newyorkandphilly

New York and Philly

Trip Plans

Coming and Going

Financial District and Way Downtown (indent means east of Broadway)

To See and Do (*CP*)=Citypass

NYSE Tourtickets at 20 Broad Street (at Wall) 212 656 5168

WTC Memorial / Ground Zero (Church between Vesey and Liberty)

South Street Seaport (Pier 17 between South and Fulton)

Federal Reserve Bank tour booked a week ahead on the half hour

212 720 6130 (33 Liberty) 7189370727

Staten Island Ferry (South Street and Peter Minuit Plaza) 718 390 5253

Ellis Island Museum 212 363 3200 board Ferry at Battery Park (*CP*)

Mercantile Exchange Visitors Ctr. One North End Ave. (south of Vesey) 212 299 2000

Skyscraper Museum at 39 Battery Place. (Battery Park) 12-6 PM, Wednesday-Sunday

Statue of Liberty (*CP*)

Battery Park itself including promenade from Castle Clinton Nat’l Monument to Ferry Terminal

To Buy

Fulton, Nassau and Chambers streets for strolling and shopping

Pay Half 80 Broad Street @Beaver

Mr. Closeout 145 Fulton @Pearl

Lot Less Closeouts 97 Chambers @Church

Strawberry 258 Broadway @Warren

Century 21 (discount department) 22 Courtlandt St. (near ground zero off Trinity Place)

To Eat

Tofu Hut (Centre and Canal stands)

Little Lad’s Basket 120 Broadway near Pine (lower concourse)

Just Salad 100 Maiden Ln Ste 2 (at Pearl)

Benny’s Thai Café 88 Fulton (near Gold)

Country Kabab 76 Fulton (near Gold)

Alfanoose 8 Maiden Lane (near Broadway)

Soho (Indented are east of Broadway)

To See and Do

Lower East Side Tenement Museum (108 Broome and Orchard) 212 431 0233 (included with tour?)

The New York Earth Room which is at 141 Wooster between Houston and Prince (maybe closed but free)

Comic and Cartoon Museum 594 Broadway Suite 401

Chinese Museum 70 Mulberry at Bayard

To Buy (Walking Broadway from Houston down to Canal will hit many)

‘tween Broom and Houston and Sullivan and Broadway is where it is at

including Canal between Broadway and Mott

Some say Orchard Street Bargain District Ludlow to Essex between Houston and Delancey

Buddhas at the Chinese Bazaar 277 Canal & Broadway

Daffy’s 422 Broadway @Canal

Pearl River Mart (Chinese Emporium) 477 Broadway

Exstaza 491 Broadway

Bloomingdale’s Soho 504 Broadway near Spring

UNIQLO 546 Broadway

Mistique Botique 547 Broadway (just SOHO)

INA (designer resale) 101 Thompson Ave. (East of sixth which is Avenue of The Americas)

The Market NYC 268 Mulberry (just SOHO)

H&M 558 Broadway

Forever 21 568 Broadway

National Liquidators 632 Broadway Frnt (between Bleecker St & Houston St) tad noho

McNally Robinson 52 Prince near Lafayette

Daily 235 has obscure gifts and is at 235 Elizabeth between Houston and Prince

To Eat

Chinatown Ice Cream Factory 65 Bayard Street at Elizabeth St. and Mott St.

Buddha Bodai 5 Mott @ Bowery

Great N.Y Noodletown 28 Bowery at Bayard

‘inoteca (affordable Italian) at 98 Rivington (SE of Bowery and Houston)

Economy Candy is throw back at 118 Rivington (Essex and Ludlow)

Wild Ginger Vegetarian Kitchen 380 Broome (at Mulberry)

KARAHI (212) 965-1515 508 Broome St (at Broadway)

House of Vegetarian 68 Mott (at Canal)

Housing Works (Bookstore and more) 126 Crosby near (Houston and Broadway)

Po 31 Cornelia between Bleeker and W. 4^th (affordable Tuscan)

Sacred Chow 227 Sullivan (near Bleaker)

Grand Daisy Bakery (incl. pizza) at 73 Sullivan (near 6^th and Watts)

Yogurt Place II at 71 Sullivan (between Prince and Spring)

Café Habana 17 Prince near Bowery

Katz’ Deli 205E Houston (Meg Ryan’s fake orgasm)

six blocks east of Bowery-free tour of area at 11 each day

Rice 227 Mott (near Prince) Igal lived at 217!

