HelloEverybody94

HelloEverybody94 t1_jbwgi30 wrote

Reply to comment by PhD_sock in Visitor center to open near Art Museum steps and Rocky statue by ColdJay64

I live 5 minutes from the musueam and the novelty hasn't worn off. Everytime I go up the stairs and look at the view it's like my first time. The musueam building itself is a fascinating work of architecture that I can't get bored staring at.

That being said, I've never once set foot inside. I have zero interest in art and can't tell a master piece from a child's scribble. I'd assume a good amount of tourists are in the same boat as me. Also, every medium-to-big city in the country has an art museum. You have to be really obsessed with art to differentiate between what the PMA offers vs any other art museum.

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HelloEverybody94 t1_j8v1ff6 wrote

Reply to What’s your “Perfect Philadelphia Day”? by Republican_Wet_Dream

This is breaking my heart as I type this because I'm leaving Philly in a few weeks, but:

  • Walk the Ben Franklin Bridge into the city
  • Walk back east on Race St to 2nd st
  • Stroll through Elfreth's Alley
  • Zig zag my way through old city from 2nd and Arch to Washington Square (probably stopping at ICI)
  • Zig zag in the opposite direction through society hill to headhouse square (making sure I walk on Delancey between 4th and front)
  • Walk down south st to to 4th st, then cross through Queen Village to Dante and Luigi's on 10th and Carpenter
  • Zig zag through through Wash Square West (definitely crossing through Quince St) to Broad and Chestnut, then west on Chestnut to Gran Cafe for the best Gelato in the freaking world
  • Cross through Rittenhouse & Fitler squares to the Schuylkill River Park
  • Walk the boardwalk to Fairmount Water Works
  • Check out the skyline from the top of the Art Museum
  • Walk down the Parkway to City Hall and call it a day

A 2nd perfect day would involve taking going up Kelly Drive to the Wissahickon then some more exploring around in Chestnut Hill. I love this city.

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