Our Neighborhood The Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center is the latest gem to adorn Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway, home to some of the city's, and the nation's, leading cultural institutions. Once you're at the Interpretive Center, you're also within easy walking distance of: The Philadelphia Museum of Art, built upon the old Faire Mount, where the Water Works had its reservoirs Franklin Institute Science Museum, don't miss the Planetarium Academy of Natural Sciences, cool even before Jurassic Park The Rodin Museum, an intimate space for contemplating this artist's powerful works The Free Library at Logan Square, one of America's first The Please Touch Museum, especially for kids The Mutter Museum, over 20,000 objects, including fluid-preserved anatomical and pathological specimens, medical instruments, anatomical and pathological models, items of memorabilia of famous scientists and physicians, and medical illustrations. Not far upstream from the Center you'll find Philadelphia's famous Boathouse Row. These beautiful buildings serve many functions, but are best known as training centers for dedicated rowers who are on the water in all seasons. Three new trails and a public park along the river connecting to Center City south of the Water Works lead urban explorers naturally to the Interpretive Center. Several docks are planned along the lower Schuylkill connecting with the Delaware River, one at the Fairmount Water Works. So within a few years, visitors will be able to arrive at the Interpretive Center by land and water. Top of Page