A beautiful self-guided bike tour of philadelphia that includes historic statues, museums, landmarks, and more. enjoy breathtaking views of boathouse row/kelly drive from the seat of a bicycle.. Boathouse row is near the art museum on kelly drive. this area of fairmount park is a nice walk, but is a close up view of the crew houses you're not allowed in. the better view is on mlk drive where you get to look over the river to the iconic houses.. Located along boathouse row, you can rent a single/double surrey, kids/adult bikes, bike attachments for very reasonable prices. helmets included for free. both times we rented the double surrey for 3 adults and a child..
It was transferred to the district of columbia in the fall of 2008. boathouse row is a part of the city’s anacostia waterfront initiative (awi), and future improvements to boathouse row will advance the implementation of the awi, further establishing the district as a waterfront city.. Bike rentals are available from the wheel fun kiosk located between lloyd hall and boat house row. kiosk hours and rental information is available here . you can also take an indego, philadelphia's bike share.. In 1897, the club was founded as the bicycle, barge and canoe club, but quickly changed its name to the sedgeley club. the club initially occupied #14 boathouse row, until 1902, when the fairmount park commission permitted the club to build its own boathouse..
