Guidebook for Philadelphia

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Guidebook for Philadelphia

Food Scene

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Sweet little cafe with a heart for social justice. The business model is they train young people who have aged out of foster care to learn business skills and work in the cafe. Part of profits go to support the program.
65 localnici recomandă
The Monkey & The Elephant
2831 W Girard Ave
65 localnici recomandă
Sweet little cafe with a heart for social justice. The business model is they train young people who have aged out of foster care to learn business skills and work in the cafe. Part of profits go to support the program.
Hands down the best pizza in Philly. Watch them toss the pies up high and sideways while you wait for your delicious slice.
12 localnici recomandă
Pizza Dads
2843 W Girard Ave
12 localnici recomandă
Hands down the best pizza in Philly. Watch them toss the pies up high and sideways while you wait for your delicious slice.
Great restaurants all around this beautiful old square with tall trees, walking paths, benches and buskers.
620 localnici recomandă
Rittenhouse Square
135 S 18th St
620 localnici recomandă
Great restaurants all around this beautiful old square with tall trees, walking paths, benches and buskers.
Great asian restaurants. Take the 48 bus right from the corner at 29th and Girard.
208 localnici recomandă
China Town
208 localnici recomandă
Great asian restaurants. Take the 48 bus right from the corner at 29th and Girard.
Inventive cocktails and delectable bar food.
19 localnici recomandă
2637brew
2637 W Girard Ave
19 localnici recomandă
Inventive cocktails and delectable bar food.
My friend, Chef Mark, will save seats for you. Trust me, this is some of the best food in Philly. And it's typically about $25 for appetizer and entree. Let me know, and I'll call him. He always welcome my guests happily and with a big smile.
6 localnici recomandă
Nine thai kitchen
2829 West Girard Avenue
6 localnici recomandă
My friend, Chef Mark, will save seats for you. Trust me, this is some of the best food in Philly. And it's typically about $25 for appetizer and entree. Let me know, and I'll call him. He always welcome my guests happily and with a big smile.
Come to the best breakfast place in the neighborhood just one block away. Great food and a hip ambiance. You'll love it!
265 localnici recomandă
Green Eggs Café
212 S 13th St
265 localnici recomandă
Come to the best breakfast place in the neighborhood just one block away. Great food and a hip ambiance. You'll love it!
Our own microbrewery. Great beer with creative and healthy bar food.
53 localnici recomandă
Crime and Punishment Brewing Co.
2711 W Girard Ave
53 localnici recomandă
Our own microbrewery. Great beer with creative and healthy bar food.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great specialty mixed drinks and craft beer, small setting, with sidewalk seating, too.
19 localnici recomandă
2637brew
2637 W Girard Ave
19 localnici recomandă
Great specialty mixed drinks and craft beer, small setting, with sidewalk seating, too.
Great microbrewery, big open restored warehouse space with garage doors they open on nice days.
6 localnici recomandă
Brewerytown Taproom
1363 N 31st St
6 localnici recomandă
Great microbrewery, big open restored warehouse space with garage doors they open on nice days.

Entertainment & Activities

Oldest zoo in country. Great monkey watching, and wild cats that cross through big clear tubes above your head.
416 localnici recomandă
Grădina Zoologică Philadelphia
3400 W Girard Ave
416 localnici recomandă
Oldest zoo in country. Great monkey watching, and wild cats that cross through big clear tubes above your head.
Super fun adventure in the park with 5 different levels of ziplines and challenges. Great for individuals and couples, and also a family level for kids.
11 localnici recomandă
Treetop Quest Philly
51 Chamounix Dr
11 localnici recomandă
Super fun adventure in the park with 5 different levels of ziplines and challenges. Great for individuals and couples, and also a family level for kids.
Awesome open air venue for live music and big acts coming through.
55 localnici recomandă
The Mann Center
5201 Parkside Ave
55 localnici recomandă
Awesome open air venue for live music and big acts coming through.
Open air venue for all kinds of R&B acts.
13 localnici recomandă
The Dell Music Center
2400 Strawberry Mansion Dr
13 localnici recomandă
Open air venue for all kinds of R&B acts.
One of the oldest disc golf courses in the country. Have fun in the woods about a half mile from the house. Discs usually available on-site for purchase on the weekends.
Stafford Woods Disc Golf Course
2201 East Evesham Road
One of the oldest disc golf courses in the country. Have fun in the woods about a half mile from the house. Discs usually available on-site for purchase on the weekends.

