#1 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Harris School of Business
654 Longwood Ave Cherry Hill NJ - 856-662-5300
~0.66 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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With enrollment in a program at Harris School of Business, you can achieve a certificate in one of many topics related to some of the most promising industries in the United States today. Part of the Premier Education Group, Harris is dedicated to the best career-based training program offering that can be offered in today's demanding society. The school has branches in Cherry Hill, Linwood, and Trenton, New Jersey, as well as Wilmington, Delaware, making it conveniently accessible to residents all over both states. The innovative method of career-based education taught through hands-on application with state-of-the-art equipment and real world technologies also helps students to learn at an accelerated pace and apply their newly acquired skills and knowledge in a new profession sooner.
http://www.harrisworks.com
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Harleigh Cemetery
Philadelphia NJ
~3.21 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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Harleigh Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in both Collingswood and Camden, New Jersey. Harleigh Cemetery and Crematorium is one of the oldest cemeteries in New Jersey. Named Camden County Veterans Cemetery in 2007, the current President is Louis Cicalese. Harleigh cemetery is over 130 acres (0.53 km2) of lush mature grounds situated on the Cooper River a short drive from Philadelphia. The cemetery has been listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places since 1995 (as ID #2829).
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Garden State Discovery Museum
Mount Laurel NJ
~3.82 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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The is a hands-on museum for infants to 10 years olds and their favorite adults. The Discovery Museum offers fifteen larger-than-life, kid-powered, interactive exhibit areas. Every exhibit is an invitation to touch, explore, and create.
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Bridesburg (Neighborhood)
Philadelphia PA
~4.83 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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Bridesburg is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Bridesburg has a significant Polish community and continues to be a destination from incoming immigrants from Poland to live. The Polish community is centered around the various Polish establishments, most notably, Saint John Cantius Church, built in Polish Cathedral style.
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Port Richmond (Neighborhood)
Philadelphia PA
~4.85 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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Port Richmond, also referred to as simply Richmond, is a neighborhood in the Richmond District of the United States city Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is notable for its extremely large Polish immigrant and Polish American community. The neighborhood is also home to sizable Irish, German and Italian communities as represented in the various churches and organizations. In more recent years, a sizable Albanian community has moved in. The Richmond Zip Code is 19134.
The neighborhood is bounded by Castor Ave. on the north, Lehigh Ave. on the south, I-95 and the Delaware River to the east, and the railroad along Trenton Avenue/Martha Street to the west. While some people dispute the western boundary of the neighborhood, stating either Aramingo Avenue or Front Street, general consensus among residents on either side of the railroad is that those east of it claim Port Richmond and those west of it claim Kensington.
While some have referred to Port Richmond as Richmond, there is an area named Richmond, not colloquially used often, that refers to the most northeast section of the neighborhood. Adjacent neighborhoods are Bridesburg and Frankford to the northeast, Juniata to the north, Kensington to the west, and Fishtown to the south.
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Walt Whitman House
Philadelphia NJ
~4.96 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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Walt Whitman House
"Camden was originally an accident, but I shall never be sorry I was left over in Camden. It has brought me blessed returns."
In 1884, Walt Whitman purchased a modest, two-story frame house on Mickle Street for $1,750. It is the only house he ever owned. He lived there until his death in 1892, at the age of seventy-two.
He had come to Camden years earlier, in 1873, and lived with his brother George on nearby Stevens Street. By this time, Whitman's international reputation attracted the attention of the day's most prominent literary figures. Among them, Charles Dickens, Willaim M. Thackeray, and Oscar Wilde came to Camden to visit America's greatest poet.
When George and his wife Louisa decided to move to rural Burlington, New Jersey, Walt chose to stay in Camden. With the surprising success of the 1882 edition of Leaves of Grass, Whitman was able to purchase his own home. He soon met Mary O. Davis, the widow of a sea captain, who was renting a house on West Street. The aging poet proposed that she move into his empty house with her furniture, rent free, and keep house for him. He would provide the living expenses and pay her a small salary. Mrs. Davis moved in and remained with Whitman until his death on March 26, 1892. Whitman referred to Mary as his housekeeper and friend.
