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| ACE Conference Center is ideally located in Lafayette Hill, PA, in proximity to myriad cultural and recreational possibilities for you to explore during your stay. |
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Historic Philadelphia
Independence National Historical Park
National Constitution Center
Chestnut Hill
Manayunk
Valley Forge National Historic Park
King of Prussia Court & Plaza (shopping mall)
Museums and Theaters
Penn’s Landing Events
Lincoln Financial Field, Citizens Bank Park,
Wachovia Center, Wachovia Spectrum
The Tweeter Center
The Mann Music Center
Adventure Aquarium
World-Renowned Restaurants
The Kimmel Center for the Arts
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detailed information about any of the
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Historic
Philadelphia:
Only 12 miles from ACE Conference Center to
Center City Philadelphia and the “Cradle of
Liberty”. Here you can visit the “most historic
square mile” including Independence Hall, the
Liberty Bell, the National Constitution Center,
the Betsy Ross House, the Second Bank of the
United States and Christ Church among many other
historic landmarks.
www.phlcvb.com |
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Museums &
Theaters:
Philadelphia and surrounding communities near
ACE Conference Center are filled with museums to
pique anyone’s interest. To name just a few: |
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Philadelphia
Museum of Art
The Philadelphia Zoo
The National Constitution Center
The Pretzel Museum
The Franklin Institute of Science Museum
The Please Touch Museum
Academy of Natural Sciences
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archeology and Anthropology
Brandywine River Museum
American Swedish Historical Museum
The Afro-American Historical & Cultural Museum
Atwater Kent Museum
Independence Seaport Museum |
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| A number of
multi-screen movie theaters are located in
proximity to ACE Conference Center. In addition,
Philadelphia offers a variety of film and live
entertainment venues including: The Kimmel
Center for the Arts (new home of the
Philadelphia Orchestra and the Pennsylvania
Ballet, etc.) The Annenberg Center, Broadway
shows, dinner theaters, etc. |
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Valley Forge
National Historical Park:
(www.valleyforge.org)
Only ten miles from
ACE Conference Center is Valley Forge, where
General George Washington and his army camped
during the winter of 1777. Acres of
battlefields, log buildings and cannon attract
history buffs. Hiking, biking and skating are
also popular pastimes on the Park’s miles of
trails. |
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Shopping:
An abundance of interesting places to shop surrounds ACE Conference Center. Within five minutes are two special areas of Old Philadelphia – Chestnut Hill and Manayunk. Each area features a wealth of specialty shops, galleries, and eateries. The King of Prussia Mall is a twenty minute drive, but worth it (www.Kingofprussiamall.com). Featuring nine world-famous department stores (like Macy’s, Nordstrom’s, Neiman Marcus and Sears), thirty-five eateries and 370 fine shops, it is the largest shopping mall east of the Mississippi. Many other shopping opportunities exist in Center City and outlying suburbs, including the Plymouth Meeting Mall and Franklin Mills Outlet Mall, Peddler’s Village and the Philadelphia premium outlets. |
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Lincoln
Financial Field, Wachovia Center, Wachovia
Spectrum, Citizens Bank Park:
Located in South Philadelphia, these facilities
provide the venues for the area’s professional
sports teams: the baseball Phillies, football
Eagles, basketball 76ers, and ice hockey Flyers.
These arenas are also utilized for myriad other
sporting and entertainment events. About 30
minutes from ACE Conference Center. |
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Penn’s
Landing:
(www.pennslandingcorp.com)
Philadelphia’s newest attraction along the
Delaware River, Penn’s Landing is the site of
dozens of special events throughout the year.
Welcome America 4th of July extravaganza, Jazz
festivals, Ethnic and Cultural festivals, etc.
In addition, it boasts a number of great
riverside restaurants, clubs and floating
historical venues. |
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Adventure Aquarium, The Tweeter Center , Battleship
New Jersey:
(www.adventureaquarium.com)
& (www.tweetercenter.com)
The fun continues directly across the Delaware
River in New Jersey. The New Jersey State
Aquarium provided hours of “under the sea”
adventures and also is a great place for a
social function (reception, banquet, etc.) The
Tweeter Center is the newest entertainment
center in the area, providing indoor and outdoor
seating for all types of top name musical
entertainers. All of these venues can be
easily reached by ferry or the Ben Franklin
Bridge across the Delaware River. |
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World-Renowned Restaurants:
Over the past decade, the City of Philadelphia
has transformed itself and is now recognized as
home to some of the world’s greatest restaurants.
Every type of ethnic cuisine is available in all
price ranges. The surrounding suburbs offer
equally exciting dining opportunities; many are
only a short distance from ACE Conference
Center.
www.wheremagazine.com |
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Other
Attractions:
If time permits during your stay at ACE
Conference Center, you may wish to explore even
more of what the area offers. Atlantic City and
all of its excitement is only a two-hour drive –
bus transportation can be arranged for groups.
The Brandywine Valley in nearby Chester County
and into Delaware, “the First State”, provides
beautiful scenery, art galleries, wineries, and
gardens (www.brandywinevalley.com).
If you’re interested in gardens, The Morris
Arboretum is only a five minute drive, and
Longwood Gardens , a world-famous horticultural
center is only 30 minutes away. And, at 9,000
acres, the world’s largest municipal park,
Fairmount Park , provides hundreds of trails,
biking and skating paths along the Schuylkill
River and tours of historic mansions located
throughout the Park. |
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