The Proving Grounds, located in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, is a tournament complex designed to accommodate multiple sports. The 10 indoor and outdoor fields are made available for team and league rentals. A 10,000 square foot indoor field comes equipped with netting, a scoreboard, and movable batting tunnels. Outdoor fields come equipped with striped lights for men’s and women’s lacrosse, NCAA Soccer, Field Hockey, and more. If you are still gripped with an insatiable appetite for sports, please visit Tee’s Golf Center, located across from The Proving Grounds.

 

Things to do

Philadelphia Zoo

The Proving Grounds - Travel - Hotels4TeamsBecause The Proving Grounds is so close to Philly, many of the city’s attractions are on the table when you’re figuring out what to do with the team.  The Philadelphia Zoo should be at the top of your list of activities. This fantastic zoo houses 1,300 animals on their 42 acre campus.  Praised as “America’s First Zoo,” they continue to pioneer and explore unique activities. Zoo360 enables animals to explore a vast variety of habitats as they travel the zoo in mesh enclosed trails. This interactive form of exploration will only enhance your team’s experience, as you visit different exhibits.

Come explore the fun and educational exhibits! The newest exhibit, Outback Outpost, will allow your team to take a trip to Australia without leaving Philadelphia. Visit the land of the Red Kangaroo, the world’s largest marsupial. This exhibit also features one of the tallest birds in Australia, the Emu. Would you like a memorable souvenir? Guests are invited to hop into a “pouch” of a kangaroo statue. Take a picture or a selfie! Next, hop on over to the African Planes Exhibit. Once here, you can see rhinoceroses, a family of giraffes, and hippos. Come discover the Keybank Big Cat Falls. Visitors will be in the midst of waterfalls and natural habitats where you will encounter such big cats as snow leopards, Amur leopards, pumas, lions, Amur tigers, and jaguars. 3400 West Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104

 

Get Air

Get Air is a trampoline park in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Enjoy an adventurous outing with your team. Have fun with entertaining activities such as the vertical trampoline, basketball courts, dodgeball, and a rock wall. The Fidget Ladder is a rope ladder that swings over a huge foam pit. Challenge yourself by climbing it and see if you can make it without falling off! After, try the Ninja Course! This activity includes swinging on rings as you make your way through a maze of walls. Do you want to experience the thrill of tight rope? Come experience the Slackline. The trick to this adventure is that one must slide their feet without looking below them.

Get Air offers team sport parties for 10 jumpers. These parties include two hours of party time, jump socks, a gift, pizzas, and sodas. Please check the website for more details. 555 S. Henderson Rd, King of Prussia, PA 19406

 

Escape Room Mystery

Are you ready for some adventure games? Look no further than Escape Room Mystery . Players will have 60 minutes in order to complete each of their four games. Your team will be captivated by the variety of different situations in which you find yourselves.

In Revolution Spies General Washington has accused you of swindling secrets from the next attack. In this game, you are tasked with retrieving these secrets and returning them to the American Troops. If it wasn’t hard enough to complete your duties for a notable American General, try escaping an Egyptian Tomb. In this game you are trapped inside a Tomb. You must attempt to solve puzzles in order to gain your freedom. This escape room also offers visitors the chance to play other adventure games like, The Billionaire’s Den and The Laboratory. Escape Room Mystery also caters to group events. Please check the website for more details. 840 1st Ave Suite 500, King of Prussia, PA

 

Benjamin Franklin Museum

Benjamin Franklin was “America’s favorite Renaissance Man”. Come celebrate the life and legacy of this historical giant at the Benjamin Franklin Museum. Explore his life through exhibit rooms that focus on Franklin’s personal traits: ardent and dutiful, ambitious and rebellious, motivated to improve, curious and full of wonder and strategic and persuasive. Your team will learn a valuable history lesson as well. They’ll also enjoy finding the small squirrel figurines located throughout the museum. Franklin delighted in pet squirrels or “skuggs” as they were known in his day.  Don’t miss the Ghost House in the courtyard of the museum. It is a steel structure that outlines Franklin’s original vanished house and print shop. This museum is a must see for your team while they’re in Philadelphia! 317 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106

 

Arnold’s Family Fun Center

Arnold’s Family Fun Center is indoor entertainment for all ages nearby The Proving Grounds. Within 200,000 square feet, the activities in this facility include bumper cars and Go-Karts, two laser tag attractions, black light mini golf, arcades with skee-ball, and 20 lanes of bowling. The Pro-karts are described as their most “heart-pounding” attraction. Because of the tight turns on the quarter mile track, Arnold’s requires you to be at least 12 years old and 60 inches tall. Other rides include a maxflight simulator. Guests can set their virtual ride for “mild to wild”. Try a new twist on mini-golf! Black light mini golf is a 3D audio-visual fantasy. Enjoy the delightful sea creatures and sounds of bubbling water.

