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December 31, 2022
Philadelphia, PA

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Christmas time is a magical time in Philadelphia ending with the Mummer's Day Parade on New Years' Day. We're so excited to share our favorite places in the area with you.

Reading Terminal Market

51 North 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
, (215) 922-2317

One of America’s largest and oldest public markets, housed since 1893 in a National Historic Landmark building, the Market offers an incredible selection of locally grown & exotic produce, locally sourced meats and poultry, plus the finest seafood, cheeses, baked goods, and confections. You’ll find everything you need to create a memorable meal, from cookbooks, to table linens, to kitchenware, to fresh cut flowers, and more. Plus the widest variety of restaurants under one roof. Find it all here at Philadelphia’s historic public market!

Christmas Village in Philadelphia

1501 John F Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Christmas Village in Philadelphia is an outside Holiday market event in Center City Philadelphia, which is modeled after the traditional Christmas Markets in Germany. Vendors in wooden booths will set up shop during the Holiday season to sell a wide variety of international holiday gifts, ornaments, jewelry and high-quality arts and crafts, as well as traditional European food, sweets and drinks. The unique atmosphere with thousands of lights and the delicious smell of waffles, gingerbread, bratwurst and mulled wine will bring you and your family into the perfect Christmas spirit.

John's Roast Pork

14 Snyder Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19148
, (215) 463-1951

Our favorite cheesesteaks in town but go early!

Italian Market 9th Street

919 South 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
, (215) 278-2903

For over 100 years, generations of immigrant families have lived and worked side-by-side in Philadelphia's Italian Market. Businesses continue to operate in an old-world tradition while recognizing current consumer trends. This is the neighborhood where we have bought our first home and currently live!

Barnes Foundation

2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19130
, (215) 278-7000

Philadelphia art collector Albert C. Barnes (1872–1951) chartered the Barnes Foundation in 1922 to teach people from all walks of life how to look at art. Over three decades, he collected some of the world’s most important impressionist, post-impressionist, and modern paintings, including works by Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse, and Picasso. He displayed them alongside African masks, native American jewelry, Greek antiquities, and decorative metalwork.

The Franklin Institute

222 North 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
, (215) 448-1200

The Franklin Institute is a science museum and the center of science education and research in Philadelphia. It is named after the American scientist Benjamin Franklin, and houses the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial. Founded in 1824, the Franklin Institute is one of the oldest centers of science education and development in the United States.

Liberty Bell

526 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
, (215) 965-2305

If you don't make it to see the Liberty Bell, that's okay. Our church bell is the Liberty Bell's sister and cast at the same time.

Independence Hall

520 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
, (215) 965-2305

See where America's Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence.

The Mütter Museum at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

19 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
, (215) 560-8564

America's finest museum of medical history, the Mütter Museum displays its beautifully preserved collections of anatomical specimens, models, and medical instruments in a nineteenth-century "cabinet museum" setting. The goal of the Museum is to help visitors understand the mysteries and beauty of the human body and appreciate the history of diagnosis and treatment of disease.

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