Camden Children's Garden is a must-visit attraction when in the city. This four-acre (1.6-hectare) botanical park is located a ferry ride away from Penn's Landing. A popular recreational activity on the itineraries of several school groups and families, it features interactive horticultural displays, educational programs and gardening workshops. The main indoor exhibits are the Philadelphia Eagles Four Seasons Butterfly House, Ben Franklin’s Secret Workshop and Plaza de Aibonito. Visitors can marvel at fascinating species of butterflies, acquaint themselves with Franklin's life and works, and stroll through tropics of Puerto Rico. Among their myriad gardens are the Dinosaur Garden and fairytale-inspired Storybook Garden. A carousel ride is a great way to end your experience.
During the fall and the winter, visitors love coming to Arasapha Farm for either the haunted hayrides or the winter holiday hayride. Located on 80 acres (32 hectares) of property, Arasapha Farm is a working farm owned and operated by the Bates family. Today, the farm is well-known for raising sheep and wild birds.
In 1789, Library Hall became the first library which opened to the public, the predecessor to the Library of Congress. The hall was refurbished during the 1950s and today holds an excess of books from the Philosophical Hall collection. Rare manuscripts of groundbreaking scientific and historic importance are on hand. The original journals of the Lewis and Clark expedition, and first editions of Sir Isaac Newton's Principia and Charles Darwin's Origin of Species are exhibited. The Declaration of Independence in Jefferson's own handwriting is here.
The Jacob Wisner House is famously known as the Rapp House. This house dates back to 1835, and is certainly an ancient structure. Home to the Charlestown Historical Society (CHS), it was incorporated in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Violet Oakley, a renowned mural and stained glass painting artist of her time along with three other artists called this stone barn her home. The structure is made of stone with a gable roof. The barn was extended to have a second story which served as an enormous studio to Miss Oakley. For a few years, the three women stayed at Red Rose Inn from where they got the name of Red Rose Girls.In 1977, the studio saw itself on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
The Whitepain Public School serves the Blue Bell vicinity of the Montgomery County in Pennsylvania. Constructed and established in the year 1895, the school stands stern as one of the foremost schools in the region. The structure is a great depiction of the Gothic and the Late Victorian styles of architecture and is included in the National Register of Historic Places.