Really depends where you are.

Yep. People think of Philly and Pittsburgh because the cities and inner-ring suburbs are where the vast majority of the people in PA live. You can be annoyed at it all you want, but that’s reality.

Oh, I fully disagree. I lived on 3rd for years and always went to 2 street. It was a mess, but a fun mess. Of course it helps to be able to scoot right home when you feel like it. Broad street is boring.

I just went last night at 9pm and it was great. Yeah, the “good” time slots are sold out, but OP wasn’t asking about that. I just looked and there are 9:30 pm time slots available, and morning and afternoon timeslots too. And once you hit Jan 2, you have your choice.

Not true. I just got tickets 2 days ago.

Can you travel? Longwood Gardens has gorgeous displays and spiked hot chocolate

Chung Dam Spa in Cheltenham has this! http://chungdamspa.com/. It’s a Korean spa with several different pools and different saunas at different temps. Also, I highly recommend getting the body scrub - your skin will never be softer.