Guidebook for Philadelphia

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Guidebook for Philadelphia

Drinks & Nightlife

Cute, informal, intimate, reasonably priced place for live music and dancing.
The Mermaid Inn
7673 Germantown Ave
Cute, informal, intimate, reasonably priced place for live music and dancing.

Food Scene

Iconic, small, local Chestnut Hill family-oriented tavern with great soups and sandwiches. Favorite place for local residents. So devoted a clientele it doesn't even have a sign outside.
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McNally's Tavern
8634 Germantown Ave
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Iconic, small, local Chestnut Hill family-oriented tavern with great soups and sandwiches. Favorite place for local residents. So devoted a clientele it doesn't even have a sign outside.
Quintessential Irish pub and sports bar that offers especially good spirits and beers. Casual, friendly, sometimes noisy and crowded, but always worth going.
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McMenamin's Tavern
7170 Germantown Ave
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Quintessential Irish pub and sports bar that offers especially good spirits and beers. Casual, friendly, sometimes noisy and crowded, but always worth going.

Parks & Nature

World-renowned arboretum with stunning trees, flora and fauna.
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Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
100 E Northwestern Ave
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World-renowned arboretum with stunning trees, flora and fauna.
Lovely, peaceful , walking, bicycling, hiking and horse-back riding trail along Wissahickon Creek; great for picnics, strolls, dog-walking and general relaxation.
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Wissahickon Valley Park
Valley Green Road
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Lovely, peaceful , walking, bicycling, hiking and horse-back riding trail along Wissahickon Creek; great for picnics, strolls, dog-walking and general relaxation.
Off-the-beaten path nature center that is wonderful for family visits. Not in the guidebooks, but worth the visit.
Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
8480 Hagy's Mill Road
Off-the-beaten path nature center that is wonderful for family visits. Not in the guidebooks, but worth the visit.
Home and garden of John Bartram, world famous 18th Century horticulturalist. Originally contained specimens from all over the Western Hemisphere, many of which are now extinct in their original locations. Not high-lighted in the guidebooks, but a local gem that is a small Longwood Gardens in a Colonial setting. Can also be accessed via a Schuylkill River boat tour on summer evenings.
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Bartram's Garden
5400 Lindbergh Blvd.
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Home and garden of John Bartram, world famous 18th Century horticulturalist. Originally contained specimens from all over the Western Hemisphere, many of which are now extinct in their original locations. Not high-lighted in the guidebooks, but a local gem that is a small Longwood Gardens in a Colonial setting. Can also be accessed via a Schuylkill River boat tour on summer evenings.

Arts & Culture

Diverse collection featuring notable contemporary Philadelphia artists.
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Woodmere Art Museum
9201 Germantown Ave
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Diverse collection featuring notable contemporary Philadelphia artists.