During his years in Camden, Whitman became a friend of the Philadelphia artist, Thomas Eakins. These two giants of nineteenth-century American culture found much to admire in each other's work. Each in his own medium broke with conventions, creating something new and distinctively American. Eakins photographed Whitman and painted his portrait.
Today the Walt Whitman House, a National Historic Landmark, provides an intimate glimpse into the life of the poet, attracting visitors from around the world. Whitman's original letters, personal belongings, the bed in which he died, and the death notice that was nailed to the front door have all been preserved, as well as a collection of rare nineteenth-century photographs, including the earliest known image of Whitman - an 1848 daguerreotype.
The Walt Whitman House is located at 328 Mickle Boulevard, between 3rd & 4th Streets, Camden, New Jersey. The House is 2 blocks east of the Camden Waterfront.
For more information, please call (856) 964-5383
Walt Whitman House in Camden
328 Mickle Boulevard
Camden, New Jersey 08103
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Susquehanna Bank Center
Philadelphia NJ
~5.18 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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The Susquehanna Bank Center is an outdoor amphitheater/indoor theater complex in Camden, New Jersey, United States, on the Delaware River waterfront across from Philadelphia.
The Susquehanna Bank Center opened in June 1995 as the Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre (or E-Centre). In 2001, the amphitheater was renamed the Tweeter Center at the Waterfront. Susquehanna Bank purchased the naming rights in 2008.
The year-round facility serves as a 25,000 capacity outdoor amphitheater during the summer months which features a lawn with video screens, computerized sound enhancement, and a clear view of the Philadelphia skyline and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge to the northwest. In the fall and winter months, the Susquehanna Bank Center converts to a fully-enclosed, climate-controlled, flexible-capacity theater for up to 7,000 people offering a variety of concerts, Broadway theatrical productions, and family entertainment.
The Susquehanna Bank Center is adjacent to the Adventure Aquarium.
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Campbell's Field
Camden NJ
~5.20 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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Campbell's Field is a 6,425-seat baseball park in Camden, New Jersey that hosted its first regular season baseball game on May 11, 1999. The ballpark is home to the Camden Riversharks and the college baseball team of Rutgers University-Camden. The naming rights are owned by the Camden-based Campbell Soup Company, which paid $3 million over ten years.
The park, located at Delaware and Penn Avenues, features a commanding view of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge connecting Camden with Philadelphia, Pennsylvania across the Delaware River. Views of the Philadelphia skyline are available from the right-field grandstand. These views can be seen through the "Campbell's Field Cam", a stationary weather camera used by KYW-TV in Philadelphia.
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Tweeter Center
Philadelphia NJ
~5.22 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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The Susquehanna Bank Center is an outdoor amphitheater/indoor theater complex in Camden, New Jersey, United States, on the Delaware River waterfront across from Philadelphia.
The Susquehanna Bank Center opened in June 1995 as the Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre (or E-Centre). In 2001, the amphitheater was renamed the Tweeter Center at the Waterfront. Susquehanna Bank purchased the naming rights in 2008.
The year-round facility serves as a 25,000 capacity outdoor amphitheater during the summer months which features a lawn with video screens, computerized sound enhancement, and a clear view of the Philadelphia skyline and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge to the northwest. In the fall and winter months, the Susquehanna Bank Center converts to a fully-enclosed, climate-controlled, flexible-capacity theater for up to 7,000 people offering a variety of concerts, Broadway theatrical productions, and family entertainment.
The Susquehanna Bank Center is adjacent to the Adventure Aquarium.
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Wiggins Park and Marina
Philadelphia NJ
~5.29 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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Located between the Adventure Aquarium and the Battleship, Wiggins Park & Marina features a 50-slip marina, a promenade along the Delaware River and outdoor concerts on its Riverstage to serve as the perfect location for summer strolls and barbeques, or views of the River and Philadelphia skyline year round.
A hot spot for free concerts and Waterfront festivals, including the annual Sunset Jazz Series, boaters can also dock boats up to 30 feet long for the day, week, month or season.
