Guidebook for Philadelphia

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Guidebook for Philadelphia

Drinks & Nightlife

Delicious food and craft beers within walking distance.
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American Sardine Bar
1800 Federal St
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Delicious food and craft beers within walking distance.
My favorite place to go out. It's a whiskey bar with go-go dancing.
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The Trestle Inn
339 N 11th St
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My favorite place to go out. It's a whiskey bar with go-go dancing.
An awesome speakeasy.
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Hop Sing Laundromat
1029 Race St
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An awesome speakeasy.
A speakeasy that is really small but makes their own bitters.
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A speakeasy that is really small but makes their own bitters.
Has the best black bean burger in the city.
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The Sidecar Bar & Grille
2201 Christian St
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Has the best black bean burger in the city.
One of my favorite cozy places to grab a beer, eat gourmet bar grub, and play pool.
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Good Dog Bar
224 S 15th St
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One of my favorite cozy places to grab a beer, eat gourmet bar grub, and play pool.
Fun, hole in the wall bar to catch drag shows and live jazz music. Started the city-wide special.
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Bob and Barbara's Lounge
1509 South Street
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Fun, hole in the wall bar to catch drag shows and live jazz music. Started the city-wide special.
Very hip place to eat and get beer. The upstairs is covered in graffiti. Can also play pool here.
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Tattooed Mom
530 South St
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Very hip place to eat and get beer. The upstairs is covered in graffiti. Can also play pool here.
A bar in the basement in what used to be a sugar mill. Serves great pierogies.
Sugar Mom's
225 Church St
A bar in the basement in what used to be a sugar mill. Serves great pierogies.
Love this place for a night out and to see live jazz. Can order drinks and food here. Also, there are 3 bars and a dance club upstairs. Dress up for this place. Also may be a cover at the door.
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Time
1315 Sansom St
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Love this place for a night out and to see live jazz. Can order drinks and food here. Also, there are 3 bars and a dance club upstairs. Dress up for this place. Also may be a cover at the door.
Nice sports bar with a mostly mellow crowd.
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The Black Sheep Pub and Restaurant
247 S 17th St
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Nice sports bar with a mostly mellow crowd.
Go here to watch soccer. It's a big bar with lots of seats and tvs. The soccer crowd is a little rowdy but really fun. Food is good too.
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Fado Irish Pub
1500 Locust St
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Go here to watch soccer. It's a big bar with lots of seats and tvs. The soccer crowd is a little rowdy but really fun. Food is good too.
Great hole in the wall bar with good music in the jukebox and cheap $2 lagers. Can order fries wit whiz too. Worth the visit.
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Oscar's Tavern
1524 Sansom St
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Great hole in the wall bar with good music in the jukebox and cheap $2 lagers. Can order fries wit whiz too. Worth the visit.
This is a microbrewery that serves good food too.
Triumph Brewing Company
117 Chestnut Street
This is a microbrewery that serves good food too.
I've seen some great bands here. Check out the list if you want to see live music.
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Johnny Brenda's
1201 Frankford Ave
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I've seen some great bands here. Check out the list if you want to see live music.

