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Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum
One of the world's greatest collections of racing sports cars, with rare vehicles that actually compete in demonstration days.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Swarthmore
Pennsylvania, United States · North America
About Swarthmore
Swarthmore is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Media, 11km from Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum.
Swarthmore is in Pennsylvania, United States, with about 6,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Media, about 4 km away.
Swarthmore station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Located on Chester Road between downtown Swarthmore and Swarthmore College, it serves the Media/Wawa Line.
In 2013, this station saw 765 boardings and 699 alightings on an average weekday. Dollar-a-day parking and permit parking areRead more
available. It is the first outward-bound Zone 3 station from the central Philadelphia stations. It is the busiest station on the Media/Wawa Line outside of Center City. The adult fare to and from Central Philadelphia is currently $5 during off-peak hours, with an additional $2 surcharge assessed for those who buy a ticket on the train, regardless of whether the ticket window is open.
The ticket office is located on the inbound side of the tracks in a building used otherwise by Swarthmore College and the Chester Children's Chorus. The building was originally built in 1880 by the Pennsylvania Railroad and formerly held the Jumping Cow cafe. Swarthmore's main street, Chester Road, has passed under the station since 1931. Before Swarthmore College was opened, the station was known as Westdale.
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Within an hour or so of Swarthmore: Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum (11 km), Independence Hall, Philadelphia (18 km), Liberty Bell (18 km).
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Swarthmore is in Pennsylvania, United States, about 4 km from Media.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,211
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Pennsylvania
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 39.9021, -75.3499
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AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Swarthmore
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Independence Hall, Philadelphia
The birthplace of American democracy where the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were debated and adopted.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Liberty Bell
Iconic cracked bell in Philadelphia that rang to mark the reading of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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