Wiggins Park & Marina
Mickle Blvd. at the River
856-541-7222 or 856-216-2118
www.ccparks.com/
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Camden's Children Garden
Camden NJ
~5.29 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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The Camden City Garden Club, Inc. was established in 1985. The Club is a non-profit (501) (c) (3) environmental and educational organization.
Originally formed for the purpose of assisting Camden City residents with community gardening, the Club's programs soon expanded in 1989 to include the in-school Grow Lab Program and the Youth-at-Risk Job Training and Employment Program. The organization’s community gardening program has been expanded to include community greening and beautification projects as well as urban farming.
In 1993 the Club began planning the Camden Children’s Garden. The Garden opened in July 1999 as a four-acre “horticultural playground.” Today, the organization also provides both on-site and distance learning educational programs covering over 30 available lessons, each aligned to the NJ Standards.
Camden Children's Garden is designed for children and families. It is a special place to explore and discover the natural world. The four-acre garden provides horticultural experiences for creative and imaginative play.
The Garden includes three indoor attractions, the popular Philadelphia Eagles Four Seasons Butterfly House, the tropical exhibit, Plaza de Aibonito and Ben Franklin’s Secret Workshop. Other exhibits include a Dinosaur Garden, Maze, Tree House, Picnic Garden, CityScapes Garden, Storybook Gardens and the Fitness Garden. Visitors can round out their visit by riding the Carousel, Train and the Spring Butterfly Ride.
Open Wednesday – Sunday, the Garden is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia and adjacent to the Adventure Aquarium, Susquehanna Bank Center, Battleship New Jersey and Riversharks Baseball. The Children's Garden is easily accessible by car, bus, RiverLink Ferry from Penn's Landing, the PATCO Hi-Speedline, or the River Line train. Parking is conveniently located in the Waterfront Garage.
In 1997, the organization was invited to be a major exhibitor at the Philadelphia Flower Show and we have participated each year since.
Mission:
The Camden City Garden Club, Inc. inspires and educates people of all ages by providing opportunities to improve their quality of life, health and community through horticulture.
Vision:
It is the vision of the Camden City Garden Club, Inc. to be a valuable center for learning and community, as well as, a leading resource enabling access to healthy, high quality, safe and affordable food.
Major Programs and Activities
1. Community Gardening: Garden Club members maintain productive community gardens on vacant, city-owned lots or on lots affiliated with community centers or faith-based groups.
2. Youth Employment and Training Program: This program employs youth from the City of Camden. The youth work at gardening, exhibit maintenance, customer service and other tasks.
3. Camden Children’s Garden: Camden Children's Garden is designed for children and families. It is a special place to explore and discover the natural world. The four-acre garden provides horticultural experiences for creative and imaginative play.
4. Educational Programs: We have a variety of educational programs for both the young and the young at heart! From children to adults, the Garden has something to offer you.
Directions
The Garden is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia and adjacent to the Aquarium, The Children's Garden is easily accessible by car, bus, RiverLink Ferry from Penn's Landing, the PATCO Hi-Speedline, or the River Line train.
From New Jersey:
From the New Jersey Turnpike/Interstate 295:
Traveling Southbound-
Take Exit 4 to Route 73 North to Interstate 295 South. Stay on I-295 south for approximately 8 miles until road splits. Stay on the left towards Philadelphia for Exit 26. (Sign says 76
to 676 Camden/Philadelphia). Follow ramp about 1 mile to another split in road. Stay right for 676 North/Ben Franklin Bridge/Camden. Go approximately 2 miles to Exit 5A (Mickle Blvd.), and follow
Mickle Blvd. and signs to the Waterfront.
Traveling Northbound-
Take Exit 3 to Route 168 North (Black Horse Pike). Travel about 1 mile to I-295 South. Stay on I-295 south for approximately 8 miles until road splits. Stay on the left for Exit 26. (Sign says 76 to 676 Camden/Philadelphia). Follow ramp about 1 mile to another split in road. Stay right for 676 North/Ben Franklin Bridge/Camden. Go approximately 2 miles to Exit 5A (Mickle Blvd.), and follow Mickle Blvd. and signs to the Waterfront.