Food Scene

Little diner to go for brunch.
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Green Eggs Café
212 S 13th St
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Little diner to go for brunch.
Thai-American food with dining and takeout options.
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Circles Thai
1516 Tasker St
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Thai-American food with dining and takeout options.
Some great Indonesian food.
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Hardena
1754 S Hicks St
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Some great Indonesian food.
Takeout cook to order food and fresh fish.
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Ippolito's Seafood
3400 South Lawrence Street
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Takeout cook to order food and fresh fish.
The best pizza in Philadelphia and the US. Try the pescatarian, tomato and artichoke pies. Also can order by the slice. If you dine there on Th-Sun, you will hear the servers perform opera.
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Francoluigi’s Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen
1547 S 13th St
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The best pizza in Philadelphia and the US. Try the pescatarian, tomato and artichoke pies. Also can order by the slice. If you dine there on Th-Sun, you will hear the servers perform opera.
The best place for bun rieu and pho.
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Viet Huong Restaurant
1110 Washington Ave
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The best place for bun rieu and pho.
Great sandwiches and is very vegetarian and vegan friendly.
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Breezy's Cafe
1200 Point Breeze Ave
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Great sandwiches and is very vegetarian and vegan friendly.
Can order coffee and beer here.
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Ultimo Coffee
1900 S 15th St
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Can order coffee and beer here.
A great greasy diner open 24 hours.
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Little Pete's
2401 Pennsylvania Ave
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A great greasy diner open 24 hours.
Favorite place to eat health, fast food that is 100% plant-based.
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HipCityVeg
127 S 18th St
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Favorite place to eat health, fast food that is 100% plant-based.
Delicious BYOB for dinner.
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Dmitri's
795 S 3rd St
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Delicious BYOB for dinner.
Only the best coffee and croissants in the city. The coffee shop has a very social atmosphere. Don't come here to do work but instead to have a meeting or chat with friends.
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La Colombe Coffee Roasters
1335 Frankford Ave
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Only the best coffee and croissants in the city. The coffee shop has a very social atmosphere. Don't come here to do work but instead to have a meeting or chat with friends.
Great sandwiches and pizza.
Pizzeria Pesto Inc
1925 S Broad St
Great sandwiches and pizza.
Order drinks and/or food on the top of skyscraper with floor to ceiling windows to see the city. Dress up for this place or wear nice shoes with your jeans.
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R2L Restaurant
50 S 16th St
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Order drinks and/or food on the top of skyscraper with floor to ceiling windows to see the city. Dress up for this place or wear nice shoes with your jeans.
Great little bakery.
Le Bus Bakery
129 S 18th St
Great little bakery.
Only get frozen yogurt here. It's very similar to greek yogurt that is slightly sweet and tart and natural. Also has troblerone topping.
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Yogorino
233 South 20th Street
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Only get frozen yogurt here. It's very similar to greek yogurt that is slightly sweet and tart and natural. Also has troblerone topping.
Best place to get sushi.
Shiroi Hana
222 S 15th St
Best place to get sushi.
A little hole in the wall restaurant to get a quick, steaming hot bowl of ramen.
Nom Nom Ramen
20 S 18th St
A little hole in the wall restaurant to get a quick, steaming hot bowl of ramen.
Oldest soda fountain in the country that serves delicious ice cream in takeout chinese containers and homemade soda. It's a very charming place.
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The Franklin Fountain
116 Market St
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Oldest soda fountain in the country that serves delicious ice cream in takeout chinese containers and homemade soda. It's a very charming place.