NoHo to 23rd

To See and Do

Nuyorican Poets Cafe 236 E. 3^rd between B&C the slam is Fridays

6^th Ave. and W. 4^th St. is where the best street ball is played

(a block from Washington Square Park)

Astor Place Basement (Giant Hairstyling) near Broadway and 8^th Street

62 5^th Avenue @12^th is the Forbes Collection with Monopoly Boards

and more

Chelsea Market NW corner of 15th Street & 9th Avenue for $15 tour of Chelsea 732-270-5559 at 1pm

Chelsea Art Museum is full of modern abstract art 556 W. 22^nd @11^th

NewSchool has an absurd number of events 66 12^th between 5^th and 6^th

Ghostly Walking Tour of G’wich Village 212-969-8262 meet at Flatiron Building at 5^th, Bway and W 23^rd

The Fringe Festival happens in late August

To Buy

Patricia Field (Sex and the City) 302 Bowery (just Noho)

Zachary’s Smile 317 Lafayette

AuH2O 84 E. 7^th Street @1^st

Cadillac’s Castle 333 East 9^th Street @1^st

Necessary Clothing 676 Broadway near W. 3^rd

Alphabets (souviniers) 115 Ave. A near 7^th St.

Trash and Vaudeville 4 St. Mark’s Place (becomes 8^th) near Cooper Union

Tokyo Joe (Clothing) 334 E. 11^th Street

Monk Thrift 183 Avenue B @11th

No Relation Vintage 204 1^st Avenue @12^th

Forbidden Planet (figurines) 840 Broadway @ 13^th

Shoe Mania 853 Broadway @14^th

Feline’s Basement on Union Square at 14^th St. /Broadway

Rags a GoGo 214 W 14^th near 7^th

More thrift stores on 17^th between 5^th and 7^th incl. Angel, Housing Works and 17

Loehmann’s Discount is at 101 7^th Ave. between 16^th and 17^th Sts.

H&M 111 5^th Avenue @18^th

23^rd between 2^nd and 3^rd has lotsa thrift shops incl. City Opera and

Goodwill

NoHo to 23rd

To Eat

Li-Lac Chocolates at 40 Eighth Avenue (8^th Ave. & Jane St.) (212) 924-2280

NY Dosas 50 Washington Sq. South

Hummos Place 109 St. Mark’s Place @ Ave. A

Hoomos Asli - on Lafayette in NoHo

B&H Dairy 127 2^nd Avenue near St. Marks

Gotham Bar and Grill 12 E12th near 5^th (Vertical cuisine with a $25 fixed lunch)

212-260-4020

Punjabi 114E. 1^st Street between 1^st Ave. and Ave. A

Lan Café 342 E. 6^th @ 1^st

Galanga 149 W. 4^th (cheap and cheerful oriental) near Ave. of Americas

(which is 6^th)

Eva’s 11 W. 8^th St.

Moaz 59 East 8^th Street (near Broadway)

Café Viva 179 2^nd Ave. @12^th

Angelica’s Kitchen 300 E. 12^th between 1^st and 2^nd (Vegan)

Chelsea Market 75 9^th Avenue @ 15^th

Barney’s New York Co-op 236 W. 18^th Street near 8^th Ave.

Dil-E Punjab Deli 170 9th Ave @21^st

Midtown (23^rd to 57^th)-anything 5^th Ave. or less incl. York, Park, Lexington and

Madison is East side and indented

To See and Do

Fashion Museum W. 27^th at 7^th

Empire State Building at 5^th and W34th (*CP*)

365 5^th Ave near 35^th is where Owen may go,

I think CUNY Graduate Centre

Stroll the lobby of Morgans 237 Madison Ave and 37^th St.

