Manayunk Canal

The busiest, and skinniest, section of the path runs from Lock Street to the Green Lane Bridge. After that, it broadens out, alternating between dirt path and wooden boardwalk. Soon you pass through a forest of red and silver maples and sycamores.

In Short
There's more to Manayunk than conspicuous consumption. Duck onto the canal towpath that runs behind Restoration Hardware and Smith & Hawken, and you'll rediscover the roots of...