Best Ethiopian food in the city. There is also a bar upstairs called Fiume that is very homey. Serves great beer and whiskey. Also has live music on Thursdays and Sundays.
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Abyssinia Restaurant
229 S 45th St
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Best Ethiopian food in the city. There is also a bar upstairs called Fiume that is very homey. Serves great beer and whiskey. Also has live music on Thursdays and Sundays.
Great place for fireside dining and beer. May be closed since there was a fire upstairs.
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Hawthornes
738 S 11th St
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Great place for fireside dining and beer. May be closed since there was a fire upstairs.
Best place to get donuts and fried chicken.
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Federal Donuts
1219 S 2nd St
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Best place to get donuts and fried chicken.
Great fine, white table cloth dining that is inexpensive and BYO.
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La Viola
253 S 16th St
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Great fine, white table cloth dining that is inexpensive and BYO.
Friend's family owns the restaurant. Big soccer fans from Napoli. It's expensive but worth it. Request the sea bass baked in salt. It's such a delicious experience.
Girasole
440 S Broad St
Friend's family owns the restaurant. Big soccer fans from Napoli. It's expensive but worth it. Request the sea bass baked in salt. It's such a delicious experience.
Delicious greek cypriot food. It's very quaint and cozy. Go there for brunch.
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Kanella South
757 South Front Street
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Delicious greek cypriot food. It's very quaint and cozy. Go there for brunch.
Great thai takeout place. The owners are very sweet.
Thai Singha House To Go
106 S 20th St
Great thai takeout place. The owners are very sweet.
A french restaurant with windows facing the waterfront. Have had brunch here a handful of times but it's only served on Sundays. It's inexpensive and very delicious. Entrance off of Market Street.
Bistro St. Tropez
2400 Market St
A french restaurant with windows facing the waterfront. Have had brunch here a handful of times but it's only served on Sundays. It's inexpensive and very delicious. Entrance off of Market Street.
Don't recommend dining here since there is better vietnamese restaurants, however there is an asian grocery store in the same plaza.
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Nam Son Bakery
1600 Carpenter St
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Don't recommend dining here since there is better vietnamese restaurants, however there is an asian grocery store in the same plaza.
Come here on a weekend morning to get dim sum. It's delicious and a nice experience if you want authentic chinese food.
Imperial Inn
146 N 10th St
Come here on a weekend morning to get dim sum. It's delicious and a nice experience if you want authentic chinese food.
One of my favorite and romantic restaurants. It is very open and filled with plants. It's like eating a meal in the garden.
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Rose Tattoo Cafe
1847 Callowhill St
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One of my favorite and romantic restaurants. It is very open and filled with plants. It's like eating a meal in the garden.
Mexican american food where a lot of hipsters go but ok food and margaritas. One drink will make you very tipsy. Also next to a lot of locally-owned shops.
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Cantina Los Caballitos
1651 E Passyunk Ave
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Mexican american food where a lot of hipsters go but ok food and margaritas. One drink will make you very tipsy. Also next to a lot of locally-owned shops.
A little out of the way under a highway but hands down the best cheesesteak in Philly.
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Tony Luke's
39 E Oregon Ave
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A little out of the way under a highway but hands down the best cheesesteak in Philly.
Steer clear of the touristy cheesesteak places and eat here. Locals say this is also one of the best.
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Jim's Steaks
400 N 62nd St
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Steer clear of the touristy cheesesteak places and eat here. Locals say this is also one of the best.
Order takeout or eat in a very small dining area next to the little grocery. Authentic and delicious food.
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Bitar's
947 Federal St
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Order takeout or eat in a very small dining area next to the little grocery. Authentic and delicious food.

