The 300-meter swim takes place in Kelly Pool, while the nine-mile bike and 5K run weave through West Fairmount Park. All the views you know and love, taken in at manageable distances. Read More »
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If you’ve always thought the kids kick-flipping at Paine’s Park look really cool but worry that you’d break your neck, the answer is the four-week beginners’ course for adults at this rad indoor skatepark. From $78 including skateboard, pad and helmet loaners. Read More »
894 North 40th Street, Philadelphia, PA | 215-954-0750 | Website
Real beach pros know to wait until after Labor Day. No crowds. No traffic. Start off with a hike — and a lighthouse climb — at the southernmost tip of New Jersey. Light House Avenue in Cape May Point. Read More »
You haven’t tasted an apple until you bite into one just seconds after you pick it off a tree. (Don’t forget to pay for it!) Bonus: a bonfire with s’mores. Read More »
137 West Knowlton Road, Media, PA | 610-876-7116 | Website
Awe-inspiring fall foliage. Plus: November marks the peak season for spotting many of the hawk, eagle, and other migratory raptor species that fly through. Read More »
1700 Hawk Mountain Road, Kempton, PA | 610-756-6000 | Website
Admission is always free — and on Saturday mornings, the kayaking is, too. Read More »
5400 Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA | 215-729-5281 | Website
Who knew that one of the world’s earliest disc golf courses is right here in Fairmount Park? 33rd and Oxford streets. Read More »
So much more than bowling: SB recently debuted outdoor batting cages, shuffleboard, horseshoes and, because we’re in deep South Philly, bocce courts. Read More »
19 East Oregon Avenue, Philadelphia, PA | 215-389-BOWL | Website
Thespians take over “the Bowl” section of Clark Park for several days of edgy but family-friendly (and free!) takes on the Bard. It’s a bring-a-lawn-chair-and-sneak-in-a-bottle-of-prosecco (or sixer of PBR) kind of affair. Chester Avenue and 43rd Street in University City. Read More »
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Views of the Ben Franklin Bridge and the Delaware — plus winter cabanas for spiked hot cocoa warm-ups. Read More »
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Yes, there’s a huge holiday display inside the big greenhouse, but it’s outside — with zillions of Christmas lights painstakingly wrapped around each branch of a zillion trees, a garden railway and blazing fire pits — that gets us in the spirit. Read More »
1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, PA | 610-388-1000 | Website
The temp at this old-school, admission-free amusement park in the mountains (pierogies at the snack bar!) is always cooler than in Philly. Read More »
391 Knoebels Boulevard, Elysburg, PA | 800-487-4386 | Website
The month that things really start to bloom at this one-of-a-kind outdoor sculpture museum in Jersey. Simply gorgeous. Read More »
80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, NJ | 609-586-0616 | Website
Women hiking, kayaking and yoga-ing in the wilderness. Sometimes with wine. Name a better combination. Read More »
If you haven’t been on a dirt bike in years, don’t worry; there’s a beginners-only section of this city-owned BMX-style bike track. There are also days set aside for kids five and under and “WTF” slots open only to those who identify as women, trans or femme. Cost: free, and they provide the bike and helmet. Parkside Avenue, next to the Parkside Evans playground. Read More »