Directions to Historic RittenhouseTown

Historic RittenhouseTown is located in the Historic Northwest section of Philadelphia approximately 8 miles or 20 minutes from Philadelphia's City Hall.

Please note that if you are driving a bus or truck these vehicles are not permitted on Lincoln Drive. Special instructions are provided below.

From Center City Philadelphia or Southern New Jersey

• Take I-76 West towards Valley Forge.
• Take Exit # 340A towards Lincoln Drive/ Kelly Drive/ Wissahickon Park; FOLLOW SIGNS FOR Lincoln Drive.
• Follow Lincoln Drive for approximately 1.5 miles, make a right at the first traffic light (Rittenhouse Street).
• Follow Rittenhouse Street for one block, and make a left at the first traffic light (Wissahickon Avenue).
• Follow Wissahickon Avenue for 1-½ blocks.
• The entrance for RittenhouseTown will be on your left, halfway up the hill.
• The first building you come to is the Visitors Center; this is where the tour begins.

From Northern and Western Suburbs

• From the west, take US-202 or I-276 (PA Turnpike) towards Valley Forge/ King of Prussia to I-76.
• From the North, take I-476 towards Conshohocken to I-76.
• Take I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) East towards center city Philadelphia.
• Take Exit # 340A Towards Lincoln Drive/ Kelly Drive/ Wissahickon Park; FOLLOW SIGNS FOR Lincoln Drive.
• Follow Lincoln Drive for approximately 1.5 miles, make a right at the first traffic light (Rittenhouse Street).
• Follow Rittenhouse Street for one block, and make a left at the first traffic light (Wissahickon Avenue).
• Follow Wissahickon Avenue for 1-½ blocks.
• The entrance for RittenhouseTown will be on your left, halfway up the hill.
• The first building you come to is the Visitors Center; this is where the tour begins.

Bus Directions

• Take Exit 340A from I-76 and follow the sign for Ridge Avenue West.
• At the end of the exit ramp, stay right and follow signs for Ridge Avenue.
• Continue on Ridge Avenue, up a steep hill.
• At the traffic light at the top of the hill, bear left to continue on Ridge Avenue.
• You will come to a traffic light with signs indicating Shurs Lane to the left and Walnut Lane to the right (there are gas stations on three of the corners).
• Turn Right onto Walnut Lane.
• After the bridge, at the traffic cricle, bear right on Walnut Lane.
• Follow Walnut Lane until you reach Wissahickon Avenue.
• Turn right on Wissahickon Avenue.
• The entrance for Historic RittenhouseTown will be on the right, halfway down the hill (If you reach Lincoln Drive, you have passed the driveway).
• The first building you come to is the Visitors Center; this is where the tour begins.
• The bus should continue down the driveway; there is parking available between the next two houses.

Public Transportation

• Mass Transit comes within a few blocks of RittenhouseTown's entrance. Please call RittenhouseTown for directions from these stops; (215)438-5711.
• The closest bus route is the 65.
• The closest train station is the Tulpohocken Station on the R-8 Regional Rail Line.
• For schedules or more information please call the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) at (215)580-7800.
• Schedules and maps are also available from the SEPTA Web Site, www.septa.org.