Love Park

I went yesterday and there wasnt anything too exciting. There was just the love sign and the reminants of the christmas tree stage. Kinda underwhelmed when everyone’s pictures look great. It is a cool place to take a picture though.

Standard iconic Philly statue. Nothing more to say… The art museum has a replica but says amor. Worth checking out if you want to see it. Takes about 5 min. The skateboarders around the park are obnoxious, heads up.

The first thing on my list when I visited Philadelphia was of course the iconic Love Park. Besides the Christmas Village, where small booths were selling various products such as food and hand made crafts, I was disappointed with what I saw. The Love sign was very underwhelming. I thought to myself when I first saw the sign was that it cannot be that, it is too small! But when I got closer, my heart sank even more as I saw a long line to take pictures of an unimpressive structure. When I was about to take my picture, rude teenagers out of nowhere cut in front of everyone. In addition, the place was overcrowded. The tiles of the floor were loose and needed some maintenance. But the Christmas tree was a nice addition to the park and there was a live concert going on that was pleasant to hear. If it wasn’t Christmas time when I had visited, I believe I would be even more disappointed.

As a Philadelphian, I wish that I could say that I «love» Love Park more than I actually do.
By far the biggest turnoff of Love Park is the people who bombard those who want a picture in front of the sculpture and who then subsequently ask for tips. The actual sculpture is underwhelming and appears larger in photos. I also think that the cleanliness of the park could be better maintained. However, I do enjoy coming exploring Christmas village here during the holiday season, despite the large crowds.

This review is for the Christmas village. We came down to the village and it’s decorated nicely with lots of Christmas decorations and the vendors in their little houses selling all sorts of stuff mostly arts and crafts style with some snack vendors and Christmas only vendors as well.
Our problem is mostly centered on it’s impossible to move around with a stroller. The steps on the interior on the park make it impossible to get anywhere and it’s just too packed. Yes the homeless are everywhere and there was even a very merry homeless guy in a full length black leather trench coat, with black shirt, pants and boots dancing to his own beat staring women down. Not the welcoming idea I’m sure the city had for tourists in the Christmas village.
The craft vendors were mostly very happy to be there, the food vendors were massively overpriced 3.50 $ for a small pretzel and 8 $ for a homemade eggo waffle in a paper cone with some strawberries and Hershey’s sauce. I would have expected more creativity from our city with regards to this.

**2.5 STARS** According to many sites and reviews, Love Park is one of the ‘top’ attractions of Philadelphia so it was hard to pass up. We came in the winter time so the plaza is beautifully lit up and decorated with Christmas spirit. There are also a lot of neat little shops set up around the plaza. HOWEVER, it is overly crowded and you have to shuffle to get around anywhere. The floor tiles are loose so every time you step it feels like the floor is moving — definitely needs some maintenance with all the foot traffic.
The LOVE sign is underwhelming and much smaller than I anticipated. There were a few ‘workers’ manning the line to take pictures with the LOVE sign but it was unclear if they truly worked there — no uniforms or any sort of markings to show they worked at the plaza and they kept asking for tip$; they also had nasty attitudes which all the visitors felt as you could see the looks on everyone’s faces. The worker at the information center was also extremely rude as well. Come here to take your iconic picture with the LOVE sign and leave ASAP!

This was one of my bucket list but it soon that happiness went to annoyed in 2.5 seconds. As soon I went near the love sign 500 people ask me if they can take a picture with my phone (ummm no). The park needs major renovation but the cool part is the vendors selling cool things
My recommendations
1. Just be careful near the love sign.
2. enjoy the park

Highly recommend this Philly landmark, it’s remarkable in many ways.
Most known for the LOVE sculpture, but don’t let the other parts of this park slip past you. From the wonderful/​very clean fountain to the backdrop of the city… so many things to photograph and enjoy. It’s conveniently located, close to a lot of other Philly attractions.
Buy some food, sit on the steps and soak in the landscape and relaxing atmosphere this landmark has to offer.

This is an icon of every Philly visit, and even though I work in the city Monday-​Friday, I am no exception! I like coming here during the Christmas season to the German Christmas market, and seeing the fountain dyed different colors for various causes. You always have to get your picture taken in front of the sign.
Couple of items to note: the tiles on the ground are shaky and move around so be careful walking. Skateboarders are rampant here but usually do a good job of watching out for people so just be aware of them. The local homeless folk also like to hang around here and try to charge you for taking pictures in front of the fountain — don’t give them anything because it just encourages them to hang out there and do that to everyone. Ask someone holding a cell phone or camera to take your picture instead.
Can’t wait to see the park when it’s redone!

A Philly landmark. It’s not huge, but it’s something that a lot of tourists like to stop by. I do think that it’s something to be visited at least once in a lifetime if you’re in the area. I did hear through the grapevine that they would be tearing it apart soon, due to a water fountain leak. Who knows when that’ll happen though!
I don’t think this park is overly amazing. Yes, there are a lot of homeless people hanging out there. Yes, someone will probably ask if they could take your picture for you. It is clean. The guys that «live» there do pick up the trash, as I’ve noticed. It’s also kind of a shady stomping ground at night time, as is a lot of Philly. Not my first spot to pick for a serene moment, but hey… don’t take my word for it.

