i actually don't know a thing about philadelphia so don't follow this rec... or do... but i walked around here when i saw a show at union transfer just to verify it was a real place. it is :)
it's pretty close (we traveled by subway mostly, easy uber ride probably, walking might stink) so it could be worth looking around. probably not the most trendy/cool spot in philly but what other chance will u get to stay in the gayborhood...
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Don't stay around UT because that neighborhood is just so-so and kinda unwalkable, not much interesting stuff to check out. The Gayborhood rocks and is super central to good downtown bars/restaurants/coffeeshops, not a bad shout at all.
Old City/Society Hill/Queen Village are all beautiful to walk around in, this might be my top suggestion. Otherwise, Fishtown would be nice for a stay, not too far of an Uber back and forth to UT and there's plenty of nightlife there.
hmu if you need any additional recs! Union Transfer is also the best venue in the city!!
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Hotel Yowie is the cool trendy hotel everyone loves. Rittenhouse park has a bunch of nice luxury hotels around the park. Queen Village is very quaint and one of my favorite neighborhoods to walk around. The Gayborhood is also wonderful. Fitler, West Philly, Graduate Hospital, Fishtown, Little Saigon and Little Italy are also all really cool neighborhoods.
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CENTER CITY EAST
Shane’s Confectionery & Franklin Fountain
An ice cream and candy shop that are a portal back in time.
Walk through Society Hill
Amble up and down the streets between S. 2nd to S.6th and Walnut and Lombard.
Redding Terminal
Where the Amish have brought their goods to be sold for over a century, but now a market of all types. Touristy but worth it.
Locust Bar
Sunday night karaoke is the best time to go. Once saw a man with a walker and an IV drip wheel himself in from Jefferson Hospital across the street and sing “My Way”.
CENTER CITY WEST
Goldies
Falafel sandwich is great but the dairy free tahini shake is game changing.
Metropolitan Bakery
Can’t go wrong with anything from here, though I’m partial to the millet muffin, the chocolate cherry bread, fennel pretzel and I HIGHLY recommend getting a lemon Pequea Yogurt.
Mutter Museum
If you’re feeling up for it and you can stomach this after all the food this is one of the greatest museums in America. It’s a medical oddities museum.
Grace Tavern
Grace has my favorite burger in town. It’s messy and the blackened green beans are great too.
Curtis Institute of Music
One of the most esteemed music schools in the nation where you can catch free performances by students and visiting musicians.
WEST PHILLY
Fischer Fine Arts Library
A Frank Furness building on UPenn’s campus and is normally open to the public.
Queen of Sheba
An old haunt of mine. Part dive bar, part Ethiopian restaurant. Great place to watch daytime TV over injera.
NORTH PHILLY
Pizza Brain
Metal head pizza shop.
Wagner Free Institute of Science
Like no place on earth. A free natural history museum that’s frozen in time. Once went to a lecture on botched taxidermy here.
PS - if you’re driving I highly suggest a stop in Lambertville, NJ just for the Boat House (bar) and the vampire room at the Antique Center.
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