Everything Else

A place to go for sweets which also is a major distributor of baked goods to many local businesses.
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Kermit's Bake Shoppe
2204 Washington Avenue
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A place to go for sweets which also is a major distributor of baked goods to many local businesses.
Nearby hospital for emergencies.
Methodist Hospital-Jefferson
2301 S Broad St
Nearby hospital for emergencies.
Closest subway stop to my place.
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Tasker-Morris Station
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Closest subway stop to my place.
Big shopping district.
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Rittenhouse Square
135 S 18th St
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Big shopping district.
Go to a yoga class while you are visiting!
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Wake Up Yoga South
1839 E Passyunk Ave
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Go to a yoga class while you are visiting!
It's a beautiful building w/ old art & murals worth seeing even if you are not catching a train. However, if you want to go to casinos or beach, you can catch an inexpensive train to Atlantic City.
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Stazione di 30th Street
2955 Market St
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It's a beautiful building w/ old art & murals worth seeing even if you are not catching a train. However, if you want to go to casinos or beach, you can catch an inexpensive train to Atlantic City.

Essentials

Grocery store.
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ACME Markets
1400 E Passyunk Ave
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Grocery store.
Great place to get prepared gourmet food to take and eat in Rittenhouse Park. Offers many types of cheese.
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Di Bruno Bros
1730 Chestnut St
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Great place to get prepared gourmet food to take and eat in Rittenhouse Park. Offers many types of cheese.
Best place in Philly to get cannolis tucked in the Italian Market but you have to get there early in the day before they are all gone.
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Isgro Pastries
1009 Christian St
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Best place in Philly to get cannolis tucked in the Italian Market but you have to get there early in the day before they are all gone.
If you need groceries you can always hop on a bus to go back and forth. Acme is much closer.
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Trader Joe's
2121 Market St
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If you need groceries you can always hop on a bus to go back and forth. Acme is much closer.
Highly recommend visiting here in an old railroad building with many food vendors, fresh meats and fish, and a little shopping. Right next to Chinatown too.
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Reading Terminal Market
1136 N 12th St
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Highly recommend visiting here in an old railroad building with many food vendors, fresh meats and fish, and a little shopping. Right next to Chinatown too.

Shopping

24 hour convenience store and pharmacy.
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CVS
4314 Locust St
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24 hour convenience store and pharmacy.
Cute little boutique. Check out their other store across the street for bags, jewelry, and chocolate truffles made on site.
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Open House Store
107 S 13th St
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Cute little boutique. Check out their other store across the street for bags, jewelry, and chocolate truffles made on site.
Favorite store for clothing and it's in an old ritzy mansion. I think it's their landmark store as the company is local to Philly.
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Anthropologie
1801 Walnut St
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Favorite store for clothing and it's in an old ritzy mansion. I think it's their landmark store as the company is local to Philly.
Great consignment clothing store. Find all of my jeans here.
2nd Time Around
1728 Chestnut St
Great consignment clothing store. Find all of my jeans here.
Know the owners who you often see at the bookshop. They are very selective with their books.
Joseph Fox Bookshop
1724 Sansom St
Know the owners who you often see at the bookshop. They are very selective with their books.

Arts & Culture

A little neighborhood theatre for plays
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Theatre Exile
1340-48 S 13th St
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A little neighborhood theatre for plays
Nearby music venue that works with R5 productions
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Boot & Saddle
1131 S Broad St
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Nearby music venue that works with R5 productions
Great place for dancing with DJs from the Making Time scene but very hipster.
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The Dolphin Tavern
1539 S Broad St
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Great place for dancing with DJs from the Making Time scene but very hipster.
If you are visiting during the summer, check to see the list of bands. It's a beautiful outdoor amphitheater and you can get seats or lay out on a blanket. Tends to get some good bands.
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The Mann Center
5201 Parkside Ave
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If you are visiting during the summer, check to see the list of bands. It's a beautiful outdoor amphitheater and you can get seats or lay out on a blanket. Tends to get some good bands.

Sightseeing

Awesome area of the city to check out with many sidewalk vendors selling produce. Also, visit Molly's bookstore and record shop!
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Mercato Italiano
919 S 9th St
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Awesome area of the city to check out with many sidewalk vendors selling produce. Also, visit Molly's bookstore and record shop!
The finest, most beautiful masonry in the country. Also, can get a tour to the top of the building.
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Centro visitatori del municipio
1400 S Penn Square
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The finest, most beautiful masonry in the country. Also, can get a tour to the top of the building.
Free museum that is easy to miss but tells a very interesting history about the city. Highly recommended. Also in a beautiful area of the city.
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Water Works by Cescaphe
640 Waterworks Dr
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Free museum that is easy to miss but tells a very interesting history about the city. Highly recommended. Also in a beautiful area of the city.
Come here for a brewery tour and to sample beer at the end.
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Philadelphia Brewing Co.
2440 Frankford Ave
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Come here for a brewery tour and to sample beer at the end.
One of my favorite museums in the country.
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Museo Penn
3260 South St
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One of my favorite museums in the country.
You'll see mosiacs around the city but this is the garden worth visiting. The artist is often there.
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Giardini Magici di Philadelphia
1020 South St
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You'll see mosiacs around the city but this is the garden worth visiting. The artist is often there.