The Rail Park — Attraction in Philadelphia

This has been on my must-see list for a while now. Getting to the park is easier on foot rather than trying to find street parking, but the entrances are a little hidden. Finding the stairs on Callowhill between 11th and 12th streets is easier. The Noble Street entrance is at grade, but you have to come in from Broad Street. I visited on a Friday late afternoon and the park was being used by families, solo walkers, dog walkers and a few hanging out and reading or taking on their phones. Lots of seating in sun or shade, interesting plants and a modern, industrial aesthetic which was expected, but not especially creative or unique. An NYC High Line knockoff for sure. I would have loved to see something more inherently Philly, more local. The park seems well cared for, though nowhere near as manicured as say Dilworth Park, but perhaps that is the point. The horticulture looks more like what the railway was in all it's abandoned glory. You can see what that was at the Callowhill end. Well worth a visit, walk out back and forth a couple times then sit and soak up the sounds...

Accessibility: 2 stars, you can get around the park but all the accessibility features were a clear after thought and make most of the features of the park unusable

park is covered in gravel almost all of the park is at an incline and so is the seating on it most of the benches are either too low to comfortably switch to seating on from a wheelchair or the swing seats are too high to get into only one end of the park has an accessible entrance, most of which has been blocked off the sidewalk isn't accessible on the left hand side of the entrance, on the right hand side you have to go into the street (they have after several months marked this out with cones but entering from that side also requires going all the way around the platform that blocks most of the accessible entrance) wall mural about the history of the park is on the top of a platform there are some wooden paths, none of which are connected, most are too narrow for a wheel chair and tend to go no where plants are blocking/growing over most of the...

This park reminds me of a developing and mini "High Line" that you'll see in NYC. Its cool usage for an abandoned rail line and as of right now looks pretty cool. Nothing much too see as of yet but its a cool spot to explore or if you need some green space, some quiet from Center City. There are a lot of homeless that do hang around here but from my experience, they really just try to find some peace and quiet and never bothered anyone. This park looks cool and hopefully they continue to add more to it.

PROS: -Cool concept -Quiet, spacious, not far from the Center City/downtown area of Philly -Sort of low key and never really packed (as of now)

CONS: -I have seen homeless around here but never felt sketchy. The homeless I have seen here tend to visit here to be left alone and get some peace and quiet. Usually reading, napping, etc. But if this is a concern for you, just...