Wat Khmer Palelai Monastery, Philadelphia

Name: Wat Khmer Palelai Monastery
Address: Philadelphia, United States

#567 among attractions in Philadelphia

Temple, Buddhist architecture

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Facts and practical information

Wat Khmer Palelai Monastery is a Cambodian Theravada Buddhist temple located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The monastery was founded in 1986 in a South Philadelphia row house. In 2010, the community acquired a 238,000-square-foot plot of land, where the current temple stands. The temple complex took nearly a decade to complete as the project was funded over time through donations from the local community. ()

Coordinates: 39°55'40"N, 75°13'10"W

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Southwest Philadelphia (Elmwood)Philadelphia United States

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Day trips

Wat Khmer Palelai Monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Moriah Cemetery, Gray's Ferry Bridge, Passyunk Avenue Bridge, Newkirk Viaduct Monument.

1 miW
Cemetery
Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia
26 min walk • Mount Moriah Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery that spans the border between Southwest Philadelphia and Yeadon, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1855 and is the largest cemetery in Pennsylvania. It is 200 acres in size and contains 150,000 burials.
1.2 miNE
Bridge
Gray's Ferry Bridge, Philadelphia
31 min walk • Gray's Ferry Bridge has been the formal or informal name of several floating bridges and four permanent ones that have carried highway and rail traffic over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.
1.1 miSE
Bridge
Passyunk Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia
30 min walk • The Passyunk Avenue Bridge is a double leaf bascule bridge spanning the Schuylkill River between South Philadelphia and the Southwest Philadelphia sections of Philadelphia. The current bridge was completed in 1983.
0.9 miNE
Monuments and statues
Newkirk Viaduct Monument, Philadelphia
24 min walk • The Newkirk Viaduct Monument is a 15-foot white marble obelisk in the West Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Installed in 1839, it is inscribed with the names of 51 railroad builders and executives, among other information.
0.9 miNE
Bridge
B&O Railroad Bridge, Philadelphia
23 min walk • The B&O Railroad Bridge is a 1910 swing bridge across the Schuylkill River from Bartram's Garden on the west bank to the east bank Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1.2 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, Philadelphia
32 min walk • The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum is an automotive museum located at 6825 Norwitch Drive in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The museum's collection consists of approximately 75 racing sports cars and has been assembled over more than 50 years by Frederick A.
1.6 miNE
Bridge
University Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia
40 min walk • The University Avenue Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge crossing the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The four-lane bridge links University Avenue in West Philadelphia with South 34th Street in the Grays Ferry section of South Philadelphia.
1.5 miNE
Bridge
South Street Bridge, Philadelphia
39 min walk • The South Street Bridge is a bridge that was reconstructed in 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
0.4 miNE
Historic gardens with nursery and farm
Bartram's Garden, Philadelphia
11 min walk • Bartram's Garden is a 50-acre public garden and National Historic Landmark in Southwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, situated on Lenape territory on the banks of the Tidal Schuylkill River.
1.5 miNW
Neighbourhood
Angora, Philadelphia
38 min walk • Angora is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Although its boundaries are not precise, West Philadelphia is to its north, Kingsessing is to the south, Cedar Park is to the east, and Cobbs Creek is to the west.
1 miN
Colonial revival architecture
Hardy Williams Academy, Philadelphia
27 min walk • Hardy Williams Academy, formerly the Anna Howard Shaw Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located in the Southwest Schuylkill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1922–1924.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Wat Khmer Palelai Monastery?

Nearby attractions include Bartram Village, Philadelphia (7 min walk), Bartram's Garden, Philadelphia (11 min walk), S. Weir Mitchell School, Philadelphia (18 min walk), Kingsessing, Philadelphia (21 min walk).

How to get to Wat Khmer Palelai Monastery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Wat Khmer Palelai Monastery:

Tram

Elmwood Avenue & 58th Street • Lines: 36 (4 min walk)

Train

49th Street (29 min walk)