Penn’s Landing
Penn's Landing is a waterfront area of Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, situated along the Delaware River. Its name commemorates the landing of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, in 1682.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Station
- Description: waterfront area of Center City Philadelphia, along the Delaware River
- Also known as: “Penn’s landing”, “Penn’s Landing RiverLink Ferry Landing”, and “Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Independence Seaport Museum and USS Olympia.
Independence Seaport Museum
Museum
Photo: George100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Independence Seaport Museum was founded in 1961 and is located in the Penn's Landing complex along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
USS Olympia
Photo: 颐园居, CC BY-SA 4.0.
USS Olympia is a protected cruiser that saw service with the United States Navy from her commissioning in 1895 until 1922. She is currently a museum ship in Philadelphia. USS Olympia is situated 1,100 feet south of Penn’s Landing.
Independence Hall
Photo: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Independence Hall is a historic civic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were debated and adopted by the Founding Fathers of the United States. Independence Hall is situated 3,100 feet west of Penn’s Landing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old City and Society Hill.
Old City
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Philadelphia's Old City is home to many historical sites, galleries, restaurants, and bars. It is known for its active nightlife and cultural opportunities.
Society Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Society Hill is a historic neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 6,215 as of the 2010 United States census.
Cooper Grant
Neighborhood
Photo: Hudconja, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cooper Grant is a neighborhood located in the northwestern part of Camden, New Jersey. As of the 2000 census, the neighborhood has a population of 838.
Penn’s Landing
- Categories: neighborhood, passenger ship terminal, and transportation
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.94622° or 39° 56′ 46″ northLongitude
-75.13963° or 75° 8′ 23″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87F6WVW6+F4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3663519582OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=ferry_terminalOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationGeoNames ID
8015451Wikidata ID
Q7163122
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Penn’s Landing” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “佩恩上岸點”
- Dutch: “Penn’s Landing”
- French: “Penn’s Landing”
- Turkish: “Penn’s Landing”
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Explore places such as Queen Village and Chinatown.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Penn’s Landing”. Photo: Ericmc783, Public domain.