Sports and Recreation

     Fairmount Park caters to nearly everyone's recreational appetite, with archery, bicycling, canoeing, fishing, golf, hiking, horseback riding, lawn bowling and tennis. Maps showing good routes for running and walking are available at downtown hotels.
     Philadelphia, with a representative in every major sports league--baseball, football, hockey, basketball and soccer--is a paradise for spectator sports fans. The NFL's Eagles play at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field at S. Broad and Pattison streets; and the Phillies of baseball's National League suit up at Citizens Bank Park, 10th Street and Pattison Avenue. The Wachovia Complex, consisting of the Wachovia Spectrum and the Wachovia Center, also at S. Broad and Pattison streets, plays host to the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers and the NBA's 76ers. For ticket information, phone (215) 463-1000 for the Phillies; (215) 463-5500 for the Eagles; (215) 339-7676 for the 76ers; and (215) 755-9700 for the Flyers.
     The Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League and the Philadelphia Kixx, affiliated with the National Soccer League, play at the Wachovia Spectrum. For information phone (215) 465-4522 for the Phantoms, or (888) 888-5499 for the Kixx.
     Rowing is popular on the Schuylkill River; skulls are often seen skimming the water. Periodic races and spectacular annual rowing regattas can be seen from Fairmount Park.
     Polo is played by the suburban Brandywine Polo Club, which has games on Sunday afternoons May through September; phone (610) 268-8692. Cricket matches are held in Fairmount Park on weekends in the summer.
     If you want to play the ponies, Philadelphia Park in Bensalem offers Thoroughbred racing all year; phone (215) 639-9000. Delaware Park, near Wilmington, Del., offers Thoroughbred races spring through fall; phone (302) 994-2521.