Outdoor Fun
Ahhh, there's nothing like the great outdoors. Get out there and meet some friends at a neighborhood playground, hike along a nature trail, visit some animals, or cool off at water park. Whether you are looking for an all-day adventure or a 30-minute activity, we have you covered (and if we don't have it all, please add here). So search by age, location, and/ or price or browse the hundreds of choices. Don't forget to Join Now to read and write reviews and join in the discussion! And most importantly, get out there and have some fun! (The cost rating is based on admission for one adult and one child.)
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As one of the oldest arboreta in the northeastern United States, Tyler Arboretum offers a place for families to connect to nature....read more
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The Japanese House Garden is a seventeenth-century authentic Shoin-style Japanese house & garden in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park...read more
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| Cost: | $$$$ |
- 4700 States Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19131
- (215) 878-5097
- http://www.shofuso.com
Head House farmers market and the fountain outside the market is such fun. Small fountains pop up at intervals around the big center...read more
| Cost: | Free |
- 2nd and Lombard Streets, Philadelphia, PA, 19147
Ashbridge Memorial Park is a historic site that houses the Harriton House Museum. Nature park. (13.0 Acres) read more
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| Cost: | Free |
- 1301 W Montgomery Avenue, Rosemont, PA, 19035
- http://www.lowermerion.org/Index.aspx?page=690
Hershey Gardens boasts beautiful gardens that include a butterfly house, theme gardens and a children's garden. read more
| Cost: | $$$$ |
- 170 Hotel Rd., Hershey, PA, 17033
- (717) 534-3492
- http://www.hersheygardens.org
Harriton Park is a historic site that houses the Harriton House Museum and a nature park. (13.0 Acres)read more
| Cost: | Free |
- 500 Harriton Road, Rosemont, PA, 19010
- http://www.lowermerion.org/Index.aspx?page=721
Camden Children's Garden is meant for kids and those young at heart to explore the natural world. They have a butterfly house, a dinosaur...read more
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| Cost: | $$$$ |
- 3 Riverside Drive, Camden, NJ, 08103
- (856) 365-8733
- http://www.camdenchildrensgarden.org
Historic Bartram's Garden is America's oldest botanical garden. You can visit the house, farm buildings, an archaeological dig, wetlands,...read more
| Cost: | $$$$ |
- 54th St. and Lindbergh Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19143
- (215) 729-5281
- http://www.bartramsgarden.org
As one of the oldest arboreta in the northeastern United States, Tyler Arboretum offers a place for families to connect to nature....read more
- 515 Painter Road, Media, PA, 19063
- (610) 566-9134
- http://www.tylerarboretum.org
Springton Manor Park is a 300 acre demonstration farm where you can meet the animals and tour the Butterfly House. An interpretive...read more
| Cost: | Free |
- 860 Springton Road, Glenmoore, PA, 19343
- (610) 942-2450
- http://dsf.chesco.org/ccparks/cwp/view.asp?A=1550&Q=616437
Boathouse Row is only a stone throws distance from the Philadelphia Art museum and includes 10 Victorian boathouses that house local...read more
| Cost: | Free |
- Kelley Row, Philadelphia, PA, 19130
- http://www.fairmountpark.org/Boathouses.asp
