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DISCOVER PHILADELPHIA GREAT EXPERIENCES ARE HERE FOR THE MAKING The Philadelphia International Visitors Guide, plus “Philly Originals” special feature from National Geographic Traveler magazine PHILADELPHIA ESSENTIALS DUB SNN GLA LHR MAN AMS BRU FRA YHZ ZHR MUC YUL CDG YQB VCE GETTING HERE YOW YYZ MAD BCN FCO Philadelphia is easy to get to by plane, LIS ATH train, bus, or automobile, so no matter FPO where you are coming from, you won’t NAS BDA have a hard time finding us. You can fly SDQ STT DOH SJU CUN PLS directly into Philadelphia International GCM Airport (PHL), conveniently located just MBJ PUJ SXM eight miles (13 km) away, or take a train, AUA UVF SJO shuttle, or rent a car from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) or John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) (both are two hours or less by car). It’s a 20-minute ride by SEPTA (Philadelphia’s public transit system) or a 25-minute drive in a taxi from American Airlines Air Canada Philadelphia International Airport to British Airways Delta International Year-Round Flights Center City. SEPTA’s Airport Line (train) Lufthansa Qatar Airways International Seasonal Flights leaves in 30-minute intervals and a one-way fare costs approximately 8 USD. septa.org The taxi ride costs approximately 28.50 USD, plus gratuity. For information on other ground transportation options, call the Airport Ground Transportation Hotline at VISITOR CENTERS +1-215-937-6958. phl.org Get information on the city and region, plus recommendations, maps, and more from any of the Independence Visitor Center locations. Personalized concierges GETTING AROUND offer trip-planning help in 12 languages. phlvisitorcenter.com Not only are we perfectly situated on the East Coast, we are also one of the Independence Visitor Center world’s most walkable cities. In fact, Corner of 6th and Market Streets there are hotels and restaurants at City Hall Visitor Center every price point in the heart of Broad and Market Streets, Room 121, City Hall Center City, plus a top-rated public Fairmount Park Welcome Center, transit system and plenty of taxis to BOSTON take you around. (BOS) LOVE Park Thanks to founder William Penn’s 16th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard smart and simple grid street design, NEW YORK CITY (NYC) Sister Cities Park Café and Visitor Center the city center is easy to navigate. 18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway PHILADELPHIA The Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers border Center City’s 25 blocks on Philadelphia’s convenient location and mix of WASHINGTON, D.C. the west and east. Keep in mind that (DC) top hotel brands also makes it the perfect spot streets running east and west (south to stay overnight for day-trips to Lancaster, of Market Street) are named after home to the Amish and Pennsylvania Dutch, trees while north and south streets are and Atlantic City in New Jersey. numbered. (See the map on page 19.) Visit discoverPHL.com/international to find all of the essentials you need to plan your trip to Philadelphia, and find things to do and places to stay while you’re here. 2 PHILADELPHIA WELCOME TO PHILADELPHIA ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR VISITORS Philadelphia is a city that is rich in both The Philadelphia Convention & Visitors PHILADELPHIA ESSENTIALS 2 history and high-tech, modern ideas. Though Bureau has teamed up with Brand 48 HOURS ITINERARY 4 it is most famous as the birthplace of USA, America’s destination marketing American democracy, you’ll learn much organization, and National Geographic DINING & NIGHTLIFE 6 more about our tradition of freedom and Traveler magazine to encourage travelers innovation as you explore our diverse to discover Philadelphia, where great CITY OF NEIGHBORHOODS 7 communities, vibrant museums, and experiences and memories are here TAX-FREE SHOPPING 8 exciting sports and cultural attractions. for the making. It’s friendly, walkable, We hope you enjoy your time in the and beautiful with world-class culture, CALENDAR OF EVENTS 9 City of Brotherly Love (and Sisterly Affection) food, entertainment, and parks. Always * “PHILLY ORIGINALS” 10 and that you’ll come back soon to explore changing and ever exciting, discover why more of Philadelphia. Philadelphia is a favorite city to explore. CENTER CITY MAP 19 *Reprinted from National Geographic Traveler magazine BKLPHOTO.COM/PHLCVB discoverPHL.com 3 HOURS IN PHILADELPHIA Welcome to a city where historic landmarks and cultural hot spots come together to create a vibrant tapestry of art, history, nightlife, food, and music. Here’s a suggested two-day itinerary 48 to inspire your trip to Philadelphia! Start your day with a leisurely jog or walk along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, finishing at the top of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps—just like Rocky. The museum itself holds a world-renowned art collection, which you can easily spend your whole morning perusing. philamuseum.org Philadelphia has the country’s largest public arts program, which has produced more than 3,600 works of art since its inception. Don’t miss out on taking a walking, bus, or