quest Philly Jump, Soar, Climb, Zip! If your group is craving a little bit of adventure during your Philadelphia visit be sure to save time for Treetop Quest, Philly's first treetop obstacle course! This aerial adventure park is perfect for field trips and team building, offering guests from ages 4 and up the opportunity…
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Franklin Square
Franklin Square Welcome to Franklin Square, a public park space that serves as an integral part of Historic Philadelphia. This 8-acre park is one of the five original public greenspaces planned by William Penn in his original city layout in 1682. Today the park serves as 'Center City's favorite playtime oasis', holding a gorgeous fountain, the Parx…
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Please Touch Museum
Please Touch Museum Where lifelong learning begins, curiosity is encouraged and every child is always welcome. Forget everything you know about keeping your hands to yourself at a museum and get ready for a seriously fun, seriously educational hands-on adventure at Philadelphia's Please Touch Museum. Meant for children around age 7 and younger, the Please…
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Love Park
Love Park [caption id="attachment_39571" align="alignright" width="300"] Love Park Statue Photo credit K Huff for PHLCVB[/caption] One really quick stop we like to suggest to groups when visiting Philly is Love Park, otherwise known as the John F Kennedy Plaza. This park is quite small but serves as the 'grand entrance to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway',…
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Best Destinations for 6th Grade Field Trips
6th Grade is a seriously pivotal time in your student's educational lifetime. This is the period in which they have so much energy and interest to learn that it's best to jump on it while you can and show them unbelievably fascinating things about our world. That's why we think field trips are so crucial…
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Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum
Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum ENJOY NOSTALGIA FROM THE EARLY YEARS OF THE TELEPHONE. IT’S A FUN FAMILY ADVENTURE, AN EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIP FOR STUDENTS AND AN ENJOYABLE GROUP OUTING. Welcome to the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum, the self-guided and accessible museum dedicated to the nostalgia of the early years of the telephone. This museum is…
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Philadelphia City Hall
Philadelphia City Hall [caption id="attachment_28744" align="alignright" width="325"] Philadelphia City Hall Tower Credit Paul Loftland[/caption] Welcome to Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia's seat of government that is considered to be the countries largest municipal building, sitting on 14.5 acres of floor space. This building has over 700 rooms inside and took over 30 years to complete, a very…
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United States Mint – Philadelphia
United States Mint - Philadelphia [caption id="attachment_39578" align="alignright" width="425"] United States Mint photo by Kyle Huff for PHLCVB-6[/caption] To hold a coin or medal produced by the Mint is to connect to the founding principles of our nation and the makings of our economy. The United States Mint in Philadelphia, or rather, the First United…
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Benjamin Franklin’s Grave
Benjamin Franklin's Grave [caption id="attachment_28728" align="alignright" width="350"] Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790 Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] Located within the burial grounds of Christ Church in Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin's grave site is a historically educational and sobering stop for your group to make. Christ Church, or sometimes known as 'The Nation's Church', holds over 320 years of history, first…
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