From Garden State Parkway
If traveling in South Jersey, take Garden State Parkway to the Atlantic City Expressway and follow directions below for directions from that route. If traveling in central New Jersey, take Garden State Parkway to I-195 West. Take I-195 West to the New Jersey Turnpike going South. Then follow directions for New Jersey Turnpike/Interstate 295 going southbound. If traveling from North Jersey, follow south to New Jersey Turnpike.
From Atlantic City Expressway
Take exit for I-676 and follow to exit 5A. Take exit 5A (Mickle Blvd.)
and follow signs to the Waterfront.
From Pennsylvania:
From I-95 (Southbound) – Follow toward Philadelphia and take exit 22 (sign says Historic Philadelphia/Independence
Interstate 676 East). Follow signs for I-676 East to Ben Franklin Bridge toll plaza (stay to the right). Once over bridge, take I-676 South to exit 5A. Take exit 5A (Mickle/Martin Luther King Blvd.) and follow signs to the Waterfront.
From I-95 (Northbound) – Follow toward Philadelphia and take exit 19 (sign says Walt Whitman Bridge/Packard Ave). Follow signs to Walt Whitman Bridge. While crossing the bridge, stay in right lane and take Exit 354 for I-676 North. The next exit (I-676 North) comes up quickly in left lane. Take exit and merge onto I-676 North. Take exit 5A (Mickle/Martin Luther King Blvd.) and follow signs to the Waterfront.
From Delaware or Chester County
Take the Commodore Barry Bridge to I-295 North. Follow signs for I-676 North/Camden/Ben Franklin Bridge. Take I-676 to exit 5A (Mickle Blvd.) and follow signs to the Waterfront.
For more information please call 856-365-8733 or e-mail us at info@camdenchildrensgarden.org. Thank you for your interest in visiting the Camden Children's Garden.
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Adventure Aquarium
1 Aquarium Drive, Camden, NJ 08103 Camden NJ - 856-365-3300
~5.29 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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Adventure Aquarium is where you can get up close and personal with creatures of the deep.
http://www.adventureaquarium.com
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
New Jersey State Aquarium
1 Riverside Dr Camden NJ
~5.29 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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The Adventure Aquarium, formerly the New Jersey State Aquarium, is a for-profit educational entertainment attraction operated in Camden, New Jersey on the Delaware River waterfront by the Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation. It originally debuted in 1992, and re-opened in its current form on May 25, 2005, featuring approximately eight thousand animals living in varied forms of semi-aquatic, freshwater, and marine habitats. The facility has a total tankage volume of over two million gallons, and public floor space that covers nearly 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2).
http://www.njaquarium.org
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
USS Battleship New Jersey Museum
Philadelphia NJ
~5.32 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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Group Tours, Education Programs, Events and Meeting Space and Overnight Encampments are always available if reserved in advance.
The tours of the Battleship New Jersey are interactive. You will be going up and down on ladders, stepping through passageways and sometimes maneuvering in tight spaces - just like the officers and the crew of the USS New Jersey did. We strongly recommend you wear comfortable flat shoes. If you do not feel comfortable with a complete tour, you can enjoy a main deck tour, which does not have any ladders. We also offer video tours of the Battleship in the Wardroom Lounge on the Main Deck. If you are bringing a toddler or baby, you cannot bring a stroller aboard the ship. We recommend that you wear a baby carry-on across your front to carry babies aboard.
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Kensington (Neighborhood)
Philadelphia PA
~5.60 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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Kensington is a neighborhood located in the United States city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located between the Near Northeast section of Philadelphia and North Philadelphia. Not to be confused with the former Kensington District, now commonly referred to as Fishtown, the area modernly referred to as "Kensington" is more of a section of smaller sub-neighborhoods than a clearly defined area. As such, there are disputes among locals as to the boundaries of the area. Generally-accepted boundaries are the triangular area bounded by Erie Avenue to the north, Front Street (and sometimes Fifth Street) to the West and Trenton Avenue to the East. Within these boundaries, sub-neighborhoods include Harrowgate, Lower Kensington, West Kensington and Fishtown. Due to colloquial changes in the boundaries of the area since the Act of Consolidation, 1854, no clear definition is possible. The Greater Kensington area of the city roughly coincides with the former Kensington District, Richmond District, Aramingo Borough and Northern Liberties Township. Since incorporation into the City of Philadelphia (see Act of Consolidation, 1854), these areas have evolved over time to include portions of the modern "Kensington". The area is located just a couple of miles northeast of Center City and just to the West of the Port Richmond neighborhood.
