OK, So you've decided to come to our wedding.
Yeay!
So a few things to think about before you book your flight.
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ART
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Philadelphia has an amazing art museum, which in itself is
a work of art. (It is FREE early
Sunday.) Rocky is famous for running
up the steps. Walking distance, down
the parkway is the Rodin Museum, also free, and filled with amazing
sculpture. Walking in old town is
wonderful 1700 architecture and then there are the murals. In 19?? Philadelphia started a mural project
to beautify the city, which has grown and become a main attraction. Great for a nice day or morning walk.
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NATURE
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When Philadelphia was planned it included a park in each
corner of the city, it also boasts the largest urban park. Fairmount park really needs a car to see
properly. There is a Japanese tea
garden, and wissahiken park is a beautiful place to feed the ducks.
If Gardens are more your speed, a trip to Longwood gardens
is an amazing place to visit. A drive
away, but worth the trip for the beauty of the climate.
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KIDS
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The United States oldest Zoo is in Philadelphia. Now with a gorilla habitat, a petting zoo,
and the seals it was one of Teddis favorite places as a kid. The please touch museum is one of the
first kid friendly place that allows kids to touch everything.
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Science
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The academy of natural history,
like a small Smithsonian, with a dinosaur skeleton. But for science at its best, to go to the Franklin
Institute. Here you can explore
(bigger and better than the Exploratorium) all kinds of fun things. A place to play for the old and
young. It includes a moving steam
engine train you can ride, and a human heart you can walk through. Teddi spent many childhood Saturdays
exploring the museum with her friend Hope.
If youd like something a little creepier. The Mutter museum is not
for the queasy of stomach! Here you
can view biological curiosities. Just
look at the website for more information.
Finally there is the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology- fot a more Indiana Jones Version of Science.
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History
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The pride of Philadelphia. Independence Hall, home of the
Declaration of Independence, we have a new constitution center which has all
kinds of interactive exhibits, the liberty bell, Ben Franklins workshop and
press (yes, you can watch the press work and pick up a piece of old fashioned
type from the actual press, Elfreths Alley, the oldest continually used
housed in the country. These houses
look just as they did 250 years ago.
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Food
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The reading terminal market is downtown and a fun place to
get lunch, in the style of Emeryville marketplace, but with more shops and
Pennsylvania Dutch baked goods a treats (something you dont want to
miss).
Don't forget about the Philly
cheese steaks, soft pretzels, and Rita's water ice.
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Shopping
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Ahhh one of Teddis favorite things. If your in the moode for upscale shopping,
King of Prussia is the placed to go.
Complete with Neiman Markus, Sacks fifth Avenue, Tiffanys and many
more all inside one upscale marble lined mall. If you are window shopping down a street, Manayunk, old town,
and no
sales tax on clothing
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Culture
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We have the Philadelphia
Orchestra, the Philadelphia Theatre Company, Walnut Street Theatre, the
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia,
the Academy of Music and the Pennsylvania Ballet.. Forrest Theatre, Arden
Theatre Company and American Historical Theatre.
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Sports
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The area sports teams are the Eagles, Phillies, 76ers, Flyers,
Phantoms, Soul, Wings, Kixx, Charge and Barrage.
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Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love, the
love statue, cheesesteaks, and soft pretzel
So youve flown in
What else is near by?
1)
2 hours away is the big Apple, New York City. You can take the train to NYC for $30 round
trip (off peak) by train
2)
3 hours away in Washington DC, home of the Smithsonian Museums,
the capital of the USA, and some very cool monuments.
3)
1.5 hours away is the Jersey shore
Legal gambling in Atlantic
City, and the beaches, which have warmer water in June than anytime in Northern
California.
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1.5 hours away is the Pennsylvania Dutch country. A place where time stands still, people
really can be seen driving horse pulled carriages, and the people are dressed
in Mennonite fashion. Also the famous
Hershey chocolate factory is out there.
With a chocolate theme park in Hershey, PA of course.
For more information the PI is the local paper, and you can
always check the 5day forecast or the here.
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania is renowned for Penns Landing, the Philadelphia Zoo, the
Frlanklin Institute,
and
Edgar Allan Poe House.
More
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania attractions are the Betsy Ross House, LOVE Park,
Rittenhouse Square, the SEPTA Museum, MTVs Real World House, the Gloria Dei
National Historica Site, Eastern State Penitentiary,
Others
like to tour Atwater-Kent Municipal Museum, , Fairmount Park, the Italian
Market, Zanzibar Blue, Mutter Museum, Rosenbach Museum,
Most
enjoy the Lights of Liberty Show, Cliveden, Glen Foerd on the Delaware, the
Masonic Temple, the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, the African American
Museum, the American Swedish Historical Museum and the Polish American Cultural
Center Museum.
More
recreational activities and places include Awbury Arboreturm, Bartams Garden,
Morris Arboretum & Gardens, Parkside-Evans Recreation Center, the Academy
of Natural Sciences,
The
area golf courses include John F. Byrne, Bala, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Cobbs
Creek. Other hot places are Penn Ice Rink, Go Vertical and John R. Kelly Pool.
Philadelphias
news is covered by The City Paper, the Philadelphia Daily News, the
Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Tribune and the Philadelphia Weekly.
This
city is full of eating establishments. Among tourist options are Jamaican Jerk
Hut, Nifty Fiftys, Palm Restaurant, The Bards, Sand Kee Peking Duck House,
Astral Plane, Melrose Diner, Swanky Bubbles, J Cabot Café, Downeys Restaurant,
Chef Abus Kitchen, Manayunk Brewing Company, Red Robin Diner, Dining Car,
Guru, Quaker Diner, Country Club Restaurant & Pastry Shop, Sand Trap Café,
Haute to Trot, Maccabeam, Ristorante La Buca, Striped Bass, Spasso Italian
Grill Ludwigs Garden, Lamberts Cucina, The Prime Rib, Ma Ma Yolandas,
Bookbinders Restaurant, Tangerine Restaurant and Bitars.
Lodging facilities are just as numerous as the
eating venues. Tourist enjoy The Gables, Antique Row Bed & Breakfast,
Radisson Plaza, Spruce Hill Manor, Chestnut Hill Hotel, Thomas Bond House Bed
and Breakfast, Penns View Hotel, Society Hill Manor, Cornerstone Bed and
Breakfast, The Westin, Rittenhouse Bed and Breakfast, Best Western, Four Seasons
Hotel, Sugarloaf, City Garden Bed & Breakfast, Hotel Windsor, Fairfield
Inn, Courtyard, Hyatt Regency, Doubletree, Loews Hotel, Marriott, Club
Quarters, Grandview Suites and Days Inn.
visit to the University
of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
