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Address
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107-5699
Telephone: 215-732-6200
Fax: 215-732-2680
Directions
To Philadelphia
Philadelphia is accessible via the Philadelphia International Airport, Amtrak, SEPTA Regional Rail, New Jersey Transit, and the PATCO Hi Speedline.
For more information about your visit to Philadelphia, go to the offical visitor site for Greater Philadelphia.
To the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
By Car
From east of Philadelphia: Travel west on Route 676. Take the Broad Street/Central Philadelphia exit. Proceed south on 15th Street and turn left onto Locust Street, crossing Broad Street and continuing to 13th Street. The Historical Society is on the right, at 1300 Locust Street. Several parking facilities are on the left.
From north or south of Philadelphia via I-95: Exit onto Route 676 West. Take the Broad Street/Central Philadelphia exit. Proceed south on 15th Street and turn left onto Locust Street, crossing Broad Street and continuing to 13th Street.
From west of Philadelphia: Travel east on Route 676. Take the Broad Street/Central Philadelphia exit. Proceed south on 15th Street and turn left onto Locust Street, crossing Broad Street and continuing to 13th Street.
Parking options:
Several commercial parking lots or garages not associated with the Society are located close to 1300 Locust Street: As you approach the Society from Broad Street, there is a covered parking garage on the near left-hand corner of Juniper Street, a parking lot just past Juniper Street (almost directly across the street from the Society) and another on the northeast corner of Locust and 13th Streets. All will accept short-term parking.
Public Transportation
Find bus and train information at www.septa.com or PATCO Hi Speedline
Bus Route: SEPTA bus route 12 stops on Locust Street directly in front of HSP.
Subways: HSP is two blocks east of the Walnut/Locust stop on the Broad Street Subway or four blocks south of the 13th/Market stop on the Market/Frankford Subway. There is a PATCO stop at the corner of 13th and Locust Streets, directly in front of HSP.
Train: Take any SEPTA commuter rail line to Market East Station. Walk south on 12th Street to Locust Street. Then turn right and walk one block west on Locust to 13th Street. If you prefer to ride the train into Suburban Station, you may walk past City Hall south on Broad Street to Locust, where you turn left and walk two blocks.
