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Discover routes, attractions, and guides in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia R3: Rittenhouse Square and dining (Zahav Michael Solomonov, Vetri Cucina, South Street Magic Gardens Isaiah Zagar mosaics), Philadelphia architecture (Society Hill Georgian I.M. Pei towers 1964, USS Olympia Spanish-American War oldest steel warship, Eastern State Penitentiary 1829 Pennsylvania solitary system), LGBTQ+ history (Annual Reminders 1965 first US LGBT political demonstrations Independence Hall, Mazzoni Center 1979, Gayborhood rainbow crosswalks, Walt Whitman Camden patron), Revolutionary War (Continental Congress Independence Hall, British occupation 1777-1778, Battle of Germantown fog friendly fire, Betsy Ross House first flag legend), Mummers Parade (January 1 oldest continuous US folk parade, String Bands South Philly clubs, First Friday Old City gallery walk), Practical (Philadelphia firsts — library hospital insurance zoo World's Fair telephone stock exchange, SEPTA El Broad St Line, 30th Street Station third busiest Amtrak, Acela NYC 75min DC 65min)
Philadelphia history and culture: Rittenhouse Square (William Penn 1682 five squares, Zahav James Beard best Israeli, Vetri best Italian outside NYC, South Street Magic Gardens 1020 mosaics), architecture (Society Hill Georgian IM Pei towers 1964, USS Olympia last Spanish-American War warship oldest steel ship, Eastern State Penitentiary 1829 solitary confinement influenced world prisons), LGBTQ+ (Annual Reminders August 28 1965 first US LGBT demonstrations at Independence Hall, Mazzoni Center 1979, Walt Whitman Camden patron saint), Revolutionary War (Continental Congress, British occupation Sep 1777-Jun 1778, Germantown fog friendly fire, Betsy Ross House flag 1776 legend), Mummers Parade (January 1 oldest US folk parade, String Bands Comics Wench Fancies South Philly clubs generational, Mummers Museum 1901 archive), practical (firsts — library 1731, hospital 1751, zoo 1859, World's Fair 1876 Bell telephone, stock exchange 1790 before NYSE, SEPTA El Broad Line Regional Rail, 30th Street Station third busiest Amtrak, Acela NYC 75min).
Philadelphia R2: Benjamin Franklin (only Founder to sign all 4 founding documents, inventor lightning rod bifocals, Library Company 1731, APS 1743, Franklin Court ghost frame), Penn Museum (Ramesses II sphinx largest US museum, Ram in Thicket Ur 2600BCE, University of Pennsylvania Wharton first business school 1881), Fairmount Park (10,300 acres largest US municipal park, Boathouse Row illuminated Schuylkill, Philadelphia Zoo first chartered 1859, Wissahickon gorge 57km trails), Old City (Elfreth's Alley oldest inhabited US street, Christ Church Franklin Washington, Philadelphia City Hall 167m Penn statue, One Liberty Place 1987 broke gentlemen's agreement), Philadelphia music (Philadelphia International Records 1971 Gamble-Huff TSOP soul, The Roots Questlove-Black Thought Tonight Show, Philadelphia Orchestra Leopold Stokowski Philadelphia Sound), Day trips (Valley Forge 2,000 deaths Baron von Steuben 1778, Atlantic City 1978 casino legalization, Cape May Victorian largest collection, Gettysburg 50,000 casualties 3 days)
Philadelphia culture and surroundings: Benjamin Franklin (4 founding documents signer, lightning rod bifocals post office hospital library university founder, Franklin Court ghost frame Penn Museum APS 1743), Penn Museum (1.5M objects, Ramesses II sphinx largest US museum, Ram in Thicket Ur 2600BCE, UPenn Wharton first business school 1881 top ranked), Fairmount Park (10,300 acres largest US municipal, Boathouse Row Schuylkill Navy Olympic rowers lit at night, Philadelphia Zoo first US chartered 1859, Wissahickon 2,200 acres gorge 57km trails), Old City (Elfreth's Alley 1702 oldest inhabited US street, Christ Church Franklin Washington Adams Ross, City Hall 167m Penn statue gentleman's agreement broken 1987), music (Philadelphia International Records 1971 OJays Melvin Blue Notes Will Smith, The Roots Questlove CAPA 1987 to Tonight Show, Philadelphia Orchestra Stokowski Ormandy Philadelphia Sound), day trips (Valley Forge 2,000 died von Steuben drilled army 1778, Atlantic City casino 1978 Trump empire, Cape May Victorian, Gettysburg 50,000 casualties Lincoln Address November 19 1863).
