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HISTORY TOUR  

Walk, with history
A new self-guided audio tour is a good way to learn more about the most historic neighborhood in Philadelphia — and America.


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Where to rent the Philadelphia AudioWalk & Tour
  


NEARBY  


   Day trip diVINE
Spend an afternoon in Pa. wine country.


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Pa. wines go both ways
Some grape-tasting dishes
Getting there

  


   The cheesesteak project
Craig LaBan and a team of high school students cover more than 110 miles in a quest to find out who makes the best cheesesteak.


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How they scored | Cheesesteak ratings

AT THE AIRPORT  

First-class air fare
Fliers will find award-winning food at Philadelphia International Airport. And there's plenty of take-out to take the place of vanishing in-flight meals.

  • Breakfast, no longer a big challenge
  • Food for the flight: tip-top take-out
  • A la-de-dah lunch to go
  • On layover: the cheesesteak fly-by
  • Meeting a friend here on a layover
  • Ay, there's the rub: working in some relaxation
  • Sit-down service: take a load off
  • Late bites for late flights
  • Getting around the concourses is not hard

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    FEATURED ATTRACTION  


       In the clink
    Ever wonder how you'd hold up behind bars? If you're lucky enough to have never been arrested, and still curious, you might want to tour the prison of another generation, Eastern State Penitentiary.


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    HOTELS  

       Luxe lodging
    Try calling one of these hotels "home" on your next visit - you won't be disappointed.


    DINING  

    Philadelphia's finest
    Inquirer food critic Craig LaBan revisits three of his top-rated restaurants.

    PHILLY'S BEST RESTAURANTS:
  • Fountain
  • Le Bec-Fin
  • Susanna Foo
  • Vetri
  • ¡Pasion!
  • Morimoto
  • Paris Bar and Grill
  • Striped Bass
  • Avenue B
  • Capital Grille

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    NIGHTLIFE  

    Don't feed the locals
    Visit these bars for a casual night out with Philly locals - and maybe some music.

      




    OLD CITY  


       Historical, not history
    It's easy to see why Old City is known as the country's most important historical district. But it's also home to some of the city's hippest restaurants, night spots, film houses, shops, galleries, and boutiques.


    SOUTH PHILLY  

    Italian, authentically
    Home to some of Philly's best Italian eateries and shops, the Italian Market attracts a slew of shoppers who are sidestepping the supermarkets and heading straight to the source.

      


    READING TERMINAL  


       Terminal hunger
    Nothing matches the culinary variety offered by Philadelphia's Reading Terminal Market, which opened in 1892.


    THE PARKWAY  

    A street made for walking
    Standing at the top of the stairs in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, you can understand why Rocky raised his arms in triumph.


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    Calder sculptures grace Parkway
      


    AT THE ZOO  

    Zooballoon goes aloft
    Philadelphia's newest mode of transportation is unlike anything we've had before. It won't clog the streets. It picks you up at one terminal - then drops you off 15 minutes later at the same stop.


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    Zooballoon offers breathtaking views
    Walk the Tortoise Trail
    A gorilla love story
    6ABC Video | Action News' Don Polec goes up, up and away
    On the Web | The Philadelphia Zoo
      


    FEATURED EXHIBITION  

       Nature, history and the divine
    Art that thinks deep thoughts long ago gave way to art of the personal and the particular. But if you prefer mind-stretching concepts, you should be enchanted by "American Sublime."


    RELATED LINKS:
    If You Go | American Sublime
    More in Visual Arts

    FOR THE FAMILY  

    Back to the minors
    ... And happily so for fans. Six minor-league teams from Atlantic City to Harrisburg offer ballpark fun for the whole family.
      


    TREATS FOR TOURISTS  


       All-American meal
    Bistro Romano cooks an authentic sit-down Thanksgiving feast for tourists seeking the original American holiday meal in its off season.


    PHILLY SPORTS  

    Eagles
    News and stats, Official team site.
    Flyers
    News and stats, Official team site.
    Phillies
    News and stats, Official team site.
    76ers
    News and stats, Official team site.
    Golf
    News, Courses and Travel.
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