Ericsson Fountain

Ericsson Fountain is a fountain in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ericsson Fountain is situated near the park Eakins Oval, as well as near Eli Kirk Price Fountain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Philadelphia Museum of Art and Rocky Steps.

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 710 feet northwest of Ericsson Fountain.

Rocky Steps

Photo: su1droot, CC BY 2.0.

The Rocky Steps is an informal name to the 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 400 feet west of Ericsson Fountain.

Eakins Oval

Park

Photo: Ken Thomas, Public domain.

Eakins Oval is a traffic circle in Philadelphia. It forms the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway just in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, with a central array of fountains and monuments, and a network of pedestrian walkways.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spring Garden and Fairmount.

Spring Garden

Neighborhood

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Spring Garden is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bordering Center City on the north. Spring Garden is a neighborhood that combines diverse residential neighborhoods and significant cultural attractions.

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.

Francisville

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Francisville is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia, a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its boundaries are Fairmount Avenue to the south, Girard Avenue to the north, Broad Street to the east, and Corinthian Avenue to the west.

Ericsson Fountain

Type: Fountain
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.96461° or 39° 57′ 53″ north

Longitude

-75.1787° or 75° 10′ 43″ west

Open location code

87F6XR7C+RG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 646581315

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=fountain

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Eli Kirk Price Fountain and Von Colin Community Center Building.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Washington Monument and Rocky Statue.

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