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 lokalaca preporučuje
The Monkey & The Elephant
2831 W Girard Ave
65 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Pizza Dads
2843 W Girard Ave
12 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Rittenhouse Square
135 S 18th St
620 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
China Town
208 lokalaca preporučuje
Great asian restaurants. Take the 48 bus right from the corner at 29th and Girard.
Inventive cocktails and delectable bar food.
19 lokalaca preporučuje
2637brew
2637 W Girard Ave
19 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Nine thai kitchen
2829 West Girard Avenue
6 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Green Eggs Café
212 S 13th St
265 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Crime and Punishment Brewing Co.
2711 W Girard Ave
53 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
2637brew
2637 W Girard Ave
19 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Brewerytown Taproom
1363 N 31st St
6 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Филаделфија зоолошки врт
3400 W Girard Ave
416 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Treetop Quest Philly
51 Chamounix Dr
11 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
The Mann Center
5201 Parkside Ave
55 lokalaca preporučuje
Awesome open air venue for live music and big acts coming through.
Open air venue for all kinds of R&B acts.
13 lokalaca preporučuje
The Dell Music Center
2400 Strawberry Mansion Dr
13 lokalaca preporučuje
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

Музеј уметности у Филаделфији
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
1164 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Perelman Building
2525 Pennsylvania Ave
8 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Источни државни затвор
2027 Fairmount Ave
433 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Магични вртови Филаделфије
1020 South St
385 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Japanese House and Garden
20 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Барнс
2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
560 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Роденов музеј
2151 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
225 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
South Street
South Street
37 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Феармаунт парк
Reservoir Drive
315 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Forbidden Drive
Forbidden Drive
33 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Феармаунт парк
Reservoir Drive
315 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
ALDI
4421 Market St
97 lokalaca preporučuje
Cheapest prices in the city for a supermarket. Find organic, gluten free, and prepared foods. 3 blocks from house.