Washington Square

2 sights not to be missed! Check out the "Moon tree " and the tomb of the Unknown soldier of which the eternal flame burns, a tribute to all our men and women in the "Armed forces"

Very nice park to walk your dog, catch up on some reading or just relaxing enjoying the view . It really looks beautiful just hitting Spring season as the trees and flowers start to bloom.

Very chill . Great to come and read a book or lounge around. I sometimes just sit and think. My fav of the original squares .

Did you know? Washington Square was one of Philadelphia’s five original squares laid out in 1682. Known as Southeast Square, it served as a cemetery from about 1704 until 1794. Read more

Nice place to eat and sit on a bench ! Go check out the Washington statue !

Very big, plenty of seats, greenery , and bit overflowed with wild life

Me and one of my best friends from childhood all around best friends in my life on Washington Square having a serious talk and sharing our friendship and from George Washington's eternal flame .

great place to enjoy a beautiful day or just sit there and get lost in the splendid views mother nature has on display ☺

Be careful of squirrels!

A great place for an evening walk with your pooch or your spouse. Very nice and clean as well .

Me loving my mom on Mother's Day on Washington Square, my favorite square. The number one square.

Go there on a sunny day with a book , lie down on the grass and enjoy your book !!!

Sleepy, sweet park great for relaxing, picnic'ing and people watching . Eat your heart out, Rittenhouse !

Great place to jog a few laps if you're a city runner. Then stop and rest on a bench for some dog-watching!

This was the site of the first human flight in the Americas in 1793 when Jean Pierre Blanchard ascended in his hot-air balloon.

Washington Square was the site of the first human flight on the Americas in 1793 when Jean Pierre Blanchard ascended in his hot-air balloon from the Walnut Street jail.

Perfect in spring and summertime for a picnic

Don't forget to dip your feet in the fountain

Be nice to the homeless people. They have great stories.

Step 1: Buy engagement ring from Jeweler's Row. Step 2: Come to Washington Square to propose. Step 3: Live awesomely ever after.

Lovely, peaceful place to rest & people watch .

There's dead people buried under this park . A lot of them.

Nice garden .

We rode our bikes over to 6th Street to Washington Square Park to see if the tides would turn for me.

Home of the Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier

Great for walks and people watching

Did you know the movie National Treasure starring Nicolas Cage was filmed here?

Best park in Philadelphia. Peaceful and relaxing.

A small park where people do tai chi in the morning.

Nice park just off the main tourist district, quiet with plenty of shade for those sunny afternoons.

Apparently there were 2000 bodies buried here during the times of our founding fathers... How's that picnic ??

Squirrels! Thousands of them!

Lay out on a blanket with my laptop listening to soft jazz in watching the people pass by is the way to go....

Much better than Rittenhouse Square! Peaceful and not as crowded because it's a lot bigger and cleaner. Used to be a graveyard in the 1700's and it's one of the 1st five squares William Penn laid.

Beautiful park !

Did you know it is one of the 5 original squares William Penn laid down? It's true!

Keep your dog on a leash or risk a $75 fine from park rangers!

Beautiful park !

if you dont have some grounding in the private victory it will be difficuly to think ... ...

Never crowed, never a scene. Just a great place to chill out and have a picnic .

Very peaceful

A very quiet peaceful place to eat lunch , dinner , or picnic .

Beautiful park

Nice place to sit and watch the moon

Walked here today to soak in some rays. It was lovely to see so many people enjoying the weather and park !

Check out photos of Get Out Philly's participation in International Pillow Fight Day at Washington Square at GetOutPhilly.org. Read more

Visit the statues and monuments in the park .

7 HABITS HIGHLY EFFECTIVES THIKING

Working my way back to my Bill...

For the Apollo 14 mission, astronaut Stuart Roosa carried along 400-500 seeds which stayed with him as he orbited the Moon. At this location find the sycamore Moon Tree .