Centennial Arboretum

Centennial Arboretum is a nature reserve in , . Centennial Arboretum is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Philadelphia Museum of Art and Philadelphia Zoo.

Museum
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The is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in . The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at .

Zoo
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The is a zoo located in the Centennial District of on the west bank of the . It was the first true zoo in the United States; it was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, but its opening was delayed by the Civil War until July 1, 1874.

Garden
Photo: Kandrews1967, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shofuso, also known as Japanese House and Garden, is a 17th century-style Japanese house and garden exhibited originally in New York in 1954, designed by the famed modernist Japanese architect Junzō Yoshimura.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Philadelphia and Northwest Philadelphia.

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West Philly is a mostly residential section of Philadelphia west of the Schuylkill River, which represented the western boundary of William Penn's original plan for the colonial city.

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's Northwest district is a huge area north of Lehigh Ave and west of Front St. This isn't the most visited part of town, but nonetheless there are plenty of interesting neighborhoods to explore.

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's is the downtown area west of City Hall. It contains downtown's upscale shopping district, the financial district, and the museum district along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, culminating in the Philadelphia Art Museum and Fairmount Park.

Centennial Arboretum

Latitude
39.984° or 39° 59′ 3″ north
Longitude
-75.2119° or 75° 12′ 43″ west
Open location code
87F6XQMQ+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1093941937
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Belmont Plateau and Parkside.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fairmount Park Horticulture Center and Belmont Fields.

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