West 39^th between 9^th and 10^th Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market Sat and Sun 9-6

Free Tours of the New York Public Library 5th Avenue between

40and 42 at 11-2 M-Sa 212

661 7220-also they have tones of events

Chrysler Building at Lex and 42

Grand Central Terminal (42^nd and Park) tour on Wednesdays

Int’l Center for Photography 1133 Avenue of the Americas @43^rd

closed Mondays

Times Square (Broadway and 7^th)/44^th

United Nations HQ 1^st and 46^th reserve for tours 212 963-8687

Walk through the lobby of The Algonquin 59 W 44^th between 5^th and 6^th

near The Royalton

Free Lock Museum at 20 W 44^th between 5^th and 6^th

Radio City Music Hall (free tours from 11-3) 51^st and 6^th

Paley Center for Media 25 W. 52^nd Street near 6^th Ave.

(opens at noon-any TV show you want to see)

Museum of Modern Art is 11 West 53^rd between fifth and sixth (*CP*)

Sony WonderTek Lab 550 Madison @56^th (free)-call a week ahead!

212 833 5414

Art Students League of New York Gallery (free) at 215W 57^th

between Broadway and 7^th Avenues

Mickey Mantle's at 42 Central Park South (which is 59th) @5^th

just to see it

Roosevelt Island Tramway to be caught Tram Plaza,

60th Street and 2nd Avenue

To Buy

Reminiscence 50 W. 23^rd @5^th

Macy’s 151 W. 34^th at Broadway (on Herald Square)

Conway 225-253 W. 34th Street @7th

Kara’s 1052 6^th Avenue @40^th

Steps 1040 6^th Avenue @40^th

42^nd Street Flea Market 140 West 42^nd near Broadway everyday

Salvation Army 536 W 46^th near 10^th

Colony (Memorabilia) 1619 Broadway @ 49^th

H&M 640 5^th Avenue @52^nd

Zara 689 5^th Ave. @54^th

FAO Shwartz toy store 767 Fifth Avenue at 58th Street

H&M budget department store 731 Lexington Ave @59^th

Bloomy’s 1000 3^rd Ave. @ 59^th

Midtown (23^rd to 57^th)-anything 5^th Ave. or less incl. York, Park, Lexington

and Madison is East side and indented

To Eat

Bonobo's 18 E. 23rd Street at Madison Avenue

Chennai Garden Indian 129 E. 27^th St. between Park and Lex.

Eat Veggie in a turn of the century Indian Shack VATAN E 29th St and 3rd

(409) (212) 689-5666

Li-Lac Chocolates at Market Hall at Lexington Ave. & East 43^rd/ Crisp 683 3^rd Ave. @ 43^rd

John’s Pizzaria 260 W. 44^th between Broadway and 8^th Ave.

Go to H&H Bagel, West 46th St and 12th Avenue for the best bagel in NYC

Smallpeace 473 Lexington Ave @ 46^th

Amy’s Bread 672 9^th Avenue around 46^th

Zen Palate 663 9^th @46^th

Churrascaria Plataforma 316 W 49th St (212) 245-0505

Azuri Café 465 W. 51^st Street between 9^th and 10^th Avenues

(good food with no décor)

Norwegian Seaman’s Church 317 52^nd @1^st

(just because it sounds weird)

Good Health 237 E53rd

Seinfeld inspired Soup Kitchen International 259 W. 55th St.

Bay Leaf Indian Brasserie (212) 957-1818 49 W 56th St

Taboon (nicer Mideastern) 773 10^th Avenue @56^th

Upper Sides 57^th to the top of the Park

-anything 5^th Ave. or less incl. York, Park, Lexington and Madison is East side and indented

To See and Do

Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA is free) at 1865 Broadway at W. 61^st

Lincoln Centre has free outdoor music and dance every day in August 62nd 65th Sts near Amsterdam

Museum of the American Illustration (free) 28 E. 63^rd between Park and Lexington X-Mondays)

Central Park walking tour 212-794-6564

Frick Collection 1 E. 70^th near 5^th

See The Dakota and Strawberry Fields (72^nd and Central Park W.)

