Amy B.
Yelp
I love this convenient, charming, quaint park! It's lovely to walk through and to spend time reading, knitting, with a pet or friend. I've had many lovely outings in this sweet Center City spot!! The park does feature a Farmer's Market, Arts Festival and other vendors. While I enjoy the cultural enrichment, I could do without all of the vendors. I've often wanted to spend more time at other parks and gardens throughout the city which are less busy and commercialized.
I have questioned the safety of this park because there is often a pungent smell of weed, a constant police presence and I have heard multiple people strongly advise me against walking into this park past 9pm for safety reasons. Although Rittenhouse Square is one of the loveliest areas of the city, in my humble opinion, there are a lot of homeless in this park.
There are beautiful residences surrounding the park, local businesses, coffee shops and fine dining. The park is an epi-center of multiple fun things to do and enjoy! If you enjoy Rittenhouse Square, check out the outdoor seating at Parc, Devon and Rouge overlooking this park, in addition to Joe Coffee Company across the street, and some of the real estate in Rittenhouse Square is some of the most expensive in the area because of this location!
At Christmas, there is caroling, beautiful Christmas lighting and it's beautiful, like a winter wonderland! This is definitely a park not to be missed!!!