Guidebook for Philadelphia
Getting Around
Lombard South Station - BSL
Parks & Nature
Rittenhouse Square is great destination if you're in the mood for a little greenery but don't want to walk to far.
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Rittenhouse Square
135 S 18th StRittenhouse Square is great destination if you're in the mood for a little greenery but don't want to walk to far.
If you're up for a mid-sized challenge, walk west on South Street (against traffic) till you get to the South Street Bridge, and then look for the well marked pedestrian'bike ramp on the right that leads you down to the Boardwalk. Worth the trip.
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Schuylkill Banks Boardwalk
Schuylkill Banks BoardwalkIf you're up for a mid-sized challenge, walk west on South Street (against traffic) till you get to the South Street Bridge, and then look for the well marked pedestrian'bike ramp on the right that leads you down to the Boardwalk. Worth the trip.
Essentials
Walgreens
1800 South StACME Markets
1400 E Passyunk AveWhole Foods Market
929 South StArts & Culture
One of the Nation's oldest and finest Art Museums
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Museo de Arte de Filadelfia
2600 Benjamin Franklin PkwyOne of the Nation's oldest and finest Art Museums
From Wiki: The collection includes 181 paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 69 by Paul Cézanne, 59 by Henri Matisse, 46 by Pablo Picasso, 21 by Chaim Soutine, 18 by Henri Rousseau, 16 by Amedeo Modigliani, 11 by Edgar Degas, seven by Vincent van Gogh, and six by Georges Seurat. Other European and American masters in the collection include Giorgio de Chirico, Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, Paul Gauguin, El Greco, Francisco Goya, Édouard Manet, Jean Hugo, Claude Monet, Maurice Utrillo, William Glackens, Charles Demuth, Jules Pascin and Maurice Prendergast. It also holds a variety of African artworks; ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art; and American and European furniture, decorative arts and metalwork.
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Barnes
2025 Benjamin Franklin PkwyFrom Wiki: The collection includes 181 paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 69 by Paul Cézanne, 59 by Henri Matisse, 46 by Pablo Picasso, 21 by Chaim Soutine, 18 by Henri Rousseau, 16 by Amedeo Modigliani, 11 by Edgar Degas, seven by Vincent van Gogh, and six by Georges Seurat. Other European and American masters in the collection include Giorgio de Chirico, Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, Paul Gauguin, El Greco, Francisco Goya, Édouard Manet, Jean Hugo, Claude Monet, Maurice Utrillo, William Glackens, Charles Demuth, Jules Pascin and Maurice Prendergast. It also holds a variety of African artworks; ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art; and American and European furniture, decorative arts and metalwork.
Sightseeing
Boathouse Row
1 Boathouse RowGreat place to walk -jog-bike-sit.
Shopping
Italian Market
919 S 9th StA South Philly landmark.
Everything Good you have read about this place is true.
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Reading Terminal Market
1136 N 12th StEverything Good you have read about this place is true.
Drinks & Nightlife
Gayborhood
Like the name says.