WELCOME TO PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia is a dish for every palate, an event for every culture hound, and national landmarks for every history lover. Begin your exploration in the business, government and cultural hub called Center City ... More
RESTAURANTS and NIGHTCLUBS
Whether enjoying Soul Food at Delilahs, barbecue at Ron's Ribs, Seafood at the Crab Shack, Jazz at Warmdaddy's, or Caribbean cuisine
at Jamaican Jerk Hut, Philly has an excellent selection of ... More
SHOPS and GALLERIES
Shoppers, are you in for treat. Philly has wide range of unique clothiers, collectibles boutiques, art galleries, and bookstores. If you're downtown, your choices are numerous ... More
CULTURAL SITES
African American Museum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia International Records, Blue Horizon Boxing Club, Charles Blockson Afro-American Collection, Freedom Theatre, Bushfire Theater of Performing Arts, Philadanco and More
SPAS
Girlfriends marries a unique buddy concept with traditional spa services to lead the pack of spas to consider, but there's ... More
BLACK GENESIS
Philadelphia is known as the city of brotherly love, but this love wasn’t shared towards the first 150 Africans who came here in 1684, when the slave ship Isabella arrived ... More
ABOLITIONIST HERITAGE
5,000 African American patriots fought in the Continental Army on behalf of America at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Some were free men; others served in their slave owners' place and were promised freedom in reward ... More
THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA
Just as Motown and STAX were closely associated with the sound of Detroit and Memphis in the 1960s and early 1970s, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff created The Sound Of Philadelphia ... More
PHILADELPHIA CHEESESTEAK
Philly's unofficial "fast meal of choice." If you can imagine one of those magnificently decadent foot-long goodies in your hand, you may have a casual interest in what comes next ... More
FAMILY ATTRACTIONS
World renown for the excellence of Franklin Institute Science Museum and Academy of Natural Science, Philadelphia families also enjoy Penn's Landing events, Independence Seaport Museum, Adventure Aquarium, Philadelphia Zoo, Please Touch Museum, Insectarium, Sesame Place ... More
GENERAL ATTRACTIONS
Philadelphia has a remarkable collection of national monuments such as Independence National Park, National Constitution Center, Liberty Bell Center, plus shopping attractions such as Old City, Gallery at Market East ... More
ART and HISTORY MUSEUMS
Philadelphia's collection of art museums ranks among the best in America and arguably, it has the best collection of historical museums ... More
PERFORMING ART VENUES
Philadelphia is rapidly gaining worldwide recognition for the breadth and quality of its theaters and performing art centers, beginning with acclaimed venues on Avenue of the Arts such as the Academy of Music ... More
TRIVIA and FAMOUS RESIDENTS
Rev. Richard Allen, Rev. Absalom Jones, Pearl Bailey, Bill Cosby, Paul Robeson, Will Smith, Joe Frazier, Rev. Leon Sullivan, Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff, Marian Anderson, Patti LaBelle, Jill Scott, Grover Washington, Jr. ... More
Shoppers, are you in for treat. Philly has wide range of unique clothiers, collectibles boutiques, art galleries, and bookstores. If you're downtown, your choices are numerous ... More
CULTURAL SITES
African American Museum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia International Records, Blue Horizon Boxing Club, Charles Blockson Afro-American Collection, Freedom Theatre, Bushfire Theater of Performing Arts, Philadanco and More
SPAS
Girlfriends marries a unique buddy concept with traditional spa services to lead the pack of spas to consider, but there's ... More
BLACK GENESIS
Philadelphia is known as the city of brotherly love, but this love wasn’t shared towards the first 150 Africans who came here in 1684, when the slave ship Isabella arrived ... More
ABOLITIONIST HERITAGE
5,000 African American patriots fought in the Continental Army on behalf of America at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Some were free men; others served in their slave owners' place and were promised freedom in reward ... More
Odunde Festival in Philadelphia
THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA
Just as Motown and STAX were closely associated with the sound of Detroit and Memphis in the 1960s and early 1970s, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff created The Sound Of Philadelphia ... More
PHILADELPHIA CHEESESTEAK
Philly's unofficial "fast meal of choice." If you can imagine one of those magnificently decadent foot-long goodies in your hand, you may have a casual interest in what comes next ... More
FAMILY ATTRACTIONS
World renown for the excellence of Franklin Institute Science Museum and Academy of Natural Science, Philadelphia families also enjoy Penn's Landing events, Independence Seaport Museum, Adventure Aquarium, Philadelphia Zoo, Please Touch Museum, Insectarium, Sesame Place ... More
GENERAL ATTRACTIONS
Philadelphia has a remarkable collection of national monuments such as Independence National Park, National Constitution Center, Liberty Bell Center, plus shopping attractions such as Old City, Gallery at Market East ... More
ART and HISTORY MUSEUMS
Philadelphia's collection of art museums ranks among the best in America and arguably, it has the best collection of historical museums ... More
PERFORMING ART VENUES
Philadelphia is rapidly gaining worldwide recognition for the breadth and quality of its theaters and performing art centers, beginning with acclaimed venues on Avenue of the Arts such as the Academy of Music ... More
TRIVIA and FAMOUS RESIDENTS
Rev. Richard Allen, Rev. Absalom Jones, Pearl Bailey, Bill Cosby, Paul Robeson, Will Smith, Joe Frazier, Rev. Leon Sullivan, Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff, Marian Anderson, Patti LaBelle, Jill Scott, Grover Washington, Jr. ... More
RESEARCH CREDITS:
Leonard Dorsey
Thomas Dorsey
Sheila Umolu
Calvin Young
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