Medical curiosities and history more to your liking? Then you may want to check out the Mütter Museum and Historical Medical Library. It’s located 21 miles, or a 30-minute car ride from Newtown Square.
If you’re staying in Newtown Square, shops and restaurants are essentially outside your door at Ellis Preserve, including LaScala’s Fire, Sedona Taphouse, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, First Watch, Spread Bagelry, Chipotle, Otaka Sushi, Kilwins Ice Cream, Whole Foods.
The oldest and largest outdoor multi-breed horse show in the country, the Devon Horse Show draws top competitors from around the world and is about 5 miles, or a 12-minute drive, from the Ellis Preserve.
Longwood Gardens consists of more than 1,100 acres of gardens, woodlands and meadows, and boasts one of the premier U.S. horticultural display gardens. Longwood Gardens is 18 miles, or a 35-minute drive from Newtown Square.
Valley Forge National Historical Park was the encampment site of the Continental Army during the winter of 1777-1778. The park features 3,500 acres of meadows, woodlands, and monuments commemorating the the Revolutionary War and includes a 10-mile driving tour and 5-mile walk. Rental bikes are available. VF National Historical Park, which also features a visitor center, is 13 miles from Newtown Square, or about a 20-minute drive.