American Museum of Natural History Central Park W. on 79^th to 81^st Streets (*CP*)

The MET 5^th Ave at 82^nd until it closes at 5:00 (Museum Mile) (*CP*)

Gugenheim 1071 5^th and 89^th (*CP*)

Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth at 103^rd

Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison @E 75^th odd hours “free” Fri night

To Buy

Scoop NYC (hip) 1275 3^rd Ave. @ 73^rd not far from Hunter College

Housing Works Thrift Shop 306 Columbus Avenue @75^th

77^th Street Sunday Flea Market Columbus Avenue and 76th St

Housing Works Thrift Shop at 202 E. 77^th at 3rd

Encore Resale (upscale) 1132 Madison Avenue near 84^th near the Park on East side

Housing Works Thrift Shop 1730 2^nd Ave. @90^th

Liberty House (Just clothing since the 60s) 2466 Broadway (near 92^nd)

St. Francis Thriftstore 217 W. 96^th near Broadway

To Eat (note that we might need to eat from vender carts in this area)

Maya (nicer Mexican) 1191 First Ave. @64^th

Maoz 2047 Broadway near 70^th

Hummus Place 305 Amsterdam Ave @ 75th St

Candle Cafe (nicer Vegan) at 1307 3^rd Ave. @ 75^th

Pyramida Foods (Greek and Mediterranean 401 E 78th St near 1st Ave

H&H Bagels who have a store at 80th Street and Broadway

T&R Pizza 411 Amsterdam Ave. (near 80th St.)

Josie’s Kitchen 1612 2^nd Ave. @ 84^th

Saigon Grill 1700 2^nd Ave. @88^th

Silk Road Palace (Chinese food and free wine) 447 Amsterdam n. of 91^st seems well known

Celeste (Italian) Restaurant 502 Amsterdam n. of 94^th

Café Viva Broadway and 97^th

Harlem and beyond

To stay

To See and Do

Big Onion tour of Harlem (212) 439-1090

starts at Columbia Bagels at 2836 Broadway @ 110^th

St. John the Divine 1047 Amsterdam @111^th

See the Cathedral of St. John the Divine at 1047 Amsterdam (and 112^th)

Columbia University W. 116^th and Broadway

The Studio Museum in Harlem for African American Art 144 W. 125^th St. ‘tween Lenox and Adam Clayton

Abyssinian Baptist Church (9&11) is located at: 132 Odell Clark Place, formerly West 138th Street, between Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. and Malcolm X Boulevards, aka 7th and Lenox Avenues – go early or don't et in!

Hispanic Society 613 West 155^th near Broadway 10-4 Free el Grecos

The Cloisters are between 190^th and 200^th near Broadway (old art in serene setting)

New York Botanical Garden is 200^th and Southern Blvd near Fordham and Zoo and free Wednesday am

To Buy

Bank Street Bookstore (Young Adult Heaven) 610 W. 112^th St. near Broadway

Malcom Shabazz Market 52W 116^th St. (@ 5^th) near Lennox

Rainbow (clothes for 25 and under) 308 W. 125^th Street near Manhattan Ave.

Xukuma (affordable 70s inspired chic gifts) 11E. 125^th St. (near Marcus Garvey)

ElMundo (cheap) Department Store 3560 Broadway @146^th

To Eat

Noche Mexicana 852 Amsterdam between 101^st and 102^nd

Sal’s and Carmine’s Pizza (by the Slice) is 2671 Boradway near 101^st

Famous Italian Mexican 886 Amsterdam Ave.(At 103rd St)

A (hip) 947 Columbus @106^th

Absolute Bagels 2788 Broadway (btw. 107th St. & 108th St.)

Columbia Bagels at 2836 Broadway @ 110^th

Hungarian Pastry Shop (across from St. John the Divine)

Symposium Greek Restaurant 544 W .113th Street (between Amsterdam Ave & Broadway)

Africa Kine Restaurant 256 W. 116^th St.

