Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center
Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center is a museum in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania which is located on Waterworks Drive. Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center is situated nearby to South Garden Fountain, as well as near Central Marble Fountain.- Opening hours: Wednesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Address: 640 Waterworks Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Philadelphia Museum of Art and Fairmount Water Works.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Museum
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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. Philadelphia Museum of Art is situated 760 feet east of Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center.
Fairmount Water Works
Historic site
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The Fairmount Water Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was Philadelphia's second municipal waterworks. Designed in 1812 by Frederick Graff and originally finished in 1815, it operated until 1909, winning praise for its design and becoming a popular tourist attraction.
Rocky Steps
The Rocky Steps are 72 stone steps leading up to the East entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia that gained global fame after being featured in a notable scene from the 1976 film Rocky. Rocky Steps is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairmount and Mantua.
Fairmount
Neighborhood
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Fairmount is a neighborhood within Lower North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its boundaries are north of Fairmount Avenue, west of Corinthian Avenue, south of Girard Avenue and east of The Schuylkill River.
Mantua
Neighborhood
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Mantua is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located north of Spring Garden Street, east of 40th Street, south of Mantua Avenue, and west of 31st Street.
Powelton Village
Neighborhood
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Powelton Village is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It consists of mostly Victorian and twin style homes.
Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.96619° or 39° 57′ 58″ northLongitude
-75.18353° or 75° 11′ 1″ westOperator
Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and Philadelphia Water Department.Open location code
87F6XR88+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1847081969OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Central Marble Fountain and South Garden Fountain.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as South Entrance House, Fairmount Water Works and Allegory of the Water Works.
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