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  Mar 12 '07 by TheDesertLlama        13 Comments        Watch this      Share:  Share on facebook    Share on delicious    Share on digg    Share on MySpace    Tweet this    Stumble this    Share this on Kaboodle   
For all you Philadelphia people...
I'm visiting my best friend from high school there next weekend for like 3 days and I was wondering what cool things there is to do around there that I can do that aren't exactly tourist destinations?

Any helpful tips and pointers would be appreciated!

DarthG
DarthG on Mar 12 '07 at 1:00pm
run up the stairs, like Rocky, humming your theme music.....

in case you can't tell, i'm not from Philly.....
amishpowerandlight
amishpowerandlight on Mar 12 '07 at 1:08pm
South Street!
corey8
corey8 on Mar 12 '07 at 1:09pm
check out FDR skatepark. skate it if you skate.
check out a show at the TLA.
eat a burger at the Standard Tap.
TheDesertLlama
TheDesertLlama on Mar 12 '07 at 1:11pm
My friend already told me I'm not allowed to run up the stairs humming "Eye Of The Tiger."


....at least not when she is around.
ladykat
ladykat on Mar 12 '07 at 1:15pm
Ok, like Amish said... go to South Street... and get one cheesesteak and one chicken cheesesteak at Ishkabibble's (on 4th and South, I think... it's near Jim's, which you should AVOID because their steaks are lousy), and then split them with your friend so you each get half.
ladykat
ladykat on Mar 12 '07 at 1:15pm
And you should totally do the Rocky thing... I think everyone from Philly has done it too, at one point or another!
corey8
corey8 on Mar 12 '07 at 1:16pm
and if you are going to ishkabibbles get spanish fries there too ;)
ladykat
ladykat on Mar 12 '07 at 1:20pm
Oh yeah, and get the chicken cheesesteak with hots and sweets (hot and sweet peppers)... but I like the regular cheesesteak just American with (American cheese, with fried onions).
ladykat
ladykat on Mar 12 '07 at 1:21pm
Oh yeah, I second The Standard Tap - they have some of the greatest bar food ever. Also a stellar collection of nearby microbrews... but I guess you can't buy beer yet.
amishpowerandlight
amishpowerandlight on Mar 12 '07 at 1:47pm
What sorts of things are you into? If you want to drive by the historic area it's kind of worth it, just to see it. It's only about a mile square so it's not like it takes forever.

There are also some things to do outside of the city if you start running out of things to do.

TastyKakes are sort of a Philly icon as are cheesesteaks. There is a reason why Philly is one of the fattest cities.
ISABOA
   ISABOA on Mar 12 '07 at 1:48pm
mudder museum - you will never forget the experience
ianrose
ianrose on Mar 12 '07 at 1:48pm
I second both South Street and Ishka's. Go to Zipperhead on S. Street. Best. Record. Store. Ever.
27 days later
hxcassandra
hxcassandra on Apr 09 '07 at 12:08pm
go to the mcdonald's their food is SOOOOOO GOOD!!
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