Philadelphia OUTDOORS : Boats & Trains

Travel back into time on a restored 1920s vintage passenger train, an authentic steam locomotive, or a historic diesel train with the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad. The train travels thr...

The Philadelphia Canoe Club offers regularly scheduled introductory canoe and kayak training programs. All PCC activities - trips, training courses, social events, etc - are open to non-...

Located along the scenic Delaware River, the Camden Waterfront shares the river's banks with

The tall ship Gazela, a Portuguese-built wooden square-rigger ship built in 1883 to carry fishermen to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, has been docked at

Philadelphia City Sail is a nonprofit maritime training organization with a focus on serving economically disadvantaged youth in the Delaware Valley region. City Sail offers char...

Lloyd Hall, located on Boathouse Row in

Philadelphia's Boathouse Row - one of the city's most cherished and scenic locales - is home to the Schuylkill River boathouses of the Schuylkill ...

The Battleship New Jersey, built in 1940 in the Philadelphia Navy Yard, now serves as a floating museum on the Delaware River. Visitors may tour the ship on their own, or take a guided tour.

Core Creek Park consists of 1,200 acres of public land, including Lake Luxembourg. Hiking trails afford solitude with lakeside and streamside views; some trails also accomodate bicycling...

Schuylkill Banks is an urban recreational area that runs along the east bank of the Schuylkill River, connecting Center City with Kelly Drive and Fairmount Park. The Schuylkill Banks gre...

The 346.55-acre Cooper River Park runs through Pennsauken, Cherry Hill, Collingswood, and Haddon Township, between North and South Park Drives and Route 130 and Grove Street.

The park ...

The West Chester Railroad and its cars provide a nostalgic look at railroad days gone by. The rail company offers train trips on Sundays, May through October; special event and holiday t...

The Strasburg Rail Road offers a trip back in time. Guests ride aboard authentically restored passenger cars - pulled by a huge, coal-burning steam locomotive - and pass real working Amish farm...

The original tall ship Kalmar Nyckel sailed from Sweden to the New World in 1638, leaving its passengers to establish the first permanent European settlement in the Delaware Valley, the Colony ...

Two historic ships are the main draw at the Independence Seaport Museum, but what really fascinates kids is the WWII Submarine Becuna. The Cruiser Olympia, with her ...