Rittenhouse Square
Philadelphia’s most elegant pocket park, surrounded by luxury homes, restaurants, and cafés. Ideal for strolling and picnicking.
This is one of the five squares laid out by William Penn. The park features a bronze lion sculpture and a fountain, and on weekends it hosts a farmers’ market and street performers. Walnut Street, the city’s main shopping street, runs alongside, lined with restaurant terraces. Admission is free. It can be combined with the Mütter Museum and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts for a half-day downtown tour.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Mütter Museum
- LOVE Park
- The Franklin Institute
- Philadelphia City Hall
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
- Barnes Foundation
- Rodin Museum
- Reading Terminal Market