Family Information

Childcare

• Penn Children’s Center (~5 minute walk)
• Bright Horizons (several locations within ~10 minute walk)
• Philadelphia Nanny Network

Local Attractions

Amusement parks

• Diggerland (~40 minutes by car)
• LEGOLAND Discovery Center (~30 minutes by car)
• The Fun Plex (~30 minutes by car)
• Clemonton Park (~30 minutes by car)
• Sesame Place (~40 minutes by car)
• Dutch Wonderland (~80 minutes by car)

Zoos, Gardens & Aquariums

• Philadelphia Zoo (~10 minutes by car, ~30 minutes by public transit)
• Adventure Aquarium (~20 minutes by car)
• Longwood Gardens (~50 minutes by car)

Museums

• Please Touch Museum (~15 minutes by car, ~30 minutes by public transit)
• Penn Museum (~10 minute walk)
• The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (~10 minutes by car, ~20 minutes by public transit)
• The Franklin Institute (~10 minutes by car, ~20 minutes by public transit)

Parks

• Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse (free admission; a large playground combined with an indoor play house) (~10 minutes by car)
• Kaskey Park (small park on Penn campus with pond with a lot of wildlife; ~15 minute walk)
• Schuylkill River Park (riverside park across from Penn campus; ~20 minute walk)
• Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center (there’s a big area for picnics outside the center itself; ~10 minute drive)
• Lemon Hill Park (big open park; ~10 minute drive)
• Sister Cities Splashpad (~10 minutes by car, ~20 minutes by public transit)

Markets, Food, and Other Attractions

• Reading Terminal Market (~15 minutes by public transit)
• Italian Market (~20 minutes by car, ~40 minutes by public transit)
• CookieLab (~20 minutes by car, ~40 minutes by public transit)
• Chinese Lantern Festival (~10 minutes by car, ~25 minutes by public transit)