Places worth the detour in Drexel Hill

11 places worth going out of your way for lie within 8 km of Drexel Hill, United States, across 5 kinds of detour; parks, gardens & cemeteries are the largest group (5). Best known: Bartram's Garden. 11 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.

Parks & cemeteries5 Built landmarks3 Ruins & the uncanny1 Sacred sites1 Museums & culture1

All 11, ranked 11

Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.

1.Bartram's Garden

Parks & cemeteries · Hidden gem

Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States

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2.African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas

Sacred sites · 18th century · Hidden gem

Church in United States

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3.Sproul Observatory

Museums & culture · Hidden gem

Observatory in Pennsylvania, United States (1913–2017)

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4.Dickens and Little Nell

Built landmarks · 19th century · Hidden gem

Sculpture by Francis Edwin Elwell

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5.Newkirk Viaduct Monument

Built landmarks · 19th century · Hidden gem

Sculpture by Thomas Ustick Walter

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6.Scott Arboretum

Parks & cemeteries · 20th century · Hidden gem

Arboretum at Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States

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7.Arboretum of the Barnes Foundation

Parks & cemeteries · Hidden gem

Arboretum in Merion, Pennsylvania

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8.Clark Park

Parks & cemeteries · Hidden gem

Municipal park in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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9.Paul Robeson House

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Museum in Philadelphia dedicated to Paul Robeson

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10.Catholic Total Abstinence Union Fountain

Built landmarks · 19th century · Hidden gem

Former drinking fountain in Philadelphia

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11.Mann Center for the Performing Arts

Parks & cemeteries · 20th century · Hidden gem

Park in Pennsylvania, United States of America

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