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18/19 Hi! We’re Campus Philly and we want to officially welcome you to PHILADELPHIA! START LEADING OTHERS. START ABOVE THE REST. START ACCOMPLISHING MORE. START DEFINING YOURSELF. START MAKING A DIFFERENCE. START FEELING INSPIRED. START STRONG. Enroll in Army ROTC to complement your education with the training, experience and skills needed to make you a leader. Army ROTC also offers full-tuition scholarships of and a monthly stipend to help pay for your education. And when you graduate, you will have an edge in life as an Army Officer and a leader. To find out how to enroll in Army ROTC call your local recruiter: Temple: 215-204- 7482, Drexel/Upenn: 215-590-8808 Welcome to your extended college campus—Philadelphia! We’ve compiled the top events, eats, and areas to explore, ©2015. Paid for by the United States Army. All rights reserved. and how to visit them all by train, car and bike, and on foot. 3 PAGES Just like the people who live here, these 7-19 places have unique styles and personalities. EDITORIAL BUSINESS PHOTOGRAPHY Editorial Director President Olivia Brosky Tyler School of Art ’17 Marissa Sudol Deborah Diamond, Ph.D. Brian Cheng Contributing Editorial Vice President, University Relations & Dominic DiDonato Brynn Monaghan Student Engagement Temple University ’20 Patrick Sherlock Jose Fontano La Salle University ’19 PAGES CREATIVE Vice President, Partnerships Brian Green Creative Director Ashlie Thornbury 25-39 Roger Estes Contributing Sales STUDENT ENGAGEMENT TEAM Get cultural, launch your career, grow your Contributing Designer Lindsey Campbell Michelle Ahn network, and learn how to live, talk and eat like a local! Debra Kim Jennifer Devor Cory Dulaney Naima Murphy Ella Strauss @campusphilly 1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 411 Philadelphia, PA 19102 PAGES 215.988.1707 • campusphilly.org • [email protected] Map out how to reach all these The 2018-19 Campus Philly Insider Guide to Philadelphia is published by Campus Philly and is distributed to students at partner colleges and 44-51 universities around the region. Messages in the editorial content or advertising of this publication do not in any way imply endorsement by our awesome places and events. organization, sponsors, advertisers or government funders. The publisher reserves the right to refuse any advertising. Contents ©2018. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher. 2ND STREET FESTIVAL 4 5 Welcome to Philadelphia. As the 99th mayor of this great city, I’m excited for you to start your Philadelphia explorations. Campus Philly’s Insider Guide includes experiences that are unique to Philadelphia and make it such a special place. From an opening night at the opera in our famed Academy of Music to yoga at Race Street Pier, this city allows you to stretch intellectually, culturally and physically. I hope you take advantage of every single thing in this guide and discover some things on your own as well. Share your favorites with Campus Philly (@campusphilly) and with me. You can find me online (@PhillyMayor), and don’t forget to take part in my monthly #AskKenney Twitter chats. Have a great year! James F. Kenney Mayor, City of Philadelphia PAGE7 LEFT TO RIGHT: @jenahu @cxvchmvn @zhong_stephanie @bowashington_ 6 INSIDER GUIDE TO PHILADELPHIA AZALEA GARDEN RITTENHOUSE SQUARE BOATHOUSE ROW SCHUYLKILL RIVER TRAIL RITTENHOUSE SQUARE READING TERMINAL MARKET THE PHILADELPHIA ZOO HISTORIC MANSIONS BELMONT PLATEAU AVENUE OF THE ARTS MIDTOWN VILLAGE MUST-ATTEND EVENT TOP PICKS TOP PICKS MUST-ATTEND EVENT A Very Philly Christmas The Mann Center Try It All at Reading Terminal Market Center City District Restaurant Week The Historic Houses of East Fairmount Park 5201 Parkside Avenue; manncenter.org 51 North 12th Street; readingterminalmarket.org Various locations; Fall & Winter; centercityphila.org E December; holidaysinthepark.com One of the nation’s leading summer outdoor Bassetts Ice Cream, Beiler’s Bakery, DiNic’s Roast More than 120 restaurants offer 3- to 4-course U N E V Take part in a Philadelphia holiday tradition and performing arts venues, The Mann hosts a wide Pork, Dutch Eating Place—we can go on and on! Treat meals priced $20–$35 for lunch and dinner. Eat A D tour six of Fairmount Park’s treasured historic range of entertainment. Check out the Philadelphia yourself to a taste of local cuisine by walking around like a king or queen (on a budget) at Philly’s best R O F houses from