Strictly Roots 2058 (Vegan) Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd 7^th near King Jr. Park 123^rd

Uptown Juice Bar 54 W 125th St (n. of Garvey Park)

Manna's Soul Food Restaurant 2331 Eighth Avenue (Frederick Douglass Blvd.) near 125th Street

Heights Vegetarian Restaurant 1121 St Nicholas (near B-way and 166)

Other

Circle Line Boat tour 212 563 3299

The Strand 12th Street and Broadway, just south of Union Square

Big Onion Walking Tours 476 13th Street (212) 439-1090

Adventures on a Shoestring 212-265-2663 Howard Goldberg by phone only

Discover New York Walking Tours 457 Madison Avenue 212 439 1049

Consider the GrayLine hop on/off every 20 minutes with 50 stops 777 8th Avenue between 47 and 48^th

Museum of the Moving Image is in Queens

NY Transit Museum in Brooklyn

Citypass at any of a number of museums is a great deal because it lasts nine days!

Brooklyn Botanical Garden might be a nice summer thing 900 Washington Ave.

New York also has a botanical garden at 200^th St. and Kazimiroff Blvd

I have never been to the Bronx Zoo (good combo with a the Yankee game) express busses from downtown

Offbroadwayonline.com

Today show, Regis and Kelly,

Harlem Week is all of August

Summerstage has free concerts in Central Park (every night?)

Shakespeare in the Park is also free

Readings at the KGB bar

Gotham Writer’s Workshop has free classes

Allen Ginsberg Poetry Festival in Tompkins Park is part of howlfest

Big Apple Greeter Private Tour of Anywhere for free 212 669 8159 must book ahead

Catch a Christies auction

Shorewalkers tour is a long long walk for a few bucks

Heart Organization gives free walks too

Urban Trail Folk will put you through paces too

Coney Island

Shakespeare in the Park

New York Day by Day

Monday

In and out with Marty?

St. Paul’s Chapel (Broadway and Fulton) has free concert at 1pm

Ground Zero and Century 21 and Battery Park

Tuesday

Tour of City Hall (free) at 10am (book ahead 212 788 2170) Broadway and Murray (near Brooklyn Bridge)

Rangers 7:00

Free Music in Washington Square 8pm?

Free Downtown walking tour: noon at NYC heritage Centre on Broadway between Vesey and Barclay

212 606 4064

Wednesday

Grand Central Station Tour 12:30 mas.org at info booth

Rangers 7:00

Free Music in Madison Square Park 7pm??

Free Music in Rockefeller Park 7pm??

Macy’s has one day sales on Wednesdays (check the Times) 34^th and Broadway

Botanical Garden in Bronx is free from 10-12

Introduction to TM lecture 130 W. 42^nd near Broadway at 7:30

Thursday

Free 34^th St. tour 12:30 p.m.; Fifth Ave. entrance to the Empire State Building; 212-719-3434; 34thstreet.org

Trinity Church 24 Trinity has free concert at 1pm

Rangers 1:00

Summer Soul Nights at Battery Park 7pm??

Free Wall Street Tours at 1pm on steps of Indian Museum 212 606 4064

Friday

Free Times Square Tour at noon 1560 Broadway, between 46^th timessquareny.org

Gugenheim pay what you wish from 545-745pm

Photography Museum 5-8 pay what you wish

Moma is 4-8

Saturday

Free 8^th Street Walking tour 11:30 212-777-2173; villagealliance.org

Theatre Matinee

The Garage Flea Market 124 W.19^th near 6^th 6:30am to 5pm

Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market 39^th between 9^th and 10^th Avenues 10-6

Coney Island Museum is only open Saturdays (Stillwell Ave stop is 345 minutes from midtown)

Sunday

(Baptist)

77^th Street Flea Market

Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market

Bus to Philly is every half hour until 1600 then every hour and it takes 2 hours and $34.25

Philadelphia is probably the most compact, walkable major city in the United States. As you stroll its streets, you'll be fascinated by the physical illustration of the progress of the centuries, the juxtapositions between past and present.

