Boathouse Row

Boathouse Row is a sightseeing stop in Philadelphia, PA, part of the Philadelphia guide. Cost: free.

Kelly Drive, east bank of the Schuylkill River · Philadelphia, PA

Why you should go…

Boathouse Row is a line of fifteen boathouses on the east bank of the Schuylkill River along Kelly Drive, just north of the Fairmount Water Works and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. All are at least a century old, most belong to the Schuylkill Navy, founded in 1858, and the row is a National Historic Landmark. Lights added in 1979 trace the outline of each building at night. You can watch regattas from the riverbank for free, including the Stotesbury Cup each May.

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