The Bettie Jack Gallery is now Harry's House Gallery! We visited this past Tuesday and had such a…read moretime exploring all that this shop had to offer. The owner was there and she was incredibly sweet! We initially stumbled upon this shop as we were eating at a nearby restaurant and needed to use the restroom and we were pointed here. This is a hybrid of a thrift store and an art gallery and so much more. My sister purchased a $15 grab bag which was full of all kinds of things, ranging from treasures to total junk. It was so fun to go through the bag and see what it held. I purchased a custom sign that reminded me of my cats back home. I can't wait to display my purchase once we get home!

So fun! Walked in randomly one day and there are so many treasures to explore and a fun second…read morelevel with a flea-market vibe. Love it!

Rented in this SEEDY place , building constantly flooded, dirty, rats, used condoms and human…read morefecies in and around building, homeless people squatting in building. Artwork and personal property stolen consistently from with in studio and from my car in parking lot . I believe the landlord syphons electric from tenants, although PECO had told me the electric is so badly rigged that they have no idea whats going on, did not stay long enough to get to the bottom of it. Would not recommend to anyone.

I've rented a studio here for years. The neighborhood and building are safe. The owners are very…read morenice as are the other tenants (mainly artists). I have a large studio. My only complaint is that it could be cleaner - bathrooms and hallways (it would be nice if they repainted them and cleaned up some of the junk). Rent is cheap and utilities are included, so I guess you get what you pay for. Overall, I'm happy with it.

So much fun! Lots of variety of food and arts! Must go ... add it to your calendar! Glad I wentread more

We love going to the Manayunk Arts Festival. We had a great time, but unfortunately it was too hot…read moreto walk around for any length of time. Hopefully next year the weather will be cooler.

The first thing you, dear reader, should understand is the historic location where this faire has…read morebeen held for the past several years. It is Fort Mifflin, originally constructed in 1771 in a place they then called "MUD ISLAND". Yes, that's right. Mud. Fort Mifflin is still an active base for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and is currently the oldest active U.S. military base and the only base in use that predates the Declaration of Independence. So, back to the location: MUD. As in very wet ground. This fort sits on part of the remaining wetlands situated along the Delaware river where the Schuykill River empties. It's essentially built on a giant natural sponge. What does that mean? It means wear waterproof shoes whenever you visit this place, Faire or not. It does not matter if it hasn't rained in weeks: You are likely to still have mud. Today, Fort Mifflin sits very directly next to the Philadelphia International Airport, right along an active runway. What does that mean? Dragons, cleverly disguised as aircraft coming in for landing. Stripey Dragons (American Air), Triangle Dragons (Delta), Brown and Gold Dragons (UPS), even Dragons hailing from Southwest. We saw lots of dragons. :) It's a place that was built before cars, and so in between the faire vendors and performers who are there all the time, the parking lot is super full. You CAN take a chance and park your car along the side of Hog Island Road, however please understand you are right at a major airport, and you are also close to the airport's fuel storage tanks, so there's a better-than-average chance that your car will be towed while you're frolicking. The faire organizers rented the closest available lot, which, because of that big airport runway, is about a mile drive away. If you could walk in a direct line between the two, it's like 1/4 of a mile. Great, except it's an ACTIVE RUNWAY and they don't take kindly to pedestrians. Anyhow, we DID read the instructions for parking before we arrived, paid our $5, and hopped a shuttle. They had 4 large 12-15 passenger vans running constantly and I think the longest we waited in the 3 days we were there was maybe 20 minutes, during which they had a folk singer with his guitar and kazoo. The faire itself is probably more what you'd call a 'pop up' faire, compared with some very large fairs like Pennsylvania that is 'purpose built' with permanent village structures, this is much more pop up tents and temporary stages. I like both kinds of fairs, however I don't compare them. That would be like comparing the St. Denis Fun Fair with Great Adventure, right? The shuttle drove us right to the gate, and we had zero problems checking in using our $40 season passes. The first section when we entered had a stage, food trucks and a couple vendors. There were covered and open sky tables for people to sit at while they ate. The next two spaces were shows and vendors. I visited the hair braiding booth first where the lovely person braided my hair right up and put pretty decorations in too. YAY. Then we saw the falcon show - the falcons were not flying free because of the very close by airport. Airport + bird = bad. The falconer was great, she told us all about the birds, how to become a falconer, etc. There were like 5 total stages and we saw some great acts, a storyteller, harpist, daredevil fire and magic act, and a singing group were all on hand. They had taken care to rope up the wettest mushiest areas, and they had laid flat plywood all along the walkways, which definitely helped. The vendors were all very nice, no temu re-sell crap, and they had two different 'find it' games for families to play while they were there. Find the Cheese was really funny too. I really enjoyed my time at this faire and would go again next year. I will bring a hat and sunscreen next time, I always forget these. If you're looking for big showy stages that look like the globe theater and a village, this isn't your faire. However if you're looking for genuine artisan crafts, great shows and a lovely sense of ...community, then this is your place. By day 3 I was greeted like an old friend, which was super cool.

