Wandering Well · Day trips · United States

What are nice weekend getaways from Philadelphia?

Short answer

West Cape May and Boyertown are some potential weekend getaways within 100 miles of Philadelphia. Nelsonville, Cornwall-on-Hudson and Purcellville are within 150 miles of Philadelphia. We list 5 places below, including 2 mountain villages and 2 food and café towns. More below.

Within 100 miles 2 places

Boyertown, United States
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Charming old-world towns

Boyertown

Pennsylvania · United States

Boyertown's ornate Victorian-era train station — a vivid yellow-and-green Gothic Revival depot with vintage passenger cars alongside — anchors this compact P…

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West Cape May, United States
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Coast & island escapes

West Cape May

New Jersey · United States

A pocket-sized waterfront village on the Cape May peninsula in New Jersey, West Cape May sits at the southern tip of the northeastern United States with scen…

114 km away71 mi away More →

Within 150 miles 3 places

Cornwall-on-Hudson, United States
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Mountain villages

Cornwall-on-Hudson

New York · United States

A modest Hudson River village in Orange County, New York, with scenic mountain terrain in the surrounds and a waterfront position on the west bank of the river.

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Purcellville, United States
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Food scenes & café towns

Purcellville

Virginia · United States

This little town in Virginia's Loudoun County with a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size, Purcellville sits close to the Blue Ridge Mountai…

237 km away147 mi away More →
Nelsonville, United States
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Mountain villages

Nelsonville

New York · United States

Modest village in New York's Hudson Highlands, Nelsonville sits alongside Cold Spring in Putnam County and serves as a starting point for hiking trails throu…

193 km away120 mi away More →