the 18th and 19th centuries decked Orchestra performances with fireworks! this iconic market and trying a little bit of everything. restaurants—offered twice each year in the fall K N A out in holiday decor. Enjoy live music, holiday and winter. Be sure to make a reservation! R F treats, and a taste of Philly history. Kelly Drive Dilworth Park and City Hall GIRARD AV East Side of Schuylkill River West Side of City Hall; ccdparks.org/dilworth-park ENUE from Art Museum to East Falls In the summer, cool off near the Park’s fountain and Lace up your sneakers, grab your bike or pack a enjoy outdoor entertainment. During the winter,LANCASTER head AVENUE 1 SPRIN G GAR N picnic and head off campus to enjoy the four-mile- to Skate Night at the Rothman Rink. Tour City Hall DEN STR EET R 76 E long path that passes by Boathouse Row, along the and see the city from William Penn’s point of view! N R MARKET STREET V I R I D Schuylkill River. R R G E 676 E E V V 76 Rittenhouse Row I L A I R L V I E Laurel Hill Cemetery Broad to 21st, Spruce to MarketSPRUCE Streets; STREET R K N L CITY U L MARKET STREET L E I HALL Y 3822 Ridge Avenue; thelaurelhillcemetery.org rittenhouserow.org K L E U 48TH STREET Y Learn about Laurel Hill’s rich history on a More than 200 restaurants, cafés, high-end stores R H E E U U NU H C VE A A N ORE C S K walking tour, set up your lawn chair for an and local shops spanIM this busy neighborhood. E E BALT S L V E LY A U W outdoor movie or roll out your mat for a yoga Shop along Walnut Street, eat outsideN at a café, or 95 D SOUTH STREET A R D E R V I L V class at this National Historic Landmark.O people-watch in Rittenhouse Square.A E F K D E N N BROAD STREET A D A L D R O GIRARD AVENUE F O W 8 INSIDER GUIDE TO PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOODS 9 GIRARD AV ENUE ER IV R SPR E BEN FRANKLIN PKWY ING R GAR D A EN STREET 95 W A MARKET STREET L 676 E D SPRUCE STREET CITY HALL MARKET STREET 48TH STREET NUE AVE BALTIMORE E U SOUTH STREET N E V A D N WASHINGTON AVENUE A L D O O W 95 76 PASSYUNK AVENUE BROAD STREET 1 R E R V I I D R G E LEFT TO RIGHT: @michaeljdye @kaaaymc @defrim_n10 76 L A L V @janicehur @kieranlyons @derekcano_ @carlysmith8699 I E ELFRETH’S ALLEY EAKINS OVAL K N U L E Y LIBERTY BELL N3RD STREET CONSTITUTION CENTER BARNES1 FOUNDATIONTHE FRANKLIN INSTITUTERODIN MUSEUM U H FRANKLIN SQUARE MUSEUM OF THEE AMERICAN REVOLUTION SISTER CITIES PARKTHE OVALR AT EAKINS OVAL U C E N R S K E E V I L L V I D Y A G R D D E R MUST-ATTEND EVENT R TOP PICKS TOP PICKS 76 MUST-ATTEND EVENT I L A V O L V E Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest & F Elfreth’s Alley Philadelphia Museum of Art I Eastern State EPenitentiary: K K N Winterfest / Spruce Street Harbor Park N 2nd Street & Elfreth’s Alley; elfrethsalley.org 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway; philamuseum.orgL Terror Behind theU Walls A E Columbus Boulevard at Chestnut & Spruce Streets;R Behold the oldest, most photogenic residential Run up the Rocky Steps to check out Pay-What-Y 22nd Street & Fairmount Avenue; September to GIRARD AVENUE Summer & Winter; delawareriverwaterfront.comF street in the country! Walk on the cobblestones You-Wish Wednesday, 5-8:45 p.m. You can Utour November; easternstate.org/halloween H E These annual pop-up festivals feature hammocks, and check out the two houses that are now an the galleries and participate in activities like yoga Each fall, this historic prison is transformed into the U C N GIR S outdoor games, food trucks,ARD ArollerVE skating and open museum. in the gallery from 6-7 p.m. nation’s largest and top-rated haunted attraction. E NUE V A concerts in the summer and ice skating, s’mores Look for student or group rates, and be prepared D and cozy lodge hangouts in the winter. First Fridays Fairmount Avenue to be scared! R oldcitydistrict.org 1800 Fairmount Avenue; artmuseumareaphl.org O LANCASTER AVENUE F On the first Friday of each month, Old City’s shops, This is a bustling cultural area that runs between K N N N restaurants, studios and galleries open their the Art Museum and Broad Street, filled with quaint A GIRARD AVENUE R SP R S ING GARDEN F STREET 95 doors to art and culture admirers alike. Bonus: cafés, local shops and incredible restaurants. C H admission to almost all galleries is free! Try one of the 30+ flavors of water ice from U MARKET STREET Philly Flavors, or make a quick stop at Rybread for Y L Franklin Fountain homemade sandwiches, bagels, soups and salads.