Fort Mifflin

I love this place but the ghost tour was terrible. Maybe our guide was the reason. We were not allowed to enter any buildings, well we did go into the blacksmith shop and the powder storage room, also the room they kept prisoners but buildings I have been in before in this tour were not allowed to enter even though they were open and lights were inside. The prisoners room has three more rooms and we were escorted out without being shown or told about them. I think if I ever do this again I will ask before paying if we will be allowed into these rooms. Kind of an outdoor tour and not really worth the money

This place is full of history and definitely a favorite of mine. Although it’s almost in the middle of no where It’s really easy to get to and you have a perfect view of the Philadelphia International Airport if you want to see planes take off or land. This place is suppose to be haunted and they do «ghost hunts» although I’ve never been to one. The employees are all nice and helpful if you need anything. Not many people know about this place so there are usually not that many people visiting. The place is very small and for lack of a better word intimate so it doesn’t take long to get through. I definitely recommend checking this place out.

This is one of my favorite places to go when I’m in Philly. Incredible views of the Delaware River and of planes landing at Philadelphia International Airport. Seriously, the airplanes fly so low to this Revolutionary War-​era fort. It’s fun too because you can walk on top of the fort’s walls! Their open hours aren’t the greatest, so make sure to check ahead before you go.

A review of «sleep with the ghosts» only:
A great historical site, but the ship has sailed on the overnight ghost tour.
I have been to the «Sleep with the Ghosts» twice. The first time (around 2006 or 2007), it was presented (by the care taker) as «here is the history, here are some stories, now go around & have fun». It was great, and he wasn’t trying to sell us on the promise of supernatural events happening to us.
The second time (maybe 2012), it was presented by some ghost society lady who was trying to tell us that there were all kinds of spirits who would fully appear all over & interact with guests all of the time (fully formed spirits appearing are pretty rare, if they even exist at all and this idiot was practically guaranteeing it!). She also didn’t tell us the same history or stories… I guess they changed?
My advice– only go if the actual care taker is giving the tour. It was cool. But now that the nut jobs have moved in, it is likely a lost cause.

wow. you can smell the history in this place. literally! it gets really creepy in certain spots and casemates. the Scyfy show Ghost hunters did an investigation there. i met the groundskeeper who recently discovered a casemate that was sealed for over 150 years. he took the time to talk to us about the fort, the history, and the ghost hunters crew. for 6 dollars, it is a great family day out. really really cool.

AMAZING PLACE!
The current staff are as friendly and helpful as they come. We had a very lovely experience there and our event with cast members of Ghost Hunters and SyFy’s Fact or Faked was enjoyed by all!
We will definitely be back!

I’ve been wanting to visit here since I moved up to Philly a few years ago and I finally found the time last weekend. As others have said this place is kind of in the middle of nowhere, if I didn’t know about the Fort from historical sources I would have never known it was there.
I really enjoyed the experience at the fort, when I was there it was almost empty with only about 7 or 8 other people. I found the most interesting part of the Fort to be the underground casements which served as a prison during the civil war. In some sections of the fort you can still see some graffitti on left by previous inhabitants.
The fort was very enjoyable, I would suggest leaving about an hour to see everything.

I really enjoyed my visit to the Fort. It was a cool, cloudy day in the fall and we were some of the only people there. It was very peaceful (except when the planes flew low overhead — which was kinda cool). The buildings were interesting. I liked that we were able to just wander around on our own, kinda like snooping through an empty house. The casemates and cells were amazing and creepy and fascinating. I learned a lot about the importance of the Fort, which I hadn’t been aware of before but more than anything else I think I’d like to go back and just sit on the wall and enjoy the peacefulness of the place.

«The Fort that saved America» and with the most obnoxious website (warning: turn the volume on your computer down if you check out their website).
I’ve lived 15 minutes from Fort Mifflin all of my life, and had never been until last week. The location is weird because it’s off of 95 (for most people), and you have to loop around part of the airport to get there. I went with my friend and her baby, it’s not really stroller friendly (I’m assuming it’s not wheelchair friendly either) to take some photos. It’s $ 6 for adults to go in, and the other prices are listed on the website. We were offered a tour by a man in colonial garb because we were there before 11 (tours are at 11 and 2), we politely declined on multiple occasions because you never know what’s going to happen with a one year old in tow. There’s a gift shop, and loads of buildings (which some of them even have the colonial satellite dish). There’s a picnic area in the shade, near the moat! They also do weapon demos, which is cool but we opted out.
It’s a neat, historical site and there’s lots of planes that fly over head. I giggled with delight at this, because I’m honestly, a five year old and think planes are awesome. I’d recommend going in the morning because it does get hot, don’t forget sunscreen and bug spray. I plan on going back sometime for a tour and to take more photos.
They are open Monday through Sunday 10 – 4, they also have special events like Pirate Day, Civil War demos, Historic Night of Frights (which might be awesome to go to), and other events throughout the year.