Kensington is home to a large population of Irish Americans, Hispanic Americans, mainly Puerto Ricans and Dominicans, African Americans, and Polish Americans.
In the nineteenth century, Kensington was one of the leading centers of the textile industry, particularly in carpet manufacture. McNeil Laboratories began with the purchase of a pharmacy in the area in 1879 by the company's namesake.
Deindustrialization eventually took its hold on the neighborhood in the 1950s, leading to a significant population loss, mass unemployment, economic decline, and the abandoning of several homes in the neighborhood. However, some sections of the neighborhood have become arguably gentrified in recent years, especially those near Frankford Avenue, those near Port Richmond, Kensington's neighbor North of Lehigh Avenue, and those in lower Kensington now referred to as Fishtown, a once derogatory name given to area of Kensington where many Shad fisheries were located, another traditionally working class neighborhood which has seen rents increase. While most of the large manufacturers have left, the area has many small shops and large renovated factories and warehouses for newer artisans to set up shop.
Kensington use to be the home of the K&A Gang, an organized group of Irish-American thieves, of whom many of its members were not actually from Kensington, but simply hung out in the bars in the area around intersection of Kensington & Allegheny (K & A) Avenues.
The U.S. Postal Service designates Kensington as ZIP code 19125(Kensington Station) AND 19134 (Richmond Station). Adjacent neighborhoods are Northern Liberties, Fishtown, Port Richmond, Juniata, and Frankford.
Kensington is noted as the childhood home of fictional Cold Case character Lily Rush.
A small minority of the residents of Kensington refer to themselves as "Kenzos." The term can be used both derogatively and affectionately. One prominent example is the rock band known as The Kenzos.
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Laurel Acres Park
Mount Laurel NJ
~5.65 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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Laurel Acres Park, located in Mount Laurel NJ is an award winning park in New Jersey.
Address: 1045 S. Church Street, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
3 Major Playground Areas for Children
Pavilion and grills for summer fun.
Parcourse Fitcenter - Exercise Training Area
Dog Run
Fishing Lake stocked by U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Nature Trails carved through woods
Jogging/RollerBlading Path Throughout Park
Sledding Hill - Winter
Concerts on the Hill - Summer
Veterans' Memorial
Beach Volleyball Court
Restroom and Vending Facilities
90 Foot Infield Championship Baseball Field
New 60 Foot Infield Baseball Quad (Four Fields)
Five Soccer Fields.
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Fishtown (Neighborhood)
Philadelphia PA
~5.70 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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Fishtown is a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Located immediately northeast of Center City, its borders are somewhat disputed today due to many factors, but are roughly defined by the triangle created by the Delaware River, Frankford Avenue, and York Street. Newer residents of the area consider it to go all the way up to Lehigh Avenue, while some older residents maintain the upper border to be Norris Street. It is served by the Market–Frankford Line rapid transit subway/elevated of the SEPTA system.
The name "Fishtown" is derived from the area's former role as the center of the shad fishing industry on the Delaware River. The name comes from the fact that a number of 18th and early 19th century German & German-American families bought up the fishing rights on both sides of the Delaware River from Trenton Falls down to Cape May, New Jersey. Also, in the early 18th century, an English colonist was fabled to have caught the largest shad in the world in the Delaware River.
The apocryphal local legend traces the name of Fishtown to Charles Dickens who purportedly visited the neighborhood in March 1842, but records show this to be false, as it was named Fishtown prior to his visiting.
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Penn's Landing
Philadelphia PA
~5.87 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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Penn's Landing is the waterfront area of the Center City along the Delaware River section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is so named because the founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn, docked here in 1682, after landing at what is now Penn St & 2nd in Chester, PA. The area is bounded by Front Street to the west, the Delaware River to the east, Spring Garden Street to the north, and Washington Avenue to the south, and is primarily focused on the Christopher Columbus Boulevard (Delaware Avenue) corridor.
