Randal S. Olson · Optimal road trips
An optimized walking tour around Philadelphia
Restored in 2026 with open data. Originally published March 25, 2015. Read the original post . Routes are recomputed on OpenStreetMap, so distances can differ from the original.
Stops 25one way
Distance 14 mi22 km
Time walking 4.4 hours4 h 24 min
Legs 24all on foot
The original post quoted 12 mi and 4 hours.
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Stops in order
1 Fairmount Park 1.2 mi (1.9 km), 23 min walking to 2. Please Touch Museum 2 Please Touch Museum 1.2 mi (2 km), 24 min walking to 3. Philadelphia Zoo 3 Philadelphia Zoo 1.4 mi (2.3 km), 27 min walking to 4. Philadelphia Museum of Art 4 Philadelphia Museum of Art 0.3 mi (0.4 km), 5 min walking to 5. Rocky Steps 5 Rocky Steps 0.8 mi (1.2 km), 14 min walking to 6. Eastern State Penitentiary 6 Eastern State Penitentiary 0.6 mi (0.9 km), 11 min walking to 7. Rodin Museum 7 Rodin Museum 0.2 mi (0.4 km), 5 min walking to 8. Barnes Foundation 8 Barnes Foundation 0.4 mi (0.6 km), 8 min walking to 9. The Franklin Institute 9 The Franklin Institute 0.5 mi (0.8 km), 9 min walking to 10. Mutter Museum 10 Mutter Museum 1 mi (1.7 km), 20 min walking to 11. Penn Museum 11 Penn Museum 0.3 mi (0.5 km), 6 min walking to 12. University of Pennsylvania 12 University of Pennsylvania 1.2 mi (2 km), 24 min walking to 13. Rittenhouse Square 13 Rittenhouse Square 0.7 mi (1.1 km), 13 min walking to 14. Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul 14 Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul 0.4 mi (0.7 km), 8 min walking to 15. Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts 15 Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts 0.2 mi (0.4 km), 4 min walking to 16. Masonic Temple 16 Masonic Temple 0.1 mi (0.2 km), 2 min walking to 17. Philadelphia City Hall 17 Philadelphia City Hall 0.3 mi (0.5 km), 6 min walking to 18. 51 N 12th St 18 51 N 12th St 0.6 mi (1 km), 12 min walking to 19. National Constitution Center 19 National Constitution Center 0.5 mi (0.7 km), 9 min walking to 20. Fireman's Hall Museum 20 Fireman's Hall Museum 0.1 mi (0.1 km), 1 min walking to 21. Elfreth's Alley 21 Elfreth's Alley 0.2 mi (0.3 km), 3 min walking to 22. Christ Church 22 Christ Church 0.3 mi (0.5 km), 6 min walking to 23. National Museum of American Jewish History 23 National Museum of American Jewish History 0.3 mi (0.4 km), 5 min walking to 24. Independence National Historical Park 24 Independence National Historical Park 0.9 mi (1.4 km), 17 min walking to 25. Philadelphia's Magic Gardens 25 Philadelphia's Magic Gardens Final stop