Things To Do

Chinatown

Take a picture under the Friendship Arch

Tasty Place in Chinatown

Are you up for the challenge of finding this adventurous underground resturant? You wont regret it. Go here for their salt baked chicken wings.

Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House In Chinatown

All the noodles you could ever imagine

Dim Sum Garden in Chinatown

soup dumplings

Xi’an Sizzling Woks in Chinatown

Xi'an food

Chu Shang Spicy in Chinatown

The Best Spicy Soup

History of Chinatown Mural

This mural, commissioned for Chinatown’s 125th anniversary, portrays the history of the community from the arrival of the early laundrymen to the fight against urban renewal in the 1960s/70s. The site of this mural is historically significant, as the 900 and 1000 blocks of Winter were two of the most affected by extensive demolition to make way for the Vine Street Expressway and other redevelopment projects. Facing Vine Street, the mural stakes a claim to territory, publicly announcing a northern entrance to historic Chinatown. In the mural, drops of water from a laundryman’s work transform into a highway. There, bulldozers are being stopped by protestors who carry signs proclaiming “homes not highways,” a slogan from the Vine Street fight. Holy Redeemer, the Chinese Catholic Church endangered by the expressway appears, as does the Friendship Gate and the address of the original laundry at 913 Race Street.

Reading Terminal Market

Our favorite places to eat in the market are: o Tommy DiNic’s: roast pork with broccoli rabe was rated “best sandwich in the country” by the Travel Channel o Hershel’s East Side Deli: best corn beef reuben o Little Thai Market: salmon curry o Miller’s Twist: best pretzels, plus they are Amish (closed on Sunday) o Beiler’s Bakery: Amish desserts and pastries (closed on Sunday) o Iovine: where everyone gets their groceries o Basset’s Ice Cream: oldest ice creamery in the country

Philadelphia City Hall

Big, ornate municipal building with clock tower capped by 11-m. statue of city founder William Penn.

Liberty Bell

The Liberty Bell bears a timeless message: "Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land Unto All the Inhabitants thereof"

Philadelphia LOVE Park

Located near City Hall, LOVE Park serves as the grand entrance to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The plaza was designed by famed city planner Edmond Bacon, father of actor Kevin Bacon, and originally constructed over an underground parking garage in 1965. The plaza expanded in 1969 with the addition of beautifully curved granite steps and a majestic fountain. The plaza gets its nickname from Robert Indiana’s LOVE statue, which was first placed there for the United States Bicentennial in 1976, only to be removed two years later. Due to its immense popularity, the sculpture was purchased by the Chairman of the Philadelphia Art Commission, F. Eugene Dixon, Jr., and permanently returned to the plaza.

Rittenhouse Square

Iconic green space with walkways, flowerbeds & a reflecting pool hosting frequent events & markets.

Penn's Landing Marina

The Penn's Landing Marina is located between Lombard Circle and Dock Street at 301 S. Columbus Boulevard, in the heart of the Philadelphia Waterfront. Docked at the Marina, you will be in walking distance of Center City, the Historic District, South Street, tons of restaurants, theaters, museum and more. Penn's Landing Marina is only steps away from Spruce Street Harbor Park Sustained by Univest, a pop-up park and beer garden which features food, drinks, entertainment and a game room for visitors of all ages. The Marina is mere blocks from popular entertainment venue, the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing, and Blue Cross RiverRink.

The Best Philly Cheese steak @ John's Roast Pork

The Franklin Fountain

Gooooooood Ice Cream

Frankford Hall

Fun Beer Garden

Paesano's

Some of the best sandwiches you could ever eat!

Jim's Steaks

Known for their famous “Philly taco” It's a Jim’s cheesesteak wrapped in a slice of pizza from Lorenzo’s (We do not recommend this though--unless you plan to eat nothing else for the rest of the day!)

Nam Phuong Restaurant

Cafe Diem

Try their bun bo hue (spicy beef noodle soup)

Sky Cafe

Delicious Indonesian food

New Phnom Penh Restaurant

Come here for their Cambodian soup noodles

Chili Szechua

Chinese food in West Philadelphia

Kaffa Crossing Ethiopian Restaurant, Bar & Cafe

Ethiopian food in West Philadelphia

Kilimandjaro

African food in West Philadelphia

Kabobeesh

Pakistani delights in West Philadelphia

Honest Tom's Plant Based Taco Shop

West Philadelphia's favorite tacos

Manakeesh Cafe Bakery & Grill

We recomend the middle eastern pizza

Desi Chaat House

Indian desert in West Philadelphia

Lil Pop Shop

Popsicles like you've never had before...yum!