Any suggestions on things to do Sat the 31st by the airport?

Submitted by l3arn3r1 t3_zvsnrc in philadelphia

Should we go into the city, or are there any fun non-casino things by the airport?

Edit to add: Sorry I wasn't specific, I didn't want to limit options since I assume there won't be many.

2 adults, no kids. Been to Philly (Center City and suburbs) plenty, but I don't know the airport area at all. I will have a car and a meeting Sat night at 6pm. So looking to kill time before that. I plan to spend the night near there and then head back home the next day, but I can do some more fun before heading home, not in a rush. I don't care for casinos, so that's out. Otherwise just looking for ideas.

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SnapCrackleMom t1_j1qvglx wrote

You'll get better responses if you give an idea of what kind of fun you're looking for, how much time you have, and whether it's daytime or evening.

If you're looking to be outside (it's supposed to be 55 degrees on Saturday), the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge is beautiful and right near the airport.

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TK528e t1_j1rdp9v wrote

Simeone Foundation has one of the best collections of race cars in the world.

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MacKelvey t1_j1rnf36 wrote

Lou Turks

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ACY0422 t1_j1srwsw wrote

Worked at airport for years. Never been inside Lou's. But did hear a pilot call it out on tower frequency as a location when landing.

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oliver_babish t1_j1qxf6u wrote

How much time do you have to kill?

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ThanosSnapsSlimJims t1_j1ry0cj wrote

This time of year, I'd go to the airport two hours early, especially if you don't have Global Entry. Maybe check out Chinatown or something.

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Tacodude5 t1_j1tf2hi wrote

I don't think there is anything to do around the airport

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Fish93 t1_j1ztm0z wrote

Philly is a pretty concentrated city and the airport is in the outskirts where the closest thing is sports bars and a casino in the stadium complex area. If you can’t get downtown there probably won’t be anything very engaging to do in the immediate “airport area.” You can get a cheesesteak or something.

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l3arn3r1 OP t1_j20acem wrote

Yeah, that's what maps implied. I was hoping there was a hidden gem. I'll probably head to Chinatown.

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PhillyPanda t1_j1qv6nu wrote

Though I’d recommend the city…. Fort mifflin and John Heinz are both good

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ACY0422 t1_j1srzpd wrote

I have not been to Fort Mifflin in years. But I think it is closed in the winter.

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PhillyPanda t1_j1sxhh5 wrote

Guess you’re right, closed the 15th

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ACY0422 t1_j291wf7 wrote

They used to have a great Christmas festival. But the group that run it changed to I think the city. That ended. My kids loved it.

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TastyAgency4604 t1_j1u66np wrote

A lot of parks do hikes the first and last day of the year

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tinyjava t1_j1vbluf wrote

Live! Casino isn’t terribly far if you’re into gambling

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revdchill t1_j1ujohl wrote

Old city is a very quick taxi ride and there is tons of stuff to see there in a short amount of time.

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ACY0422 t1_j1srrv0 wrote

Actually the area around the airport in the city is pretty high crime. There is a train into downtown (center city) Philly from each terminal. About 30 minutes. Cab rides to downtown were a fixed rate.

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