Fairmount Water Works

Fairmount Water Works Discover. Connect. Act. For more than 200 years, the Fairmount Water Works has continually found ways of telling the story of our connection with water.

Historic site of pumping station, aquarium, Kelly Pool, & today houses an award-winning Interpretive Center focusing on environmental education and stewardship. The Fairmount Water Works operated as a pumping station from 1815 to 1909, an aquarium from 1911 to 1962, as the Kelly Natatorium (pool) until 1972, and today houses an award-winning urban environmental education center, and Philadelphia Water's public education destination.

In honor of Juneteenth, our center will close at 1pm today and remain closed for the holiday. We’ll be back on Saturday,...
06/18/2026

In honor of Juneteenth, our center will close at 1pm today and remain closed for the holiday. We’ll be back on Saturday, June 20!

Join us the next two Saturdays for special guided tours to celebrate the semi quincentennial at Fairmount Water Works in...
06/16/2026

Join us the next two Saturdays for special guided tours to celebrate the semi quincentennial at Fairmount Water Works in partnership with Wawa Welcome America Festival ! Register on Event Brite - find the link in our stories!

AWE fellowship training up the Pocono Environmental Education Center
06/12/2026

AWE fellowship training up the Pocono Environmental Education Center

Are you interested in a tour of one of the 67 National Historic Landmarks in the city of Philadelphia, Fairmount Water W...
06/10/2026

Are you interested in a tour of one of the 67 National Historic Landmarks in the city of Philadelphia, Fairmount Water Works? Tomorrow at 4pm we are going to tell the story of the rise of the first successful water supply system in our young nation! Scan the QR code to register!

Tour Dates: June 11 and June 25

Time: 4pm-5:30pm

Where: Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center

Questions? Email us at [email protected]

Happy 💧 🐟 Every month is river month here at Fairmount Water Works, but we’ll take any excuse to appreciate the Schuyl...
06/09/2026

Happy 💧

🐟 Every month is river month here at Fairmount Water Works, but we’ll take any excuse to appreciate the Schuylkill River a little extra 🫶 To kick off June, we hosted “Exploring Our Urban Watershed” a kayak program in partnership with and had a blast!

🥾 If you haven’t already, take a hike along the Schuylkill River Trail and stop into our Interpretive Center this month! Open 10am-5pm Wednesday through Saturday!

Our first Loving our Landmarks Tour is next week on June 11th! Scan the QR code to register!Tour Dates: June 11 and June...
06/04/2026

Our first Loving our Landmarks Tour is next week on June 11th! Scan the QR code to register!

Tour Dates: June 11 and June 25

Time: 4pm-5:30pm

Where: Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center

Questions? Email us at [email protected]

Drop in to the Interpretive Center this June to learn more about our history to envision the future of Philadelphia 📜 ...
06/04/2026

Drop in to the Interpretive Center this June to learn more about our history to envision the future of Philadelphia 📜

We were busy beavers here at Fairmount Water Works in May and we’re super excited for what’s in store for June! Check ou...
06/04/2026

We were busy beavers here at Fairmount Water Works in May and we’re super excited for what’s in store for June! Check out our website and EventBrite for upcoming events!

We’re excited for another weekend of performances from our artists featured in Currents! Stop in on Saturday afternoon t...
06/03/2026

We’re excited for another weekend of performances from our artists featured in Currents! Stop in on Saturday afternoon to see Taji and Eugene’s work!

05/29/2026

Welcome back to this week’s episode of at Fairmount Water Works!

Today we’re checking out the mysterious little Green Heron! They can be very sneaky and secretive… Look for these feathered friends next time you’re at !

Address

640 Water Works Drive
Philadelphia, PA
19130

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+1 215-685-0723

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