American Swedish Historical Museum

The American Swedish Historical Museum is the oldest Swedish-American museum in the United States. It is located in Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park in South Philadelphia, on part of a historic 17th-century land grant originally provided by Queen Christina of Sweden to settlers of New Sweden.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lincoln Financial Field and Xfinity Mobile Arena.

Lincoln Financial Field

Stadium

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Lincoln Financial Field is an American football stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States It is the home stadium of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League and the Temple Owls football team of Temple University. Lincoln Financial Field is situated 1 mile southeast of American Swedish Historical Museum.

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Sports venue

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Xfinity Mobile Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves as the home of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League and the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association. Xfinity Mobile Arena is situated 3,100 feet southeast of American Swedish Historical Museum.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park

Park

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park is a park located along the Delaware River in the southernmost point of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, comprising some 348 acres, about 125 acres of natural lands including ponds and lagoons. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park is situated 1,500 feet southwest of American Swedish Historical Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Packer Park and Girard Estate.

Packer Park

Neighborhood

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Packer Park is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that originally included 1,000 homes built in two unique builder developments, of Packer Park in the 1950s and Brinton Estates during the 1990s.

Girard Estate

Neighborhood

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Girard Estate, also known as Girard Estates, is part of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its boundaries stretch from South 22nd Street on the west to South 17th Street on the east.

South Philadelphia

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South Philly is a district of Philadelphia. Famous for its Italian heritage and for being featured in the 1970s movie Rocky, South Philly is home to FDR Park and most of Philadelphia's major professional sports teams.

American Swedish Historical Museum

Type: Museum
Description: museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.90567° or 39° 54′ 20″ north

Longitude

-75.18129° or 75° 10′ 53″ west

Elevation

23 feet (7 metres)

Open location code

87F6WR49+7F

GeoNames ID

4556278

Wikidata ID

Q2843037

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“American Swedish Historical Museum” goes by many names.

Chinese: “美國瑞典歷史博物館”
Dutch: “American Swedish Historical Museum”
French: “American Swedish Historical Museum”
Italian: “American Swedish Historical Museum”
Spanish: “American Swedish Historical Museum”
Swedish: “American Swedish Historical Museum”

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