Philadelphia: Independence Hall (Declaration signed July 4 1776, Constitution signed September 17 1787, Liberty Bell cracked), Philadelphia Museum of Art (240,000 works, Rocky Steps Stallone 1976, Duchamp Large Glass, Barnes Foundation 800 Renoirs 69 Cezannes), Philadelphia food (cheesesteak Pat's 1930 vs Geno's 1966, Whiz wit order ritual, Italian Market oldest outdoor US market, Reading Terminal Market 1893 train shed), African American heritage (Mother Bethel AME 1793 first Black denomination, Philadelphia Mural Arts 4,000 murals, Great Migration 650,000), Philadelphia sports (Eagles Super Bowl LII 2018 Philly Special, Phillies 1980 and 2008 WS, Flyers Broad Street Bullies 1974-1975, Santa Claus booing 1968), Practical (SEPTA walkable city, PHL American hub, Old City Rittenhouse South Philly Fishtown, Valley Forge Gettysburg, Acela to NYC 75min)
Philadelphia highlights: Independence Hall (Declaration July 4 1776 adopted August 2 1776 signed, Constitution September 17 1787, Liberty Bell anti-slavery symbol from 1830s, National Constitution Center), Philadelphia Museum of Art (240,000 works third largest US, Rocky Steps 99 steps Stallone 1976, Duchamp Large Glass 1915-1923, Barnes Foundation 800 Renoirs 69 Cezannes 59 Matisses), food culture (cheesesteak Pat's 1930 vs Geno's 1966 Passyunk Ave rivalry, Whiz wit ritual, Italian Market oldest outdoor US, Reading Terminal Market 1893 Pennsylvania Dutch Wednesdays), African American heritage (Mother Bethel AME 1793 Richard Allen 2.5M worldwide members, Philadelphia Mural Arts 4,000 murals 300 artists, Great Migration 650,000), sports (Eagles Super Bowl LII 2018 Philly Special Nick Foles, Phillies Schmidt Utley, Flyers Broad Street Bullies 1974-1975 back-to-back Stanley Cups, Santa booing 1968 legend), practical (SEPTA El and Broad Street Line, PHL American hub, Old City Rittenhouse Fishtown Passyunk, Valley Forge Gettysburg, Acela NYC 75min).
Philadelphia R4: Fishtown gentrification (Frankford Ave music scene, Fillmore 2,500-cap trolley barn, Northern Liberties Schmidt Brewery, La Colombe draft latte inventor), Temple University (35,000 students, Russell Conwell Acres of Diamonds 6,000 lectures, North Philadelphia Great Migration, CAPA public arts high school Will Smith Kevin Bacon Boyz II Men), 76ers (Wilt Chamberlain 100 points March 2 1962, 50.4 PPG 1961-62 season, 1967 and 1983 championships Moses Malone fo fo fo, Trust the Process Embiid), Eagles (Super Bowl LII 2018 first title, Philly Special Nick Foles caught TD, Santa Claus booing 1968, 700K-1M championship parade), Kensington opioid crisis (1,413 overdose deaths 2022, textile industry collapse, Safehouse supervised injection site debate), Philadelphia seasonal (Flower Show largest indoor world March, Made in America Jay-Z Labor Day, Diner en Blanc 5,000 white-dress, fall Wissahickon foliage best season)
Philadelphia R4: Fishtown (working-class Irish-Polish to arts district 2010s, Fillmore 2,500-cap trolley barn, La Colombe specialty coffee draft latte invented, Northern Liberties Schmidt Brewery adaptive reuse), Temple University (Russell Conwell Acres of Diamonds 6,000 lectures USD 8M raised, CAPA public arts school Will Smith Kevin Bacon Boyz II Men), 76ers history (Wilt Chamberlain 100 points March 2 1962 Hershey PA, 50.4 PPG season average 1961-62, 1967 68-13 record best ever, 1983 Moses Malone fo fo fo 12-1 playoffs, Trust the Process Embiid Simmons era), Eagles culture (Super Bowl LII February 4 2018 Philly Special Foles caught TD, Santa Claus booing December 1968 legendary, 700K-1M championship parade February 8 2018), Kensington opioid crisis (1,413 deaths 2022 mostly fentanyl, textile industry 150,000 workers collapsed 1960s-1970s, Safehouse supervised injection debate federal courts), seasonal guide (Flower Show largest indoor world since 1829, Made in America Jay-Z 60,000 daily, fall Wissahickon best season, 56cm snow mild winters).