LOVE Park
Love Park, officially known as John F. Kennedy Plaza since 1967, is a public park located in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
A park & preserve inside Philadelphia
You can stay in Philadelphia
LOVE Park is inside Philadelphia, which has 74,976 hotel and restaurant jobs, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from New York
New York is about 81 miles northeast and Baltimore is about 89 miles southwest (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: Apr, May, Jun, Sep and Oct
April, May, June, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 64–83°. When to go ↓
An airport 7 miles away
Philadelphia (PHL) has airline service, about 7 miles from LOVE Park.
Established in 1965
LOVE Park dates from 1965. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Philadelphia. Green months are the mild ones.
LOVE Park
Love Park, officially known as John F. Kennedy Plaza since 1967, is a public park located in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The park is across from the Philadelphia City Hall and serves as a visual terminus for the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The park is nicknamed Love Park for its reproduction of Robert Indiana's 1970 LOVE sculpture which overlooks the plaza, one of three located in Philadelphia.
Despite municipal bans and renovations designed to limit the activity, LOVE Park became one of the most famous and recognizable skateboarding spots in the world in the 1990s and 2000s.
- Type
- Park & preserve
- Established
- 1965
- Wikipedia readers
- 12K a year
Stay in Philadelphia, or close by
Towns within 30 miles, closest first. Hotel and restaurant jobs show how many places there are to stay and eat.
| Town | From LOVE Park | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | in town | 74,976 | 1,579,706 | $243K | D− |
| Camden | 3 mi east | 1,957 | 71,496 | $112K | — |
| Woodlynne | 5 mi southeast | 9 | 2,920 | $142K | — |
| Millbourne | 5 mi west | 0 | 1,467 | $267K | — |
| Yeadon | 5 mi west | 25 | 12,181 | $183K | — |
| Gloucester City | 5 mi southeast | 322 | 11,509 | $191K | — |
| East Lansdowne | 5 mi west | 17 | 2,712 | $200K | — |
| Collingswood | 5 mi southeast | 1,008 | 14,205 | $380K | C− |
| Colwyn | 6 mi southwest | 89 | 2,325 | $128K | — |
| Darby | 6 mi southwest | 51 | 10,687 | $118K | D |
| Audubon Park | 6 mi southeast | 11 | 1,001 | $113K | — |
| Brooklawn | 6 mi southeast | 98 | 1,780 | $159K | D− |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near LOVE Park
Other well-known places within 6 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw1in town🏺 Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
2in town🏛 MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
3in town🏛 MuseumPhiladelphia Museum of Art437K visitors a year
45 mi🌲 Park & preserveSchuylkill River
5in town🏛 MuseumAcademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
6in town🏛 MuseumBarnes Foundation
7in town🏛 MuseumMütter Museum
8in town🏛 MuseumFranklin InstitutePhoto credits
Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Philadelphia Museum of Art: Unknown, Public domain · Schuylkill River: Emy111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University: See below, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barnes Foundation: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mütter Museum: Smallbones, Public domain · Franklin Institute: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Visiting LOVE Park
Is LOVE Park in Philadelphia?
Yes. It’s inside Philadelphia, PA.
When is the best time to visit LOVE Park?
April, May, June, September and October, with highs of 64–83°.
How far is LOVE Park from Newark and New York?
About 75 miles northeast of Newark and about 81 miles northeast of New York, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to LOVE Park?
Philadelphia (PHL), about 7 miles away.
Where should I stay near LOVE Park?
Philadelphia (in town, 74,976 hotel and restaurant jobs), Camden (3 mi, 1,957 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Gloucester City (5 mi, 322 hotel and restaurant jobs).
Tips from people in Philadelphia
No tips yet. Ask, or answer, in Philadelphia’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.