If youâre in on a Friday night, start with Art After 5 at the Philadelphia Museum of Artâ they have live music in the atrium, local food and spirits and itâs a really good time for a gallery wander in a museum with a lot of famous pieces. I would also suggest Meg Saligmanâs studioâ sheâs a Philadelphia muralist and her studio is itâs own art installation; itâs a really brilliant space and I go whenever Iâm back in the city.
Foodwise, I would go to the terminal market, but walk with your elbows out and donât let tourists from the suburbs bowl you overâ I would also check out a.restaurant, the Dandelion, or Libertine for a restaurant experience, and El Merkuryâs churros, Toast cafe for soulfood, or Winkel for brunch.
The botanical garden is really lovely depending on the season you go in (if youâre going this weekend maybe not, but in April and May itâs beautiful).
Check out Harrietâs bookshop, or Brickbat or Mollyâs Books & Records.
Skip the riverfront park, and honestly the city center square, but the Rodin garden and the magic garden are deserving of all hype.