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From the North
To Great Plaza:
Take I-95 South to Exit 20 (Columbus Boulevard/Washington Avenue). Exit to left, stay in left lane and make a left at the end of the ramp onto Columbus Boulevard. Dockside apartments will be on your right. Remain straight for approximately 1/2 mile. Enter Great Plaza on right at Walnut Street or Market Street.
To Festival Pier:
Take 95 South to Exit 22 (676/Central Philadelphia/Callowhill Street). Exit will split, follow 676 East/Callowhill Street. At the light at the end of the ramp make a left onto Callowhill Street. Follow Callowhill Street approximately 3 Blocks where it ends at Columbus Boulevard. Make a left onto Columbus Boulevard. Festival Pier is 0.2 miles down on right.
From the South
Take I-95 North to Exit 20 (Columbus Boulevard/Washington Avenue/Penn’s Landing). At the end of the ramp make a left onto Columbus Boulevard.
To Great Plaza:
Remain straight for approximately 1 mile. Enter Great Plaza on right at Walnut Street or Market Street.
To Festival Pier:
Stay straight on Columbus Boulevard and go past the Great Plaza for 1/2 mile. Festival Pier will be on the right.
From the East
From Ben Franklin Bridge:
Stay in the Right Lane. At the end of the bridge, make a quick right on the 5th Street Exit. Follow 5th Street to Spring Garden Street, and make a right. Follow Spring Garden Street 5 blocks to Columbus Boulevard.
To Great Plaza:
Make a right onto Columbus Boulevard (It will be approximately 1/2 mile down on the left). Enter Great Plaza on left at Market Street or Walnut Street.
To Festival Pier:
Make a right onto Columbus Boulevard Festival Pier will be immediately on your left.
From the West
Take 76 East to the Central Philadelphia Exit (676 East/Vine Street Expressway Exit). Follow 676 East to 95 South (Philadelphia Int’l Airport). Follow 95 South to Exit 20 (Columbus Boulevard/Washington Avenue). Follow directions for 95 South.
By Bus
Septa Bus Routes
To the Great Plaza:
Both 21 & 42 stop at The Great Plaza. Routes 17, 33, & 48 stop at Front and Market Streets. From there head East over the Market Street Bridge. The Great Plaza will be on the right.
To Festival Pier:
25, 42, or 5 stop at Second and Spring Garden Streets. From there head East toward Columbus Boulevard. Make a right onto Columbus Boulevard and Festival Pier will be to your left.
By Rail
Making the free interchange connection generated from many points at the 15th Street Station, take the Market-Frankford Elevated Line (the Blue line) to:
To Great Plaza:
The Second Street Stop. From there, head East over the Market Street Bridge. The Great Plaza will be straight ahead.
To Festival Pier:
The Spring Garden Station. From there, walk East towards Columbus Boulevard. Make a right onto Columbus Boulevard. Festival Pier will be on the left.
For more information call SEPTA at (215) 580-7800.
By Phlash
The Phlash Downtown Loop runs from Penn’s Landing to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to the Please Touch Museum and the Philadelphia Zoo. With stops at or near many of the city’s most popular hotels and attractions along the way, Phlash is the convenient and inexpensive way to get around Philadelphia. Phlash runs from May 1 through October 31, 2009 with daily service every 12 minutes (10:00AM - 6:00PM). It’s easy with 27 stops in Center City Philadelphia. It’s inexpensive at only $2 per person per ride. An individual all-day pass is just $5, and an all-day family pass (two adults and two children ages 6-17) is just $10. Children under 5 are always free; seniors ride free. For more information about Phlash, visit www.phillyphlash.com
By Foot
From the Historic District and Old City, head East on either Market, Chestnut, Walnut or South Streets. Cross Front Street and walk over the pedestrian walkways to Columbus Boulevard. Once on Columbus Boulevard the Great Plaza will be straight ahead. Continue straight on Columbus Boulevard for Festival Pier. It will be on the right hand side approximately 1/2 mile from The Great Plaza.
Penn’s Landing offers convenient and affordable parking at a variety of locations along the waterfront. Monthly parking passes and group rates are available. Please visit our website www.pennslandingcorp.com and click on the parking tab.