Introducing Philadelphia
Located just 90 miles from New York City, Philadelphia has long lived in Gotham’s overwhelming shadow. It existed as a sort of historic stage set, great for school trips to the Liberty Bell followed by lunches of Philly cheese steaks, but not much else worth traveling for, right? Wrong. In the late 1990s, then-mayor Ed Rendell (now Pennsylvania’s governor), picked Philly up by its lapels and shook it, infusing it with self-confidence, and current Mayor John Street has continued in that vein by revitalizing blighted neighborhoods and introducing Wireless Philadelphia, an initiative that would create the first city to be totally wired. Experience the Philadelphia renaissance by strolling through a series of spiffed-up neighborhoods, exploring glorious Fairmount Park, catching a play or symphony or a night of live music or clubbing. Oh – and, while you’re at it, get a major dose of history, too.
Last updated: Sep 21, 2008
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Woman shopping for clothes.
- Lee Foster
- Lonely Planet photographer