Old City (aka City Centre East)

To see and do

Washington Square is good for chillin’ at S. 6^th and Walnut

Elfrith’s Alley off N. 2nd near Arch is America’s oldest inhabited street

Betsy Ross at 239 Arch has re-enactors in the front yard

National Liberty Museum 321 Chestnut Street near S. 3^rd

National Constitutional Center (*CP*)

St George’s Church (Oldest Methodist) 235 N. 4^th St. between Race and Vine

US Mint (free self guided tour 9-3) (Arch and Race & North Fourth and North Fifth)

(320) Arch Street Friends and Meeting House between N. 3^rd and N. 4^th

Franklin Court (includes free museum) 314-22 Market between S. 3^rd and S. 4^th

Independence National Historical Park Visitor Center 1 N. Independence Mall

Liberty Bell Center is north of the Independence Hall on the Mall

Jewish Museum of America “cheap and restful” 55 N. 5^th near Arch

Franklin Square at 6^th and Race good to chill

Lights of Liberty is a multi media walking tour 6^th and Chestnut at dusk

Lights of Liberty is a multi media walking tour 6^th and Chestnut at dusk

African American Museum 701 Arch @ N. 7^th

Edgar Allan Poe Site 532 N.7^th @ Spring Garden (free)

Shoe Museum at Temple is at 810 Race St. @8^th (by appointment? (215) 625–5243)

Reading Terminal Market (Market between N. 11^th and N. 12^th)

Khyber Indie Music (Bar) at 55 South 2nd St. near Walnut (near our hotel)

To buy

Charlie’s jeans 233 Market (3^rd)

Hospital Bargain Store 719 Delancey (near Washington Square) also a pretty street

2^nd and 3^rd are where the trendy boutiques are (e.g. Smak Parlour at 219 Market)

Aids Thrift Store 514 Bainbridge near (South and South 5^th)

Xenos Souvenirs and Novelties 231 Chestnut (next door to Hotel)

Old City (aka City Centre East)

To eat

Shane Candies (oldest in the country) 110 Market between S. Front and S. 2^nd Streets/Ice Cream next to it

Wrap Shack at 146 N. 2^nd Street near Race, nearer Quarry supposedly great food

Snow White (Wierd Diner with Heroin addicted waitresses and bad food) 200 Market

Lickety Split (Pizza) 401 South St. at S. 4^th St.

Basset’s Ice Cream all over the place

Independence Brew Pub (Pizza and Happy Hour 5-7) 1150 Filbert (‘tween Market and Arch)

Bourse Food Court (small but beautiful) 111 S. Independence Mall E.

Amada (very chic Spanish restaurant with affordable lunch) 217-219 Market

City Center West

To see and do

54 foot tall clothespin at S. 15^th and Market

Beautiful townhouses from 1840s on Locust Street between 16^th and 17^th S.

Rittenhouse Square Park 18th and Walnut for chillin’ s’more including fancy hotel

Civil War Museum at Pine between 18^th and 19^th S. Streets

Holy Trinity Church where “Little Town of Bethlehem” written 1904 Walnust @ S. 20^th

12:15 Thur service at Holy Trinity

Mutter’s Museum (medicine) 19 S. 22^nd between Chestnut and Market

To buy

Anthropologie (ultra hip) 1801 Walnut at South 18^th

Joseph Fox Books 1724 Sansom near Rittenhouse Square where expensive shopping is

District: Chrstnut Street Transitway 8 to 18^th for affordable shopping

To eat

McGlinchey's Bar & Grill (Dive) 259 S 15th St

Byblos 114 S. 18^th near Chestnut

Pettie Passion 2300 Market Street @ S. 23^rd St. 215.405.6766 eats at Arts Institute

Liberty Place (Mall) Foodcourt 2^nd level (Chestnut and Market/ 16^th and 17^th)

Naked Chocolate Café at 1317 Walnut

Fairmount/ Museum Area

If this means North of Spring Garden then it is a dodgy area

To See and Do

Philadelphia Museum of Art on Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site (several tours to choose from) (*CP*)

Franklin Institute Science Museum 222 N. 20^th Ave. @Race (*CP*) w/ a giant heart

Philadelphia Trolley Works' narrated tour of Fairmount Park (*CP*) 24hour pass

Lovely river walking trails

Philadelphia Zoo is the oldest in America (*CP*)

