Things To Do
Rittenhouse Square
Check out the shops and restaurants around Rittenhouse Square, right next to the Sofitel. Grab breakfast at the best farmer's market in the city on Saturday morning.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Check out the world-famous collection at the PMA—or just run up the Rocky steps.
Barnes Foundation
Explore one of the world's biggest collections of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Modernist art.
Fairmount Park
Stroll, bike, or run part of the 2,000-acre Fairmount Park system. Start on the riverside greenway right by the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the section known as the Schuylkill Banks.
Parks on Tap
Have a pint at one of Philly's annual outdoor pop-up beer gardens, run by Parks on Tap. Check their website for this year's pop-up locations.
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
Visit this immersive space filled with mosaics, colored glass, mirror shards, and other odds and ends that transform a previously abandoned lot into a fantastical environment.
Reading Terminal Market
The best food hall you've ever been to, with many stalls run by Pennsylvania Dutch families who make delicious concoctions by hand. For breakfast, snag a counter seat at the Dutch Eating Place. Then grab the best soft pretzel in Philadelphia at Fisher's.
Jim's South St.
Leigh's order: Cheesesteak wit Provolone Alex's order: Pepper steak wit American
Philly Flavors
"Wooder ice." It's a Philly thing, and it's the perfect July treat.