The Woodlands — Attraction in Philadelphia

The Woodlands Cemetery and Mansion are a serene getaway from most of the hustle and bustle of the city. You may hear the occasional SEPTA trolley honk it's horn at the nearby 40th Street Portal or the less frequent comings and goings of regional rail or Amtrak trains, but for the most part, this is a quiet place. It's well-maintained by volunteers and families if the deceased alike. While you can drive on the roads inside, most visitors are here for a peaceful stroll or jog. There's usually a weekly yoga gathering and the Philadelphia Orchard Project also has an acre of plants worth seeing. If you're curious about who is resting below the surface and in the tombs, visit the Cemetery website and they have a list of all the notable folks for whom this tract of land is a final resting place. If you're interested in gardening and volunteering, the grave gardeners may have a task or...

This place has a sense of passive and strong energies of the souls that have partaken at the rest of their vessels

It transmit a sense of peace, tranquility and place to call home and the gate to leave this world and reality

I wonder if I am to rest after the struggles of this life and every night passed midnight, speak to the dead and bring spiritual salvation and enlightenment to the dead in ignorance to ascend

I was born as an Oracle Shem Priest to administer to the living and the dead to help them ascend above the heavens and to meet the Divine in them within their hearts

Woodland Cemetery is a Victorian home in the modern world, a sacred resting place for this Enochian Watcher, known to the Theosophists as, Shemyaza, He who has the Divine fire of illumination

Wonderful place to be to cherish life and it's...

The Woodlands, a historic 45-acre oasis, is deeply woven into the fabric of Philadelphia’s history and the University of Pennsylvania’s legacy. This National Historic Landmark District, located at 4000 Woodland Ave, offers a serene escape with its lush walking and biking paths, and a Neoclassical mansion renovated in the 1780s by William Hamilton. Once a private estate, it was transformed in the 1840s into a Victorian rural cemetery and arboretum, now home to over 1,000 trees and the final resting place for many of the city’s notable figures. The Woodlands is not just a cemetery; it’s a living record of Philadelphia’s rich cultural and botanical heritage, a place where the community gathers, and history is preserved amidst the...