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Must See/Eat/Do in Philly
DH & I are thinking about taking a weekend trip to Philly sometime in the Spring. We only live about 2.5 hours away but have never been before. We love history and good food. We'll definitely want to see the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. Is the Reading Terminal Market a good place to go? And please rec. your favorite places for good food and good beer! We will most likely stay downtown so we can do most of our sightseeing on foot.
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Re: Must See/Eat/Do in Philly
You must have a cheesesteak from Tony Luke's. It's hands down the best one in town.
I loved touring Eastern State Penitentiary.
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I love Reading Terminal Market!
Monk's Cafe has a great beer selection.
Rittenhouse Square and the surrounding area is lovely to walk around (and that's where a lot of good shopping is).
http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/61312698.aspx
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Jones is a great place for breakfast before hitting the historic district. In that area you've also got the Constitution Center, Betsy Ross House, Ben Franklin House, Christ's Church and Elfreth's Alley (the oldest continually inhabited residential street in the U.S.). There is also the new National Museum of American Jewish History and the African American Museum in the neighborhood.
Reading Terminal Market is a great place to check out, maybe at the end of your trip if you are tempted to buy any food to take home. It's great for lunch. Di Nic's Roast Pork is highly recommended.
Tony Lukes is well out of Center City and I hear that their roast pork sammich beats their cheesesteak, lol. You have Geno's and Pat's at 13th and Passyunk (South Philly) and Jim's Steaks (my personal rec.) at 4th and South Street that are closer to Center City.
Continental Midtown is not very good, the service sucks. The other old Continental on 2nd & Market Street is much better.
13th Street, the "gayborhood" has great shopping and restaurants (Barbuzzo, El Vez, Fergie's Pub, Bindi, Zavino, Lolita - some are BYOB so check first). Good shopping continues up Walnut Street to about 20th, the Rittenhouse Square area as previously mentioned. Hit the Square on a Saturday to check out John & Kira's Chocolates at the Farmer's Market (amazing). Parc is a great place on the Square to have a meal and people watch.
As an off the beaten path rec, I always suggest The Magic Garden: http://www.phillymagicgardens.org/
Eastern State Penitentiary is also a cool tour, as previously mentioned. Get the audio tour if you do it (Steve Buscemi narrates it) - there are restaurant recs for that neighborhood in the thread that I pasted above - Fairmount. Skip Jack's Firehouse across from the prison, it's overrated and overpriced.
Something I recently sent a visitor to our home:
Philly is for the most part a grid with City Hall at the Center (Market Street and Broad Street). The named streets run east/west and the numbered streets run north/south - Broad Street = 14th Street. Start at Jones for breakfast/brunch on 7th and Chestnut. http://www.jones-restaurant.com/ Walk east on Chestnut towards Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, you can do as much or as little as you like here in terms of tours. The constitution center is on the blocks between 4th and 5th and Chestnut and Race, as is the Bourse building (architecturally interesting but nothing else, was the original Philly stock exchange) and the new American Jewish History Museum - the building looks cool but I haven't spoken to anyone who has seen the collection. From Market and 4th, walk east on Market and wind in and out of the side streets for some cool shopping. Christ's Church http://www.christchurchphila.org/ is then at 2nd and Market (1695). Continue north up 2nd street and on second between Race and Arch streets is Elfreth's Alley http://www.elfrethsalley.org/ , which is the oldest continually inhabited street in the United States. Go back to Arch street and head West and the Betsy Ross house http://historicphiladelphia.org/betsy-ross-house/what-to-see/ is between 2nd and 3rd on Arch. There are loads of places to eat in this neighborhood, if anyone wants an ice cream stop here it's worth it: http://www.franklinfountain.com/ If you still haven't eaten, continue up Arch street westbound and you will hit Chinatown around 9th Street. http://www.visitphilly.com/music-art/philadelphia/the-china-gate/ Reading Terminal Market is then at 12th and Arch, also a great place to eat lunch. http://www.readingterminalmarket.org/ Or if a cheesesteak is essential, walk south on 5th from Market Street to South Street City Hall is then a couple of blocks at Broad (14th and Market) it's a pretty amazing building http://www.visitphilly.com/history/philadelphia/city-hall/ . Then you can hit LOVE park http://www.ushistory.org/lovepark/ from there you can also see "The Clothespin" http://www.visitphilly.com/music-art/philadelphia/clothespin/ Then you can continue away from City Hall towards the Art Museum (you'll see it in the distance at the other end of the Ben Franklin Parkway) and see the Swann Fountain at Logan Circle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Circle_(Philadelphia) I think that should fill your day! If not Logan Circle puts you in the middle of the public library and several museums. The Rocky statue is next to the Art Museum steps (yes, those are THE steps) at the top of the Parkway.Yeah that's right my name's Yauch!
Yes! Jim's is my favorite too, although Tony Luke's roast pork is to die for.
Now jumping domestically.
Well that was a crazy couple of years.
When you go to Reading Term, grab a cannoli from Termini's. YUM!
Swing past Geno's on your way to the airport for a greasy horrible for you but oh-so-good cheesesteak.
Penn's Landing and South St are fun to walk around.
It's fun to watch an IMAX at the Franklin Institute.