Those who can’t resist rock climbing will appreciate the 32 foot rock wall available with trained staff to assist guests. Laser Tag fans will be entertained by “Area 2200”. This is an interactive laser combat experience inside a creepy industrial warehouse. Laser tag fans can also choose Phaser Force. This game puts players in the middle of the action in an arena like setting.  There are even flying pigs here! Arnolds provides fun for the younger team members as well. The Jr. Karts are for kids 6-12 years of age with a maximum height of 56 inches. Once you have caught your breath from all these exciting games, try Arnold’s Cafe. This Cafe serves an array of delicious, pizza, hot dogs, sandwiches, and soda. 100 Station Ave, Phoenixville, PA 19460

 

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Places to eat

Chickies & Pete’s

The Proving Grounds - Travel - Hotels4TeamsWould your team like to dine at a restaurant that is as synonymous with Philadelphia as the Philadelphia Eagles? In fact, this restaurant has partnered with the city’s football team. Voted “number one sports bar on the east coast” by ESPN, Chickies & Pete’s  is a culinary landmark for Philadelphia. You’ll find this famous spot not too far from The Proving Grounds.

Opened in 1977, Chickie’s & Pete’s has always catered to what shapes this city, food, sports, and people. Their specials include white lobster pizza. This restaurant also serves a lobster cheese steak. Guests may also sample lobster rolls. The seafood items are flown in fresh from across the country. Don’t forget to try the famous crabfries! These crabfries were voted “50 best french fries in America”. They were also recognized by 6ABC News, when they were delivered to the New Jersey National Guard as a “thank you”. The secret behind these famous crinkle cut fries is the crab seasoning. Chickie’s & Pete’s also serves buffalo wings, and various hamburgers. Pilgrim Gardens Shopping Center, Drexel Hill, PA 19026

 

Palace of Asia

Palace of Asia is an authentic Indian restaurant in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. This restaurant boasts of a menu that is bursting with flavor. Your team will love Palace of Asia’s Indian Cuisine. The extensive menu for this restaurant includes Tamatar soup, naan, garlic Naan, Papadum, cut Indian salad, chicken Pakora, various kebabs, chicken Tandoori, vegetable Tandoori, fish Tandoor and much more! This restaurant also offers vegetarian options on its menu. In addition, Palace of Asia serves traditional American cuisine. These items include a hamburger, buffalo wings, and chicken tenders. Don’t forget to try the cake for desert! 285 Commerce Dr, Fort Washington, PA

 

Tony & Joe’s

Would your team like to try a restaurant within walking distance of The Proving Grounds? Tony & Joe’s may be just the spot for you! Located in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, this restaurant has been a fixture in the community for 30 years. Serving traditional Italian cuisine, this restaurant is sure to please your team! The menu items for this restaurant include bruschetta bread, garlic bread, Italian wedding soup, chicken tenders, french fries, many different types of salads, pizza, cheesesteak stromboli, and much more! Demonstrating flexibility, Tony & Joe’s offers guests a chance to order online. Are you planning a special event with your team? This restaurant will cater your special event. 201 Fayette St, Conshohocken, PA 19428

 

El Tio Mexican Restaurant

El Tio Mexican Restaurant is an authentic Mexican Restaurant close by The Proving Grounds. Your team will appreciate the variety of delicious cuisine offered by El Tio Mexican Restaurant. Offering an extensive menu, El Tio Mexican Restaurant serves enchiladas, quesadillas, nachos, tacos, a Mexican hamburger, and chicken or steak fajitas. Their wonderful deserts include Mexican flan, churros, and homemade ice cream. Try one of their Mexican Sodas! Catering to your convenience, El Tio Mexican Restaurant offers customers the ability to order their food online. Please check the website for more details. 680 Lancaster Ave, Berwyn, PA 19312

 

Conshohocken, Pennsylvania is on the doorstep of Philadelphia. That’s one of the reasons The Proving Grounds is such an amazing sports complex. The possibilities are endless as you explore both the city and surrounding areas.  Your team will want to come back year after year!