NPS Sites Near Philadelphia
Five National Park Service units lie within 150 miles of Philadelphia. Independence National Historical Park, located 9.5 miles from the city center, is the most visited with 1.9 million annual recreation visits. Valley Forge National Historical Park, 15.8 miles away, draws approximately 1.8 million visitors yearly. Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, positioned 32.2 miles from the city, receives roughly 45,900 annual visits. Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, 9.3 miles away, recorded 1,664 visits during its last reporting period.
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site is located 9.8 miles from Philadelphia's center; the National Park Service publishes no total annual visitation figure for this unit. Together, these sites represent significant regional attractions related to American history, including Revolutionary War locations, industrial heritage, and literary history.
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial · 9.3 mi | 1,664 (2025) |
| Independence National Historical Park · 9.5 mi | 1,926,580 (2025) |
| Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site · 9.8 mi | n/a |
| Valley Forge National Historical Park · 15.8 mi | 1,819,086 (2025) |
| Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · 32.2 mi | 45,897 (2025) |
| Morristown National Historical Park · 73.5 mi | 183,001 (2025) |
| Hampton National Historic Site · 75.5 mi | 48,158 (2025) |
| Fort Mchenry National Monument And Historic Shrine Other NPS Unit · 80.5 mi | 283,027 (2025) |
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Nearby-NPS units and their annual recreation visits are from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics package (haversine match within 150 mi of the city centroid), verified June 2026. Null visitation renders as “n/a”, never 0. How we compile this.