self-guided tour of the City of Murals with the City of Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program. muralarts.org To get better acquainted with the city’s sites, take a double-decker bus tour that lets you hop on and off to explore more. Or sign up for a walking or Segway tour for a different perspective. discoverPHL.com/tours Next, head to Independence National Historical Park, the country’s most historic square mile and home to Independence Hall, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Liberty Bell, and much more. The best thing to do is start at the Independence Visitor Center to pick up information on all of the attractions in the area. nps.gov/inde For some retail therapy, head to Rittenhouse Row, a stretch of Walnut Street just off Rittenhouse Square that is the perfect place For lunch, indulge in artisanal cheeses, specialty to enjoy Philadelphia’s tax-free shopping foods, and farm-fresh produce at the historic on clothing and shoes. Or if you’re more in (and always bustling) Reading Terminal Market, the mood to relax, pull up a seat at one of where more than a hundred merchants sell the area’s sidewalk cafés for a leisurely meal. their goods. readingterminalmarket.org CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: PAUL LOFTLAND (PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART), CAROL FEELEY (LIBERTY BELL), KAIT PRIVITERA/PHLCVB PRIVITERA/PHLCVB KAIT BELL), (LIBERTY FEELEY CAROL ART), OF MUSEUM (PHILADELPHIA LOFTLAND PAUL LEFT: TOP FROM CLOCKWISE rittenhouserow.org TERMINAL MARKET) (READING 4 PHILADELPHIA Art lovers must visit the world-famous Walk over to see the stunning architecture Before leaving town, go “inside the walls” Barnes Foundation, which houses the largest of Philadelphia’s City Hall, which was the of the crumbling but endlessly fascinating private collection of early French modern and tallest occupied building in the world until Eastern State Penitentiary. In the century Post-impressionist paintings in the world. View 1909. Relax in Dilworth Park, just next to City after it opened in 1829, more than 300 prisons more than 600 paintings by masters such as Hall, and admire the more than 250 relief worldwide copied its revolutionary radial Cézanne, Degas, Picasso, and Renoir, as well and freestanding sculptures, all created by design. Gangster Al Capone’s cell was lavishly as antique furniture and African sculptures in Alexander Milne Calder. Or, cross the street decorated, but bank robber Willie Sutton’s the unique, detailed placements created by and take your picture with another famous wasn’t as comfortable—he notoriously busted Dr. Albert Barnes. barnesfoundation.org statue—Robert Indiana’s LOVE. out through a tunnel in 1945. easternstate.org Chinatown Philadelphia Zoo MUST-SEE ATTRACTIONS 10th and Arch Streets 3400 West Girard Avenue There is enough to see and Home to the first authentic Chinese gate The Philadelphia Zoo may be America’s built in America, Philadelphia’s Chinatown oldest, but it certainly keeps current. Interact do in Philadelphia that you’ll boasts bustling streets lined with restaurants, with animals in a new way as fierce felines need to plan your next trip grocery stores, and rows of shops. and playful primates make their way through back before you even leave. chinatown-pcdc.org overhead trail systems. philadelphiazoo.org Here is a list of some of the The Franklin Institute Please Touch Museum top spots not to be missed. 222 North 20th Street 4231 Avenue of the Republic Located in the heart of Philadelphia, The Located in historic Memorial Hall in Fairmount Franklin Institute has fun down to a science, Park, the Please Touch Museum is designed Academy of Natural Sciences with three floors of hands-on exhibits, for families with young children and features of Drexel University including the iconic Giant Heart and the a host of interactive exhibits, daily activities, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway “Your Brain” exhibit. fi.edu theater performances, and a century-old Dig for dinosaur fossils, stroll among live carousel! pleasetouchmuseum.org butterflies, touch a live animal, learn the Italian Market importance of watersheds, explore diorama 919 South 9th Street Rodin Museum animals from around the world, or take a The 9th Street Italian Market is the oldest 2154 Benjamin Franklin Parkway behind-the-scenes tour at the Academy and largest working outdoor market in the Home to the largest Rodin collection outside of Natural Sciences, the oldest natural United States, home to a variety of indoor of Paris, this museum showcases casts of the science research institution and museum fishmongers, cheese purveyors, and butchers. artist’s greatest works including “The Thinker,” in the New World. ansp.org italianmarketphilly.org “The Burghers of Calais,” and “The Gates of Hell.” rodinmuseum.org Avenue of the Arts National Constitution Center Broad and Spruce Streets 525 Arch Street SugarHouse Casino Known as the theater district of Philadelphia, The National Constitution Center dramatically 1001 North Delaware Avenue the Avenue of the Arts is a stretch of Broad tells the story of the Constitution, from 24-hour gaming action, great dining, Street near City Hall.