Guidebook for Philadelphia
Food Scene
Absolutely amaze balls locally harvested ingredients. YUM. Good coffee too. Takes 5-10 minutes to stroll there depending on how awake you are without coffee.
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Mugshots Coffeehouse
1925 Fairmount AvenueAbsolutely amaze balls locally harvested ingredients. YUM. Good coffee too. Takes 5-10 minutes to stroll there depending on how awake you are without coffee.
Want Fresh Fish? This place has a terrific variety, either raw or cooked. Did I mention their addicting soups?
Cameron's Seafood
1600 N Broad StWant Fresh Fish? This place has a terrific variety, either raw or cooked. Did I mention their addicting soups?
Easy to take the subway for a quick trip, or walk in only fifteen minutes, this is an amazing travel experience as well as a great resource for chefs and bakers. All local food and supplies.
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Reading Terminal Market
1136 N 12th StEasy to take the subway for a quick trip, or walk in only fifteen minutes, this is an amazing travel experience as well as a great resource for chefs and bakers. All local food and supplies.
Watch out you'll be back. YUM! Fancy and casual fare, all of it ridiculously good.
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Osteria
640 N Broad StWatch out you'll be back. YUM! Fancy and casual fare, all of it ridiculously good.
Best place to go with the family for a unique, historical, and nature-filled dinner. Plan on hiking before or after.
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Valley Green Inn
Valley Green RoadBest place to go with the family for a unique, historical, and nature-filled dinner. Plan on hiking before or after.
Sightseeing
Incredible way to spend a few hours touring history with the family, or friends, especially for the halloween haunted house.
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Østlige statsfengsel
2027 Fairmount AveIncredible way to spend a few hours touring history with the family, or friends, especially for the halloween haunted house.
Best Museum in The World, and after it is closed it is the sightseeing view you can't miss (head to the top of the steps for the best snapshot of the city)
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Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin PkwyBest Museum in The World, and after it is closed it is the sightseeing view you can't miss (head to the top of the steps for the best snapshot of the city)
There's always something interesting going on here..
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Pennsylvania Convention Center
1101 Arch StThere's always something interesting going on here..
Try the tower ride for the best photo opportunity in town. Only 4 people per tour. Tours leave every 15 minutes, purchase tickets from the bookshop. Sells out fast try going or calling at 9am.
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Philadelphia rådhus
1400 John F Kennedy BlvdTry the tower ride for the best photo opportunity in town. Only 4 people per tour. Tours leave every 15 minutes, purchase tickets from the bookshop. Sells out fast try going or calling at 9am.
Fairmount Water Works
640 Waterworks DrBeautiful place to take a walk
Easy to get to from my subway station, this is a terrific historical site to visit at any point in life
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Frihetsbjelle
526 Market StEasy to get to from my subway station, this is a terrific historical site to visit at any point in life
Take a thirty minute walk, or a quick trip on the subway or a short cab ride to this awesome peek into the past
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Betsy Ross-huset
239 Arch StTake a thirty minute walk, or a quick trip on the subway or a short cab ride to this awesome peek into the past
Terrific scene in the afternoons or evenings- hammocks, live entertainment, great food, and activities like ice skating or the roller rink
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Spruce Street Harbor Park
301 S Christopher Columbus BlvdTerrific scene in the afternoons or evenings- hammocks, live entertainment, great food, and activities like ice skating or the roller rink
Everything Else
Pep Boys Auto Parts & Service
827 N Broad StCar making a funny noise? Theres a mechanic right across the street.
Eastcoast
801 N Broad StNeed Gas or your car washed? Also directly across the street.
First Art Museum and Art School in America, with an incredible airplane greenhouse in the courtyard called the Grumman Greenhouse
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118-128 N Broad StFirst Art Museum and Art School in America, with an incredible airplane greenhouse in the courtyard called the Grumman Greenhouse
You can walk here, get groceries and they have a free shuttle that drives you back to my door.
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The Fresh Grocer of Progress Plaza
1501 N Broad StYou can walk here, get groceries and they have a free shuttle that drives you back to my door.
Northwestern Stables
120 W Northwestern AvePark here for access to incredible hiking trails through a state forest.
Two block walk to campus, makes it easy to scout this place out from my home
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Temple University
1801 N Broad StTwo block walk to campus, makes it easy to scout this place out from my home
Need a hospital or just taking your kids on a tour of the campus? Just a short bike/cab/subway ride, or a moderate walk will get you there
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce StNeed a hospital or just taking your kids on a tour of the campus? Just a short bike/cab/subway ride, or a moderate walk will get you there
Touring college campuses? Easily accessible from home
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Thomas Jefferson University
901 Walnut StTouring college campuses? Easily accessible from home
Arts & Culture
Rodin-museet
2151 Benjamin Franklin PkwyA short walk from home and one of the nation's treasures.
Entertainment & Activities
The best place to take the family on a rainy day, or any other day! Amazing place that kids will beg to come back to. A fifteen minute walk from the house.
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Franklin-instituttet
222 N 20th StThe best place to take the family on a rainy day, or any other day! Amazing place that kids will beg to come back to. A fifteen minute walk from the house.
Great spot to take kids in their nerd-phase
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Akademiet for naturvitenskap ved Drexel University
1900 Benjamin Franklin PkwyGreat spot to take kids in their nerd-phase
Great place to jog, ride bikes, rent a bike or a rent a group surrey. Often they shut the street down on weekends for recreation and races. Bring the kids and let them run or skate around.
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Boathouse Row
1 Boathouse RowGreat place to jog, ride bikes, rent a bike or a rent a group surrey. Often they shut the street down on weekends for recreation and races. Bring the kids and let them run or skate around.
Essentials
Dunkin'
1551 Washington AveSelf Explanatory
Shopping
Family Dollar
1325 Point Breeze AveAmazing Dollar Store, two minute walk from home
Take the subway south a few stops to Walnut Street and stroll down to Rittenhouse for some great shopping
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Rittenhouse Square
135 S 18th StTake the subway south a few stops to Walnut Street and stroll down to Rittenhouse for some great shopping