Philadelphia Travel

Selected Books

Colimore, Edward
The Philadelphia Inquirer's Walking Tours of Historic Philadelphia
PENNA F158.18.C655 2007
This guide offers twelve walking tours through different city neighborhoods, including the Independence Hall area, Society Hill, Penn's Landing, Fairmount Park, and Germantown.

City Guides

• City of Philadelphia
  This is the city's official website with a version for the visitor which contains links to a very large number of tourist-related websites.
  • Visit Philadelphia
• gophila.com
  Information from the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation. Check out their suggested tours and itineraries, such as their garden tour or college tour or Bill Cosby tour.
• Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau
  On their website they offer the latest Philadelphia Official Visitors' Guide.
• Philly Fun Guide
  What to do from the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
• Campus Visit Philadelphia
  A website developed and designed by Campus Visit, Inc. on behalf of the colleges and universities in the Philadelphia area for the student coming to attend one of Philadelphia's 50+ colleges.

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Articles

• New York Times: Philadelphia Travel Guide
  Articles about travel in Philadelphia

Accommodations

• Bed & Breakfast Connection of Philadelphia
  Bed & Breakfasts have a lot more character than hotels and are often cheaper.

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News & Events

• Philadelphia City Paper
  The Philadelphia entertainment weekly
• Philadelphia Magazine
  Click on "Best of Philly" to read their top recommendations on a whole slew of services, click on events for a calendar. There are also some archived articles from past issues.
• Philadelphia Weekly
  The alternative entertainment weekly for Philadelphia posts arts and entertainment listings for the current week, reviews restaurants, films, music, etc.
• Philly.com
  From the Philadelphia Newspapers (Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News)

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Transportation

• Philadelphia International Airport
  Includes directions, parking, services, rental car information, links to airlines serving Philadelphia.
• SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority)
  Here are the bus and public transportation routes that the traveler without a car will need to get around. Includes a trip planner and maps.

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Attractions

• Free Library of Philadelphia
  With 54 branches throughout the city.
• Historic Philadelphia
  A virtual tour of historic Philadelphia from the Independence Hall Association (ushistory.org). Information and location of over 65 historic sites in downtown Philadelphia!
• Please Touch Museum
  Since 1976 Please Touch Museum (PTM) has been the children’s museum of Philadelphia and was the first in the nation whose target audience was families with children seven and younger. In 2008 it moved into a new facility in Fairmount Park.

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Food & Dining

• Philadelphia City Paper Dish Restaurant Guide
  Offers online menus for selected restuarants.
• Philadelphia Magazine: Restaurant Guides
  Includes "Find a Restaurant" database search.
  • 2009 Philly Mag 50 Top Restaurants
• Philly.com: Restaurants & Food
  Includes Restaurants A-Z and Critics' picks