I was excited to see the LOVE sculpture, so we swung by Love Park after a late-​night meal at Morimoto.
We didn’t bother with paid parking because there was a bit of street parking open just in front of the sculpture, and I was just seeking a quick picture.
That said… while the LOVE sign is iconic and beautiful, it is MUCH smaller than I thought. Not a bad thing, just… expected something bigger? In any case, very cool, and I’m glad I got to see it, but…
The park itself is a bit scary. Definitely an unsavory crowd, if you get my drift. I wasn’t comfortable asking anyone in the vicinity to take a pic — I didn’t even want to risk getting so close to the sculpture that I couldn’t immediately bolt over to and reach the car — so I didn’t. And there is virtually no lighting in the park. Nevermind the challenge for a photo — that’s just not SAFE. This is a major city and this is actually a major tourist attraction… not sure who thought this one through.
With all the security around Independence Hall and the like, you think they’d throw a guard over here for the evenings.
Cool enough and would maybe go back at some point during the day when it’s crowded… but for now, the entire experience was just kind of meh.
Worth seeing, but go during the day!
PS, as a side note: the parking garage is $ 11 (we didn’t use it but saw the signs for it) and apparently doesn’t feel much safer than the park itself.

How can you not love Love Park? It’s really pretty and scenic. The iconic LOVE sign is great for photo ops, and overall the park is well maintained. My only hang up is really the panhandlers who roam in the area trying to catch tourists for extra change. Some of them can be very insistent on taking your photo — then once you do – they expect a tip. «I’m good, but thanks. I’ve got 3 friends here who can take my photo.» If you can overcome the pushiness of them, you’ll enjoy your visit without being hustled.

A horrible touristy place that isn’t even really worth taking tourist to. The love sign is always surrounded by a huge line of people wanting to take a picture under it, and the sign itself is dirty and graffitied.
The rest of the park is filled with weed smoking skateboarders.
Love Park is in disrepair, the tiles around the fountain shake as you walk.

Pretty sign and all. But super depressing as there are lots of people who are hanging out in the area who appear to be homeless. Where is the live for our mentally ill and homeless population? :(but the sign itself was nice to look at and the water fountain was dyed blue which gave a pretty touch against the crisp blue sky.

It’s a pretty location but doesn’t live up to the hype. People will skip lines, beg for money, etc
It was a nice pic though :)

You know, when you come to Philly you must visit Love Park.
For that matter, if you are around City Hall, its a nice quick spot to snap a picture of you and the fam, cool off by the fountain, and get the hell out.
Be forewarned, there is no reason to appease the homeless, while getting a picture at the statue. They are territorial and aggressive, but don’t feel obligated to let them take a picture of your group. Instead, wait in line, and ask the party behind you to snap a pic. Otherwise get those selfie sticks out and have a blast.
Much less a park, much more a home for the destitute to prey on the tourists.

As with a lot of other people (as it seems from the reviews and tips), I was a little disappointed with this sign. From the photographs I had seen of it I was expecting it to be a lot larger, it must just be the angles of the photograph which made this look much larger than it is.
Set back from the sign is a large fountain with water jets, this allows for an ever better photograph if you can also capture this in the background.
There are lots of people hanging around asking if you want your photograph taken, they attempt to guilt trip you for money and will give a little sob story if you let them. This is definitely a downside to this attraction, however it shouldn’t put you off because they were not at all rude or aggressive. I still felt very safe.
This is more of a ‘have a quick look and take some photographs’ site. I certainly didn’t feel the need to sit around once I’d seen it.

Love Park is one of the most popular Philadelphia landmarks. Of course it is a must-​see, most especially if you are in the vicinity of city hall. This is the place to take your loved ones and take your mandatory vacation pictures.
Aside from the iconic LOVE sculpture, the park has a fountain where kids and kids-​at-​heart can play (fun fact: it is allowed to play in public fountains in Philadelphia, that is according to our tour guide, anyway). And it is located near other Philadelphia landmarks.
Now go and take your quintessential Philadelphia pictures! Or if you are feeling particularly playful on a hot day, go kick off your shoes and jump into the fountain to cool off!

My fiancé and I recently visited Philadelphia and stopped by to see LOVE park and the iconic LOVE sign! We loved it! It’s 1000x better than the measly little love sign on a corner of midtown in NYC. The park is lovely with a beautiful fountain in the background and it’s a perfect photo opp, which we took full advantage of! Note — reasonable parking is almost impossible to find near this park. We ended up parking several blocks away. You really are smack dab in the middle of the city in this park. There are plenty of places to sit and it’s a lovely green space full of trees with a backdrop of bustling downtown Philly.

A choice destination for tourists, Love Park sits on the corner of 15^th & JFK, diagonally across the street from City Hall. The iconic «LOVE» statue is an obvious choice for photos and selfies with the fountain and the Ben Franklin Parkway serving as a backdrop.
Honestly, the picture serves a better purpose than the actual experience. On busier occasions like weekends and holiday seasons, people lurk around the sculpture and offer to take pictures (offer meaning expecting tips in return). Maybe I’m jaded because of its close proximity, but I personally feel Love Park is much more appealing as a desktop background or a forearm tattoo.
It’s a decent spot for people watching; many come to eat lunch, others join in the people watching, and often times dozens of skaters take over the park while shooting videos.