| Philadelphia ((in)Philadelphia) | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  United States |
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| Area | 369,61 km² |
| Population | 1 580 863 hab. () |
| Density | 4 277,12 inhab./km² |
| Postal code | 19019–19255, 19171, 19172 |
| Spindle | Eastern Time, UTC − 05: 00, UTC − 04: 00 |
| Location | |
 39 ° 57 ′ 11 ″ N 75 ° 9 ′ 48 ″ W | |
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Located in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia is a city of United States, the fifth largest city in North America.
Understand
Philadelphia can be considered the birthplace of the United States. The Declaration of Independence was signed in this city and the Constitution was also written here. Until 1800, it was also the capital of the country. Today Philadelphia is home to 1.5 million people, many locals call their city "Philly".
Neighborhoods
- Center City - home to LOVE Park, the Chestnut and Walnut shopping and dining districts, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia's beautiful city hall, and many museums and cultural attractions
- Old city - features the Liberty Bell, Constitution Hall, Independence Hall, as well as a burgeoning young artist and student community; this part of Philadelphia was also the location for MTV's The Real World: Philadelphia
- South philly - famous for its Italian heritage as well as being featured in Rocky, South Philly is also home to FDR Park and all of Philadelphia's major professional sports teams
- West Philly - Powelton Village, and the Philadelphia Zoo
- University City - home to the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, and University of the Sciences in Philadelphia; not surprisingly, this area has a distinct college town feel and is the source of controversy over gentrification
- Manayunk - known as the "city on a hill", Manayunk is home to many unique stores and shops as well as a thriving student and artist community
- East falls - home to Philadelphia University and Drexel University College of Medicine
- Art Museum Area - contains three unique institutions: the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the infamous Eastern State Prison, and the Philadelphia Wine School.
- Mt. Airy - North By Northwest
- Northern Liberties - The latest trendy neighborhood in Philadelphia among students, young professionals and artists is also home to many galleries and shops worth seeing.
- Society Hill-Queen Village - one of the oldest neighborhoods in Philadelphia, site of Gloria Dei (Old Swede) Church.
- North Philadelphia - far north of the Center City sector.
- Templetown - Neighborhood of Temple University's main campus, one mile north of City Hall.
- Philadelphia Northeast - For bargain shopping, Northeast Philadelphia is home to Franklin Mills Mall, with many popular brands having great outlets there.
To go
By plane
On a boat
By train
- Amtrak
- SEPTA
By bus
- Megabus
- Boltbus
By car
Circulate
See
Make
Parks
- Clark park, [1] West.
- Fairmount park
- Rittenhouse Park
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Park
- FDR's Skate Park, [2] : for skaters.
Learn
To work
Buy
Have a drink / Go out
Bars
- Bob and Barbera's, 15th and South Streets.
- North Star Bar, [3].
- Smokey Joe's, [4].
- The Khyber, [5].
- The Standard Tap, [6].
- Monk's, [7]. An amazing choice of Belgian beers: they have a pound that you push leaves through just to find one, and they have a spinning set of 5 on tap. The sandwich and mussel baskets are large, and the Spanish fries are blindingly hot.
Coffee shops
- Crimson moon, 20th and Sansom Streets, [8].
- The Green Line Cafe, 43rd and Baltimore Av., West Philadelphia,[9]. Coffee is conveniently located at the # 34 septa cart.
- The Last Drop, 13th and Pine Street, Center City.
- Intermezzo, 32nd and Walnut. Offers great coffee, and is a free wireless internet hotspot.
Eat
- Abbraccios, 802 S. 47th Street, [10]. Accessible via trolley 34
- Alma from Cuba, 1623 Walnut St, (215) 988-1799, [11].
- Buddakan, [12].
- Morimoto, 723 Chestnut Street, (215) -413-9070, [13].
- White Dog Cafe, 3420 Sansom St. (215) 386 9224, [14]. MTuWTh 1730-2200 FrSa 1730-2300 S 1700-2200. An elegant restaurant which is linked to the local community. They use products from local farmers, and service beers from local breweries. The food is mostly American / Continental style. 15 to 25 $.
- Zocolo
- Apple Hostels of Philadelphia, [15] is located in the Philadelphia / Old City and very convenient to public transportation, restaurants and other night spots.
Cheap
Average price
Luxury
Bed and breakfasts
- Rittenhouse Bed and Breakfast, [16] - conveniently placed in Philadelphia / Center City.
Luxurious hotel
- Loews Hotel, [17] - This hotel is in a good location. It is not noisy, but it is expensive. The rooms have a wonderful view of the city.
