Date: April 7th, 2021 4:45 PM Author: Electric twinkling azn
will be there a week in the penn state area, wfh 8-5 m-f otherwise free. i plan on eating lots of italian food and avoiding violent blacks. what else should i do?
Date: April 7th, 2021 8:35 PM Author: Appetizing Twinkling Uncleanness Party Of The First Part
University city is fine, but don't go past 45th for any reason. Philly isn't as stabby as other mid-atlantic cities, contra xo, but it is pretty boring. Do the touristy shit like italian market, walk from where you're staying to the city hall area once, go to the museum if that's your sort of thing (awesome medieval collection). Not too much else to do.
Date: April 7th, 2021 9:08 PM Author: Appetizing Twinkling Uncleanness Party Of The First Part
Yes but get off at 30th or jefferson station if you're going to center city, avoid suburban. It's not dangerous, but full of bums and smells like piss and shit at night if you take a wrong turn.
Date: April 8th, 2021 9:59 AM Author: Cerebral School Jewess
i like philly a lot as a city. they had a really good hardcore scene in the 90s, despite not really having any bands of note from the city. but the people are fucking terrible. when i was 17 or 18, i was driving out of the city (probably after going to a hc show) and was at a stoplight right by the eagles stadium. people walking to the game started throwing shit at my car because i had maryland plates. flyers fans used to come down to caps home games and start fights in the stands and all this nonsense.
Date: April 7th, 2021 9:17 PM Author: Talented claret newt
Everything between the rivers and Spring Garden (to the north) and Washington (to the south) is all pretty good IME—actually a really nice city. There are good neighborhoods w/ cool restaurants and shit outside those boundaries. But as a general matter make sure you know where you are going if venturing outside that box.
Date: April 8th, 2021 6:49 AM Author: vibrant hell
A lot of hipster advice in here. Nothing wrong with being a tourist. The first thing anyone should see is old city. Take the walking tour and spend some time at the sites. It’s a great place to walk around and just see cool old important sites. If you like less bustle go south to society hill. The rittenhouse area is good for walking around too. Schuylkill trail/Kelly drive/museum good for a run. Yes, you should run the steps. Art and Mutter museums are great as is the Constitution Center. Other than that just stick to the boundaries the other poaster said above plus university city. Oh, and John’s Roast Pork, Dallesandros, Dinic’s.