SS United States, Philadelphia

Name: SS United States
Address: Philadelphia, United States

#61 among attractions in Philadelphia

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SS United States is a retired ocean liner built in 1950–51 for the United States Lines at a cost of US$79.4 million. The ship is the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in the United States and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either direction, retaining the Blue Riband for the highest average speed since her maiden voyage in 1952. She was designed by American naval architect William Francis Gibbs and could be converted into a troopship if required by the Navy in time of war. United States maintained an uninterrupted schedule of transatlantic passenger service until 1969 and was never used as a troopship. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 39°55'6"N, 75°8'11"W

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SS United States – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gloria Dei Church, Walt Whitman Bridge, Preah Buddha Rangsey Temple, Whitman Plaza.

1.2 miN
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Historical place
Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia
30 min walk • Gloria Dei Church, known locally as Old Swedes', is a historic church located in the Southwark neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 929 South Water Street, bounded by Christian Street on the north, South Christopher Columbus Boulevard on the east, and Washington Avenue on the south.
0.8 miS
Bridge
Walt Whitman Bridge, Philadelphia
21 min walk • The Walt Whitman Bridge is a single-level suspension bridge spanning the Delaware River from Philadelphia to Gloucester City, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.
1.1 miW
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Preah Buddha Rangsey Temple, Philadelphia
29 min walk • Preah Buddha Rangsey Temple, also spelled Phra Buddha Ransi Temple, is a Cambodian Theravada Buddhist temple located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2004, the Khmer Buddhist Humanitarian Association relocated the temple to the dilapidated St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, built in 1903.
1.1 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Whitman Plaza, Philadelphia
29 min walk • Whitman Plaza is the largest shopping center in the Whitman neighborhood of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The shopping plaza is located on Oregon Avenue at S 3rd Street, where it stands at over 280,000 sq ft.
~40 ftSW
Harbor
Port of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
1 min walk • The Port of Philadelphia is located on the Delaware River in Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Generally the term applies to the publicly owned marine terminals located within Philadelphia city limits along west bank of the river.
0.6 miE
Harbor
Port of Camden, Camden
15 min walk • The Port of Camden is situated on east bank of the Delaware River in Camden and Gloucester City in southern New Jersey in the United States. It is one of several ports in the Delaware Valley metro area port complex and is located near the mouth of Newtown Creek opposite the Port of Philadelphia.
1.2 miW
Synagogue
YPC Shari-Eli, Philadelphia
32 min walk • YPC Shari-Eli is an unaffiliated synagogue located in the Whitman neighborhood of South Philadelphia. Congregational services are lay-led. YPC Shari Eli was founded in 1948. It is South Philadelphia's last active Conservative synagogue and only synagogue located south of Snyder Avenue.
1 miNW
39°55'38"N • 75°9'5"W
Dickinson Square Park Farmers' Market, Philadelphia
26 min walk • Park
0.9 miE
Museum, Maritime museum
Camden Shipyard & Maritime Museum, Camden
24 min walk • The Camden Shipyard & Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in the Waterfront South neighborhood of Camden, New Jersey, across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. The museum opened in September 2016.
0.6 miW
39°55'11"N • 75°8'50"W
Adventurers Mini Golf, Philadelphia
15 min walk • Golf, Mini golf
0.8 miE
Neighbourhood
Waterfront South, Camden
20 min walk • Waterfront South is a neighborhood in Camden, New Jersey. Located in the southern part of the city, below Central Waterfront and east of the Port of Camden between the Delaware River and Interstate 676, the neighborhood has a population of 1,781.

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Which popular attractions are close to SS United States?

Nearby attractions include Port of Philadelphia, Philadelphia (1 min walk), Port of Camden, Camden (15 min walk), George Sharswood School, Philadelphia (20 min walk), Waterfront South, Camden (20 min walk).