This is a review from the 2023 Faire…read more Based on the past reviews I'd say they've figured things out much better than in previous years. The only issue I had was that they didn't prepare the parking lot on time, so myself and a half dozen others were driving around before being sent back to the deserted lot where we had already been. But only a few minutes after the Faire opened the attendant showed up and setup a little tent. From there on everything was great. It was a small Faire, but it was a lot of fun. One of my friends mentioned that compared to the bigger faires they actually thought the quality of the vendors was much higher. She liked everything she saw and I guess at larger faires that's not usually the case. The Fort was a cool setting that worked well for the atmosphere. They needed a few more food stalls because the lines got intensely long by midday. I was one of the first people in and I really wish I'd been hungry earlier because it went from zero wait to 30 minutes + and that wasn't even the slowest line. Some of the vendors even ran out of food with several hours left. But I'm still giving the Faire 5 stars because it was fun. I got a bullseye with a throwing knife. It was a beautiful day. So yeah none of the other stuff matters it was a good time and I'd happily come again next year. Oh yeah, and there were swallows all over the place! Nested in the "catacombs" and flying over the Lilly pads. Beautiful.

A true neighborhood gallery. Features many undiscovered and world class artists who reside in…read moreGermantown. Ever Friday is Rumba night. Features many Philadelphia's drummers. Admission in free.

This place has an amazing collection of old books, magazines, newspapers, everyday documents, used…read morerecords, CD's and old currency. I bought some science fiction magazines from the 60s and 70s for only 15 dollars. The issues were in great condition. I also collect old newspapers and they have a good amount going back to the 1800's. You can easily spend hours at this place. Employees are all very nice and knowledgeable.

If you like digging, this might be for you. It is a warehouse with two floors. Top floor contains…read more$1.00 books. Bottom floor contains books, vinyl records, CDs, DVDs, maps magazines, old postcards and pictures, and everything in between. Unfortunately we found it to be disorganized and musty. A couple of the books I paged through on the bottom floor were dirty and should definitely be upstairs in the one dollar section. Mainly older books. Don't expect to find a lot of current reads. Also, one thing to note is that the adult men's magazines were not far from the comics. Not the best idea. The staff that was there was very helpful trying to assist everyone to find what they needed. If you have a day to spend a couple of hours and would like to hunt for a gem, give it a go.

The Clover Market actually moves around the area, and the one I went to this year was held in…read moreCollingswood. I heard it was the only one in Jersey this year. They claim there are 100 vendors, but I really don't feel like it was that many, though I saw that there were a few booths were artists split a booth. Now, this ain't your neighborhood grandma using Michael's ribbons on sale with her 25% coupon to make wreaths that you slap onto your front door. For many of the booths, it was gallery quality, and the prices reflect as such. Everyone was super, super friendly. My favorite booth was the guy who handcrafted amazing whirligigs. I had to buy a flying pig that used bird feathers to catch a breeze. Stunning, and for $40, I had to get it.

Janet is the greediest organizers out there. her booths are some of the most expensive but then…read morewith the lowest return. it's the same over priced vintage over and over and her stupid bell at the beginning and end of the day could not say pretentious louder. clover is way past it's prime and she treats vendors like crap.

Pretty neat museum. Only been in it a few times…read more I usually go to the playground that is on the same premises and my daughter loves it. When it comes to the museum it's pretty interesting, but their are only certain hours. You'd have to check the times beforehand to make sure they are open.

As the story goes, Joseph willed Burholme to his second wife, Anne and upon her death, son Robert…read more Upon Joseph's death, Robert and stepmother Anne moved back to Burholme, then adding to the home a parlor and library. Just months before Robert's death he married his housekeeper, Mary Ann Reed. Robert left her Burholme, with stipulations stating the estate (Burholme), be turned over to the city to be used as a park, museum, and library. After Robert's death, Mary Ann remarried, continued to travel and collect items, from around the world. The museum is free and open Friday - Sunday. This isn't the average museum. It's less pictures and more, statues, trinkets, artifacts, books, and so on. Throughout the collection you see the traveller; the passion for collecting is evident. The eclectic collection makes you wonder about life in the past, their friends abroad, and their legacy to allow us into their world of wonder.