Mount Airy, Philadelphia

Name: Mount Airy
Address: Philadelphia, United States

#854 among attractions in Philadelphia

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Mount Airy is a neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ()

Coordinates: 40°3'50"N, 75°11'12"W

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Upper Northwest (East Mount Airy)Philadelphia United States

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Mount Airy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Philadelphia Cricket Club, St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cliveden, Vanna Venturi House.

1.2 miW
Golf, Field
Philadelphia Cricket Club, Philadelphia
30 min walk • Nestled in the historic city of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Cricket Club stands as a testament to the rich tradition of golf in the United States. Established in 1854, it is one of the oldest country clubs in the nation and holds the distinction of being the oldest...
0.8 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Philadelphia
22 min walk • St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church is a historic church building in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, just north of the Germantown neighborhood. The congregation was founded sometime before 1728 and three successive church buildings have occupied the same location since that time. The church was closed in 2016.
1.2 miS
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Cliveden, Philadelphia
31 min walk • Cliveden, also known as the Chew House, is a historic site owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, located in the Germantown neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia. Built as a country house for attorney Benjamin Chew, Cliveden was completed in 1767 and was home to seven generations of the Chew family.
1.2 miW
Modernist architecture, Postmodern architecture
Vanna Venturi House, Philadelphia
32 min walk • The Vanna Venturi House, one of the first prominent works of the postmodern architecture movement, is located in the neighborhood of Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
~1950 ftSW
Theater
Sedgwick Theater, Philadelphia
10 min walk • The Sedgwick Theater is a historic American theater in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1928 and designed by architect William Harold Lee. It is one of the remaining 20 Philadelphia theaters as of 2006 which he designed; nine have been demolished.
1 miSW
Synagogue
Dorshei Derekh, Philadelphia
27 min walk • Dorshei Derekh is a Jewish prayer group at Germantown Jewish Centre in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia. Its name is Hebrew for "Seekers of a Way." The minyan is an affiliate of the Reconstructing Judaism.
0.6 miNW
Church
Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting, Philadelphia
15 min walk • The Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting is a monthly meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. First meeting in 1924, they were the first "United" monthly meeting, reconciling Philadelphia Quakers after the Hicksite/Orthodox schism of 1827. The original Meeting House, built in 1931, was located at 100 E.
1.4 miSE
Park, Garden
Awbury Arboretum, Philadelphia
36 min walk • Awbury Arboretum is a nonprofit arboretum and estate located at 1 Awbury Road in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its grounds are open daily without charge. Established in 1916, it then became a nonprofit organization in 1984.
1.1 miNW
Park
Pastorius Park, Philadelphia
29 min walk • Pastorius Park is a 16-acre park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is maintained by the Fairmount Park Commission. Established in 1915, the park was named in honor of Francis Pastorius, a leader of early German immigrants to the area.
1.1 miW
Neighbourhood
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia
29 min walk • Chestnut Hill is a neighborhood in the Northwest Philadelphia section of the United States city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is known for the high incomes of its residents and high real estate values, as well as its private schools.
1.4 miSW
Colonial revival architecture
Charles W. Henry School, Philadelphia
35 min walk • Charles W. Henry School is a historic school located at 601 Carpenter Lane in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built by Cramp & Co. in 1906–1908.

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Which popular attractions are close to Mount Airy?

Nearby attractions include Sedgwick Theater, Philadelphia (10 min walk), Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting, Philadelphia (15 min walk), Baleroy Mansion, Philadelphia (18 min walk), Beggarstown, Philadelphia (20 min walk).

How to get to Mount Airy by public transport?

The nearest stations to Mount Airy:

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Sedgwick (3 min walk)
Mount Airy (7 min walk)