Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple — Attraction in Philadelphia

The temple is a haven. Just like the ancient Jews/early Christian church, we have chapels (like Jewish synagogues) for regular weekly worship, and a temple for special, less frequent worship. It is the same in Jesus’s restored church. It is His house. It is wonderful! +Clothing rental +Parking for patrons +Arrival center (not a full fledged visitor center) No cafeteria in temple(very rare these days) Very close to art museum, center city. IF YOU HAVE SMALL CHILDREN visiting the temple in summer months: there is a small grassy area on the second floor of the arrival center, perfect for playing games or taking about the temple. There is also a park called sister cities park directly kitty corner from the temple lot. It is AMAZING. Also, dillworth park and love park are short walks all with fountains the kids can...

Beautiful structure, with peaceful space surrounding the temple. Some benches, for a place to sit and reflect. Adjacent to the temple is a building called a Welcome Center with pictures and information about temples. It has a second story, with an open area for sitting and offers nice views southward, to look at the temple and the skyline of Philadelphia. Across the street is a conventional meeting house, where one can participate in Sunday services, and which is open to visitors.

For people coming to worship in the temple, there is underground parking, on site. This is free for visitors.

It is not too difficult to walk into the city, and there are several eating places nearby running the gamut from Italian, to sushi,...

They follow the Covid-19 Safety Guidance.

This place is beautiful outside and inside as well.

Perfect to find peace.

To enter a person must be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ and follows some integrity rules approved by their church local leaders.

If you are interested in see how is the temple inside, there are some pictures. Other way is to wait for a "Opening House" right before being dedicated for sacred ordenances any person is invited to come in and enjoy watching this beautiful place. Next "opening house" will be for Washington DC Temple. Please keep contact until a dated is settled, hoping it happens...