Development of the area is handled by the Penn’s Landing Corporation. The corporation is a non-profit, quasi-public corporation that was established in 1970 to manage the publicly owned land on the central waterfront on behalf of the City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Penn's Landing serves as the site for several summertime events in the city. The main public space at Penn’s Landing is The Great Plaza, a mostly concrete labyrinth located along the Delaware River at Christopher Columbus Boulevard and Chestnut Street. Festival Pier at Spring Garden Street serves as a venue for outdoor concerts, also during the summer months. Plans are being developed for two casinos (with licenses granted by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board) along the riverfront, with one being owned by the Planet Hollywood parent company.
A number of historic ships are moored at Penn's Landing. The barque Moshulu is a floating restaurant, the World War II-era submarine USS Becuna and the Spanish-American War-era cruiser USS Olympia (C-6) are part of the Independence Seaport Museum, and the barquentine Gazela and tugboat Jupiter are moored there by the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild.
The RiverLink Ferry links Penn's Landing with the Camden, New Jersey waterfront.
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Garden State Discovery Museum
16 Springdale Rd Cherry Hill NJ - 856-424-1233
~5.91 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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2040 Springdale Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
phone:856-424-1233
website:Garden State Discovery Museum
The is a hands-on museum for infants to 10 years olds and their favorite adults. The Discovery Museum offers fifteen larger-than-life, kid-powered, interactive exhibit areas. Every exhibit is an invitation to touch, explore, and create.
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
USS Becuna
Philadelphia PA
~5.92 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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USS Becuna (SS/AGSS-319), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the becuna, a pike-like fish of Europe.
Becuna (SS-319) was launched 30 January 1944 by Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut; sponsored by Mrs. George C. Crawford, wife of Commander Crawford, and commissioned 27 May 1944, Lieutenant Commander H. D. Sturr in command.
Becuna departed New London 1 July 1944 and arrived at Pearl Harbor 29 July. Her war operations extended from 23 August 1944 to 27 July 1945. During this period she completed five war patrols in the Philippines, South China Sea, and the Java Sea. Becuna is credited with having sunk two Japanese tankers totaling 3,888 tons.
The submarine arrived at Subic Bay, Luzon, from her last war patrol 27 July 1945. In September 1945 she arrived at San Diego, California.
Becuna received four battle stars for her World War II service.
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Independence Seaport Museum
Philadelphia PA
~5.92 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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The Independence Seaport Museum (formerly the Philadelphia Maritime Museum) is a museum dedicated to the maritime history of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the Delaware Valley. It is located in the Penn's Landing complex along the Delaware River in Philadelphia. The museum was founded in 1961 by J. Welles Henderson and has dozens of exhibits including the warship USS Olympia and the submarine USS Becuna.
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Philadelphia PA
~5.98 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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The names etched in this black marble monument call up the stories of these soldier's ultimate sacrifice. Inspired by her big sister in Washington, D.C., the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors the memory of the 645 local residents who fell in the Vietnam War. Engraved scenes of the war, depicting acts of heroism, bravery and rescue along with vignettes highlighting the suffering of war, make silent and sobering testimony to the lists of fallen local heroes.
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Elfreth's Alley (Neighborhood)
Philadelphia PA
~6.00 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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Elfreth's Alley is a residential alley located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited residential streets in the country, dating back to the early 1700s. It is a National Historic Landmark. The alley is located off Second Street between Arch and Race Streets in Philadelphia's Old City Neighborhood.
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Frankford (Neighborhood)
Philadelphia PA
~6.02 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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Frankford is a large and important neighborhood in the lower Northeast section of Philadelphia situated about six miles northeast of Center City. Although its borders are ill-defined, the neighborhood is bounded roughly by the original course of Frankford Creek, now roughly Adams to Aramingo Avenues, Roosevelt Boulevard, and Cheltenham Avenue. Adjacent neighborhoods are Bridesburg, Kensington, Juniata, Oxford Circle, Summerdale, and Wissinoming. Historically, Frankford had an unofficial division separating Frankford (proper) from East Frankford encompassing the area east of Frankford Avenue. The division divided the community first along racial lines, with Caucasians on the west of Frankford Avenue and African Americans to the east. As the community has become less homogeneous, the division is more of a vestige of the past.