Arts & Culture

1164 localnici recomandă
Muzeul de Artă din Philadelphia
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
1164 localnici recomandă
Check out the Philadelphia Museum's Perelman Building, which houses their archives, a great shop and cafe, and modern photography, street art, contemporary design.
8 localnici recomandă
Perelman Building
2525 Pennsylvania Ave
8 localnici recomandă
Check out the Philadelphia Museum's Perelman Building, which houses their archives, a great shop and cafe, and modern photography, street art, contemporary design.
If you love terror, you have to go to the Ghost Tours during the month of October. Otherwise, it is still a cool and creepy tour during the day of this ginormous fortress of a building with lots of outside spaces once you are inside the walls.
433 localnici recomandă
Penitenciarul de Stat din Est
2027 Fairmount Ave
433 localnici recomandă
If you love terror, you have to go to the Ghost Tours during the month of October. Otherwise, it is still a cool and creepy tour during the day of this ginormous fortress of a building with lots of outside spaces once you are inside the walls.
Mosaic mash-up. This place is insanse. Just check it out.
385 localnici recomandă
Grădinile Magice din Philadelphia
1020 South St
385 localnici recomandă
Mosaic mash-up. This place is insanse. Just check it out.
Beautiful setting with rock garden, coy pond, and an authentic Japanese house. Very tranquil.
20 localnici recomandă
Japanese House and Garden
20 localnici recomandă
Beautiful setting with rock garden, coy pond, and an authentic Japanese house. Very tranquil.
One of the best collections of impressionist art in the country in a LEEDS certified building.
560 localnici recomandă
Barnes
2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
560 localnici recomandă
One of the best collections of impressionist art in the country in a LEEDS certified building.
Thursdays through Sundays in July and August they offer beer and wine in the gardens and welcome visitors to bring a picnic. https://www.phillyvoice.com/rodin-museum-garden-bar-beer-garden-returns-2019/
225 localnici recomandă
Muzeul Rodin
2151 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
225 localnici recomandă
Thursdays through Sundays in July and August they offer beer and wine in the gardens and welcome visitors to bring a picnic. https://www.phillyvoice.com/rodin-museum-garden-bar-beer-garden-returns-2019/

Sightseeing

Hop on and off the Philly Phlash Bus throughout the day and hit all of the best sites in Philly. Picks up about 1/2 mile from the house near the Rocky Statue.
It's like our Greenwich Village.
37 localnici recomandă
South Street
South Street
37 localnici recomandă
It's like our Greenwich Village.
The park starts about 3 blocks from the house. Largest urban park in the country. Lots of offerings including stately colonial houses open for tours, gazebos with amazing views of Schuylkill River, trails, and picnic spots.
315 localnici recomandă
Parcul Fairmount
Reservoir Drive
315 localnici recomandă
The park starts about 3 blocks from the house. Largest urban park in the country. Lots of offerings including stately colonial houses open for tours, gazebos with amazing views of Schuylkill River, trails, and picnic spots.

Parks & Nature

This is one of the oldest and largest urban parks in the country. And it starts just 2 blocks from my house.
Old carriage trail and 30 miles of side trails through this river valley about 8 miles from my place within Philadelphia. You will think you are in a Colorado river valley.
33 localnici recomandă
Forbidden Drive
Forbidden Drive
33 localnici recomandă
Old carriage trail and 30 miles of side trails through this river valley about 8 miles from my place within Philadelphia. You will think you are in a Colorado river valley.
315 localnici recomandă
Parcul Fairmount
Reservoir Drive
315 localnici recomandă
Gorgeous new nature center with climbing wall, climbing tower, and mile hike around the reservoir.
The Discovery Center
3401 Reservoir Dr
Gorgeous new nature center with climbing wall, climbing tower, and mile hike around the reservoir.

Shop for Food Nearby

Cheapest prices in the city for a supermarket. Find organic, gluten free, and prepared foods. 3 blocks from house.
97 localnici recomandă
ALDI
4421 Market St
97 localnici recomandă
Cheapest prices in the city for a supermarket. Find organic, gluten free, and prepared foods. 3 blocks from house.