Franklin Mills Mall

Why go

Franklin Mills Mall earns time because it offers discount retail and indoor walking when shopping is the explicit purpose of the trip. Its central thread is a very large enclosed shopping complex on Philadelphia's northeastern edge. The long interior plan groups outlet and conventional retailers across distinct courts. Its scale reflects the car-oriented commercial landscape beyond Center City.

What to look for

• The long interior plan groups outlet and conventional retailers across distinct courts.
• Its scale reflects the car-oriented commercial landscape beyond Center City.

The full story

Franklin Mills Mall is best understood through a very large enclosed shopping complex on Philadelphia's northeastern edge. Philadelphia Mills is an enclosed shopping mall located in Northeast Philadelphia, bordering Bensalem in Bucks County and 15 miles (24 km) outside Center City. Formerly named for Benjamin Franklin, the mall houses 200 stores, a movie theatre, two food courts, and seven theme restaurants and was visited by an estimated 18 million people in 2006. Opened in 1989, Franklin Mills was the second built and formerly owned by the Mills Corporation and is now managed by the Simon Property Group. Along with King of Prussia Mall, Simon has control of Pennsylvania's two largest malls. On September 16, 2014, Simon Property Group renamed the mall from Franklin Mills to Philadelphia Mills. The mall will be receiving an interior/exterior upgrade in the coming months. The Philadelphia Mills site was formerly home to Liberty Bell Park Racetrack. It is located approximately one mile west of Interstate 95, at the intersection of Woodhaven Road (Pennsylvania State Route 63) and Knights Road. In August 2006, unconfirmed rumors circulated that the mall was being closed and sold for residential redevelopment. General Philadelphia Mills Philadelphia Mills is an enclosed shopping mall located in Northeast Philadelphia, bordering Bensalem in Bucks County and 15 miles (24 km) outside Center City.

Useful to know

• Confirm individual store hours before the long trip northeast.
• Driving is usually simplest; this is not a natural add-on to a central sightseeing day.

Your next visit

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