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Above One of the largest museums in the US, the Philadelphia Museum of Art (foreground) sits beside the Schuylkill River

A Day in Philadelphia Essentials
Philadelphia is an easy city to navigate. To get your bearings, remember GETTING THERE
that the enormous City Hall sits on a square at the intersection of the The Airport Rail Line is the quickest and
two main thoroughfares, Market Street and Broad Street. cheapest way to get downtown from
Philadelphia International Airport. There are
MORNING Explore the cobbled alleys of Independence National
subways, trains, and buses in the city.
Historical Park. Don’t miss the Liberty Bell on Market Street, or
WHERE TO STAY
Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was
The Gables (inexpensive) is an award-winning
signed. There are some fascinating exhibits in Franklin Court, a
B&B in an 1889 mansion; it has comfortable
museum devoted to Benjamin Franklin. Nearby is elegant Christ rooms in Victorian decor. www.gablesbb.com
Church and tiny Elfreth’s Alley with its early colonial houses. Penn’s View Hotel (moderate) is a traditional
AFTERNOON Grab a snack at Reading Terminal Market. Then hotel in the Old City, close to most main
immerse yourself in the impressive collections at the Philadelphia attractions. www.pennsviewhotel.com
Four Seasons Philadelphia (expensive) is an
Museum of Art or the Rodin Museum, which holds the largest
award-winning 5-star hotel whose Fountain
collection of the sculptor’s work outside France.
Restaurant is one of the city’s best.
EVENING Catch a Broadway show or a performance by the www.fourseasons.com/philadelphia
Philadelphia Orchestra, Opera Company, or the Pennsylvania Ballet
TOURIST INFORMATION
at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.
Above Cheesecake straddles the line between dessert and cheese, 6th and Market Streets; www.visitphilly.com
especially when topped with a heap of fruit in syrup