In 2005, the 19124 ZIP code, which roughly contains Frankford and Juniata, had a median home sale price of $81,075, an increase of 22% over 2004.
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Pennsport (Neighborhood)
Philadelphia PA
~6.06 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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Pennsport is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Pennsport is home to a large working Irish American population and many Mummer clubs. It is also the site of a controversial push for casinos along the Philadelphia waterfront.
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Fireman's Hall
Philadelphia PA
~6.06 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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Fireman's Hall Museum, located in a restored firehouse in the heart of Philadelphia's historic Old City district, is one of the nation's premier fire museums. Here, the history and heroic moments of Philadelphia firefighting, both past and present, are celebrated through the museum's exhibits, public programs and award ceremonies. Owned by the City of Philadelphia, the museum is operated by the Philadelphia Fire Department and supported by the Philadelphia Fire Department Historical Corporation.
The mission of Fireman's Hall Museum is to preserve the ongoing history of Philadelphia firefighting through the collection, preservation
and presentation of related artifacts for the education of the public and to encourage sound fire prevention practices.
The collection at Fireman's Hall of fire fighting tools, apparatus, uniforms, photographs, prints and fire marks are displayed in exhibits throughout the restored 1902 firehouse to which a new wing was added in 1977.
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Christ Church
Philadelphia PA
~6.08 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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Welcome! Christ Church, founded in 1695, is a wonderful place to explore Colonial and Revolution-Era history. Its burial ground, which includes the tomb of Benjamin Franklin, is an authentic historic site for learning about the lives of early Americans.
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Tacony (Neighborhood)
Philadelphia PA
~6.08 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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Tacony is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, about 10 miles from Center City. It is bounded by Frankford Avenue on the northwest, Cottman Avenue on the northeast, Levick Street on the southwest, and the Delaware River and Interstate 95 on the southeast. Early Swedish records spell it Taokanick, a Lenape word for "forest" or "wilderness." Tacony's ZIP code, along with Wissinoming and East Mayfair, is 19135.
The Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, one of only two Delaware River spans connecting New Jersey with northeast Philadelphia (the other being the Betsy Ross Bridge further downstream), has its Pennsylvania terminus in Tacony. The bridge, which carries Pennsylvania Route 73, connects with New Jersey Route 73 in Palmyra, New Jersey.
The neighborhood is known for having a large Italian American and Irish American population.
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Cherry Hill
Olde City (Neighborhood)
Philadelphia PA
~6.10 miles from Cherry Hill city center
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Old City (sometimes misspelled "Olde City") is a neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, in the area near the Delaware River where William Penn and the Quakers first settled. To tourists, it is best known as the site of Elfreth's Alley, the Betsy Ross House, and many of Philadelphia's other historic sites.
The Old City District occupies several blocks between Front and Sixth Streets, bounded by Vine Street to the north and Walnut Street to the south. The Philadelphia Almanac and Citizens' Manual gives a larger set of boundaries to the Old City area, defined as the area within Spring Garden Street, 4th Street, the Delaware River, and Walnut Street. The Old City Redevelopment Area is bound by Vine Street, the Delaware River, Lombard Street and 7th Street. It is one of the city's popular nightclub destinations for young adults, with its trendy bars, restaurants, lounges, and dance clubs along the three block route from 3rd and Market to Front and Chestnut. Among Old City's traditions is First Friday, a popular monthly event featuring "open houses" by many neighborhood art galleries.
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Painted Bride Art Center
Philadelphia PA
~6.14 miles from Cherry Hill city center
Hotels Close to Painted Bride Art Center
Traveler Description: Offers events in theater, dance, poetry, jazz, world music and visual arts to diverse audiences.
Attraction type: Performance, Theater, Art gallery, Other
Address: 230 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Tel: 215-925-9914
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