Fairmont Waterworks has an interpretive center

Free Library is on Vine between N. 19^th and N. 20^th

The LOVE sculpture at N. 15^th and John F. Kennedy is an Icon

Johnson House Historical Site (Slavery museum) 6306 Germantown and Washington

Pig Iron Theatre is funky and obscure 340 N. 12^th St. not far from Vine

To Buy

Gift stores at each museum

Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame 919 North 5th Street near Poplar

North Bowl (pays tribute to Big Lebowski) at 909 N. 2^nd Street near Poplar

To Eat

Rose Tattoo Café 1847 Callowhill St

Raindrop Café 1650 Arch

Bishop’s Collar 2349 Fairmont (good reviews)

Mugshots 2106 Fairmount free trade organic across from the Penitentiary

I am hunching the Park has street vendors

University City

To see and do

30^th Street Station is beautiful

U Penn. Is very big and has a museum of Archeology and Anthropology (South and 39^th)

University City has six colleges and tons of culture so check what’s on

To buy

Black Cat (alternative gift store) 3426 Samson St. near 34^th S.

Second Mile Center (Thrift) 214 S. 45^th St.

To eat

All American Buffet so I can eat by myself 2951 Market @ N. 30^th

Tandoor India 106 S. 40^th Street near Chestnut

New Delhi 4004 Chestnut pass UPenn. But good and cheap

Restaurant at Walnut Hill (Student run) College 4207 Walnut (nice but cheap)

Saad’s Halaal 4500 Walnut (great reviews)

South Street and Waterfront

To See and Do

South Street is the Bohemia of Philadelphia

Adventure Aquarium has two 3,000 pound hippos 1 Aquarium Drive in Camden, NJ (*CP*)

Viet Nam Memorial at Spruce and S. Front

Penn's Landing lots of events and the Independence Seaport Museum 211 S. Columbus

Mother Bethel Church was a key place in underground railway 419 S. 6^th and Pine

The Atwater Kent Museum (racially integrated since 1840) at 15 S. 7^th Street near Market

To Buy

Book Trader 10am-midnight 501 South St. (at 5^th St. S.)

Mineralistic (weird gifts) noon to 9pm 319 South St. (3^rd and 4^th)

To Eat

Crescent City has delicious N’awlins food 900 South St. @ S. 9^th

Philadeli for Cream cheese on a bagel 410 S. Street at 4^th S.

Moaz 248 South Street

Mama’s Grill (Vegetarian) 630 South Street

Beau Monde (Crepes) 624 S. 6^th St. at Brainbridge 1 blk south of South Street

Jamaican Jerk Hut 1436 South Street @ Broad

Broad Street, Bella Vista & South Philadelphia

To See and Do

Described as from South Street to Washington Avenue, 6th to 11th Street.

Mummers Museum 1110 S. 2^nd Street at Washington (string band on Tuesday nights in Parking Lot) noon-4:30

Strut along 9th Street, Italian (more than) Market for food (Washington to Christian)

City Hall (for a bird’s eye view) Broad and Market Streets

Masonic Temple tours on the hour (incredible architecture) a 1 N. Broad

Mario Lanza Institute is Free 712 Montrose between S. 7^th and 8^th Streets 10-3

To buy

Hookers from $25 to $1000 and more

Morgan’s Cauldron (Witch Supply Store) 509 S. 6^th St.

To eat

Morning Glory Diner for breakfast 735 S 10th St (At Fitzwater St)

Downstairs at the Bellevue (upscale food court) S. Broad and Walnut

Horizons at 611 S. 7^th St. is upscale vegetarian

Dante and Luigi’s (under rated at *****) 762 S. 10^th Street

Pho Ha 610 Washington Street (best Pho)

Pho Hoa 111 South 11^th St. (second best Pho)

Taqueria Veracruzana (cheap and fantastic Mexican) 908 Washington

Beyond

Barnes Foundation museum requires reservations (only open two days a week)

There are malls Upscale (King of Prussia) Less-scale (Franklin Mills)

Philadelphia Day by Day

Sunday

(evening service at some church)

Monday

Chill with Andy’s parents

Tuesday

SanFrancisco Giants

Wednesday

San Francisco Giants

Thursday

August - September 2009