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Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA

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Sports & Outdoors

Rittenhouse Square

Public park at the heart of Center City Philadelphia's Rittenhouse neighborhood.

Philadelphia, PA

About Rittenhouse Square

Rittenhouse Square is a public green space in Center City Philadelphia that anchors the surrounding Rittenhouse neighborhood. It is one of five open-space parks laid out in the late 1600s under William Penn and his surveyor. The square forms part of the Rittenhouse-Fitler Historic District together with Fitler Square. It is part of the Fairmount Park System and is cared for in partnership with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, alongside a nonprofit Friends group focused on preservation, protection, and beautification.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Rittenhouse Square, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Museums
    Local Gem

    Mütter Museum

    Under $25

    The famously strange medical museum of the College of Physicians, antique instruments, anatomical specimens, and Einstein's brain.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    0.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sightseeing
    Iconic

    LOVE Park

    No admission fee

    Pose with Robert Indiana's LOVE sculpture and watch the fountain in a small plaza facing Philadelphia City Hall.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    0.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Nightlife
    History Buff

    McGillin's Olde Ale House

    Under $25

    A Center City Philadelphia tavern open since 1860, pouring its own 1860 IPA alongside pub food, karaoke and sports.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    0.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Nightlife

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Local Gem

    Spruce Street Harbor Park

    No admission fee

    Hammocks, floating beer gardens, and LED-lit trees turn Penn's Landing into the city's favorite summer hangout.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    1.7 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors
    History Buff

    Bartram's Garden

    No admission fee

    Wander the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America, on the banks of the tidal Schuylkill River in Southwest Philadelphia.

    2.5 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors

    Penn Treaty Park

    Check prices

    Compact riverside green space on the Delaware in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood.

    2.6 mi awayMore like this

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