Join us at Fairmount Water Works to fall in love all over again with one of Philadelphia’s beloved icons. This architecture tour will shed light on the landmark’s best features through sketching, photography and more. We will finish the tour inside to make a love letter to Water with a warm cup of cocoa. […]
Celebrate International Day of Monuments and Sites with Philadelphia’s Fairmount Water Works. Come learn and experience why, more than two centuries ago, the Fairmount Water Works was one of the most visited sites in the United States, second only to Niagara Falls and continues as a distinguished destination today. Join us for an interactive guided […]
SAVE THE DATE! Join the staff from the American Friends of Lafayette and the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center for a guided interpretation of the Water Works, the 1815 engineering marvel that so impressed Lafayette on his Philadelphia visit. Selected tours will include excerpts from the writings of both Lafayette and his secretary, Auguste Levasseur, […]
SAVE THE DATE! Join the staff from the American Friends of Lafayette and the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center for a guided interpretation of the Water Works, the 1815 engineering marvel that so impressed Lafayette on his Philadelphia visit. Selected tours will include excerpts from the writings of both Lafayette and his secretary, Auguste Levasseur, […]