Willow Grove Park, Willow Grove

Name: Willow Grove Park
Address: Willow Grove, United States

#2 among attractions in Willow Grove

Top attraction, Park, Relax in park

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Willow Grove Park was an amusement park located in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States, that operated for eighty years from 1896 until the 1975 season. It was generally an alternative to the Woodside Amusement Park in Fairmount Park until its closure. The park operated under the name Six Gun Territory from 1972. After closure, announced in April 1976, the park sat vacant until the land was cleared for a large shopping mall known as Willow Grove Park Mall, which opened in August 1982. The mall pays homage to its predecessor by displaying banners and other objects which hark back to the land's days as an amusement park; a merry-go-round built and installed in 2001 operates within the mall. ()

Elevation: 292 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°8'21"N, 75°7'16"W

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Willow Grove Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Willow Grove Park Mall, Bryn Athyn Cathedral, Glencairn Museum, Keswick Theatre.

~760 ftNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Willow Grove Park Mall, Willow Grove
4 min walk • Willow Grove Park Mall is a three-story shopping mall located in the community of Willow Grove in Abington Township, Pennsylvania at the intersection of Easton Road and Moreland Road.
3.1 miE
Church
Bryn Athyn Cathedral, Huntingdon Valley
78 min walk • Bryn Athyn Cathedral is the episcopal seat of The General Church of the New Jerusalem, a denomination of Swedenborgianism. The main building is of the Early Gothic style, while the adjoining structures are of a transitional period reflective of a combination of both Gothic and Norman styles.
3 miE
History museum, Specialty museum, Museum
Glencairn Museum, Huntingdon Valley
77 min walk • Glencairn is a castle-like mansion in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, that was home to the Pitcairn family for more than 40 years.
2.6 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Bars and clubs
Keswick Theatre, Philadelphia
68 min walk • The Keswick Theatre is a privately owned theater in the Keswick Village section of Glenside, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. Horace Trumbauer designed the exterior in the Tudor Revival Style which has remained essentially unaltered. When opened it had 1,366-seats.
3.2 miS
Art gallery, Classes and workshops, Shopping
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown
83 min walk • Abington Art Center is an art center built in 1939, and located in Abington Township, a northern suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1.4 miE
Golf
Huntingdon Valley Country Club, Huntingdon Valley
37 min walk • The Huntingdon Valley Country Club is a golf, tennis and swim club located in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, 7 miles northeast of Philadelphia. In addition to a golf course, the club offers banquet and dining facilities.
2.5 miN
Entertainment, Library, Greek Revival architecture
Union Library Company, Hatboro
64 min walk • Union Library Company is a historic library building located at Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1851, and is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story, rectangular stuccoed stone building, with a 2 ¹⁄₂-story rear wing.
1.1 miS
40°7'25"N • 75°7'43"W
Briar Bush Nature Center, Abington Township
30 min walk • Park
2.8 miE
Church
General Church of the New Jerusalem, Huntingdon Valley
71 min walk • The General Church of the New Jerusalem is an international church based in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, and based on the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the theological works of Emanuel Swedenborg.
2.8 miE
Neighbourhood, Gothic Revival architecture
Bryn Athyn, Huntingdon Valley
73 min walk • The Bryn Athyn Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing an important collection of Arts and Crafts movement architecture in Bryn Athyn, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
2.8 miNE
Bridge
Bryn Athyn-Lower Moreland Bridge, Huntingdon Valley
71 min walk • Bryn Athyn-Lower Moreland Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge located between Bryn Athyn and Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The bridge was built in 1828 and in 1858. It has two 12-foot-long, semi-circular spans with an overall length of 75-foot. The bridge crosses a branch of Pennypack Creek.