Information on Philadelphia
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MUSEUMS: Take the 33/38 Bus westward from City Hall/Lyft/Half-hour walk from City Hall
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OLD CITY – take the Market-Frankford subway from City Hall east to 5th Street Station/15 minute walk
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CENTER CITY
OTHER LINKS TO ACTIVITIES
MUSEUMS: Take the 33/38 Bus westward from City Hall/Lyft/Half-hour walk from City Hall
- Philadelphia Museum of Art (this is where the Rocky Steps are)
- Admission: $14 with your student ID
- Rodin Museum admission included!
- “Among its impressive holdings in Renaissance, American, Impressionist and Modern art, some standouts include a great Rogier van der Weyden altarpiece, a large Bathers by Cezanne, a room devoted to Philadelphia’s own Thomas Eakins, and Marcel Duchamp’s notorious mixed-media Bride Stripped Bare by her Bachelors (The Large Glass), exactly as the dada master installed it. Upstairs, breathe in other cultures and times through over 80 period rooms, from the medieval cloister to the Indian temple.”
- Has several cafes
- Franklin Institute
- Admission: $19.95 (plus more for the Jurassic exhibit, sorry guys)
- Features a lot of great exhibits, including a giant human heart, a Virtual Reality exhibit, an observatory, and other science-y things
- FOOD IN THE AREA
- Rybread: paninis, sandwiches, soup – 2319 Fairmount Ave
- Tela’s Market and Kitchen: sandwiches, breakfast – 1833 Fairmount Ave
- Zorba’s Tavern: Greek food! Really good gyros – 2230 Fairmount Ave
- Trio: Pan-Asian fusion – 2601 Pennsylvania Ave
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OLD CITY – take the Market-Frankford subway from City Hall east to 5th Street Station/15 minute walk
- Old City
- Repo Records – 538 South St (a bit of a walk, but so worth it
- Independence Hall
- Book tickets in advance online – they’re timed tours and often fill up at the beginning of the day! Surcharge is $3/ticket online. Tour is otherwise free.
- Liberty Bell
- Benjamin Franklin’s Grave
- FOOD IN THE AREA
- Ishkabibbles – Cheesesteak! – 517 South St
- Tattooed Mom – French fries and tacos – 530 South St
- Fat Salmon Sushi – 719 Walnut St
- High Street on Market – “Rustic Americana with a twist” - 308 Market St
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CENTER CITY
- Reading Terminal Market for lunch – so many choices! 51 N 12th St
- GET DONUTS FROM BEILER’S
- Cheesesteaks, delis, comfort food, German delicacies, Indian food, and so much more!
- Masonic Temple, Library, and Museum: 1 N Broad St
- $10 admission with student ID
- “The Masonic Temple in Philadelphia was constructed in 1873. It has been called one of the great “wonders” of the Masonic world. Adorned with some of the finest artifacts of Freemasonry and magnificent lodge rooms based on themes of the ancient architectural world, the Masonic Temple connects us with our past by outwardly displaying our Masonic traditions and values.”
- LOTS of shopping
- H&M, Zara, Barnes & Noble
- Rittenhouse Square
- Really nice park with lots of dogs and live music!
- Other food options (if you really don’t want to go to Reading Terminal?)
- Dos Tacos – the best tacos Signe Carlson has ever eaten – 120 S 15th St
- Mac Mart – gourmet. mac. n. cheese. – 104 S 18th St
- Mix Restaurant and Bar – the only good pizza in Philly – 2101 Chestnut St
OTHER LINKS TO ACTIVITIES
- International Flower Show! [$20 online, $22 at site]
- Homer & Sergeant at Philadelphia Museum [$14]
- National Museum of American Jewish History [$11]
- The Freedom Principle at ICA [Free]
- Benjamin Franklin’s Grave [$1 admissions, additional $3 for Revolutionary Americans Tour]
- Liberty Bell [Free]