What should I see on vacation in Philadelphia?|141815

I_ll be there for about a week with my husband and 16 year old son.

I_m originally from Philly and I miss it almost everyday. Of course, everyone listed most of the must-see sights. Don_t forget about the art museum! Reading Terminal Market is a cool place to go as well. Just across the river in New Jersey is the aquarium. I also recommend finding time to just walk around the neighborhoods, particularly Rittenhouse Square, Center City, Society Hill, Old City (personal favorite), South Philly/Queens Village. There_s tons of great little art galleries, shops, restaurants, etc everywhere you turn in these neighborhoods. If you happen to come the first of the month, they have First Friday in Old City where between 5 and 9pm all of the art galleries are open to show off their new exhibits. It_s a really cool atmosphere. Make your way down to the waterfront (Penn_s Landing) and/or Boathouse Row on the Schuylkill River. Check out the famous cheesesteaks at Pat_s and Geno_s (they_re across the street from each other). I am personally a Geno_s fan - my friend is all about Pat_s. Make sure you look up how to order correctly! There_s also the Italian Market on 9th that_s a cool thing to check out.

There are endless amounts of restaurants everywhere you turn - some of the more famous ones are the Steven Starr restaurants (my personal favorite is Jones) and I also love the Philadelphia Fish _ Company. The Moshulu is the famous restaurant on a boat in the Delaware River - obviously more expensive but a great experience. Some cool Irish pubs that have great food and even greater atmospheres are The Black Sheep Irish Pub and the Dark Horse Pub. Even now, when I go back and visit, I just love to walk around these neighborhoods and take it all in - to this day, I still always stumble into new places that are complete gems.

Enjoy your time there! Hope this helped!

Philadelphia_s Magic Garden_s at 10th Street and South Street
http://www.philadelphiasmagicgardens.org��
and the whole South Street area is fun, too

Philadelphia Art Museum (it is _pay what you wish_ on Sunday_s)

Liberty Bell _ historical stuff in that area, if you are into it (though you should go during the week, so you are not sitting on a huge line to see things)

The Rodin Museum (near art museum)

or check out this site:
http://www.phillyfunguide.com/

Go to Independence Hall, Go see the Liberty Bell right across the street, go to the Franklin Institute and you_ll have a BLAST!! Also, go to the Constitution Center! They have a really awesome LIVE show with a speaker and it_s just amazing. I live like RIGHT outside of Philly and i never get a chance to go! I love it there and with all the history we have here, it_s just so.....amazing. You should also visit where Ben Franklin_s house used to be and his print shop. You_ll learn a lot and it_s really informational. Also, there_s the Betsy Ross House. lol, i hope i_ve given you a lot of suggestions :)

You should definitely tour all the historical places like the Liberty Bell and the Betsy Ross House. Also drive about fifteen minutes out of Philly to Valley Forge (King of Prussia area) and visit things in Philly like the constitution center and museums like the Franklin Institute and the art museum. DEFINITELY (IF POSSIBLE) go see a Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park. They also have horse and buggy rides in Philly where you can learn a lot of unique historical facts from your driver person while going around Philly. Have fun =]

Liberty Bell
Betsy Ross House
Franklin Institute Museum
Constitution
City Hall
Philadelphia Zoo (first zoo in America)
Those are the only ones i can think of.

Duck boats
Franklin institute
Mint
Liberty bell
Constitution hall