Best in Passyunk square

Easy access to FIFA stadium, in one of Philadelphias best neighborhoofs! king size bed, warm and inviting home, with a fantastic location - truly one of a kind. the house accommodates step out of the front door to one of Philadelphia's best neighborhoods (3 of 5, 2026 'best of philly' winners with in three blocks!). Two blocks to subway (broad street) and less than two blocks to the 'singing fountain' on Passyunk ave. The space For a year I've built this house. Blood, sweat and tears! Please be conscientious, it is some part of me and you will see what I mean when you step through the door. FYI...A dog lives here when I am home. The master bedroom (King) has a TV with a huge variety of shows available. The 2nd bedroom (Queen and pullout full sofa) is in the basement (stairs are steeper than suburb houses - elderly and kids are appropriate at your desecration, the living room and kitchen separate the bedrooms by an entire floor. Guest access Internet, TV in guest room, and master bedroom, and full use of the kitchen. The shower is in the upstairs bath but the first floor has its own toilet. PHL City parks: Rittenhouse - Beautiful park in upscale neighborhood. lots of restaurants surround the park. Fairmount - Largest city park system in US - maybe not the most impressive thing in town if you're from Utah. Washington's square - located catty corner to independence hall's rear side, my favorite square (park) in the city. Talula's garden, patio is located on the W side of park it's a nice place to take a break, rest your feet and get out of the crowds. Franklin square - mostly for young children (carousel, mini-golf etc) Spruce street harbor - new and filled with free activities, i wouldn't go to far out of your way. LOVE park - a great place for a group photo Museum (History)... in the 'old city' and beyond there are many great small museums as well as large ones. These smaller museums are often no larger than a row home and too numerous to list. I'll just mention a few I like and you can follow your own interests: betsy ross, Tadeusz kosciuszko, Physick, chemical heritage museum and Edgar allen Poe. Independence hall - This is ticketed, its worth the time, effort and TSA like security measures. be sure to go to each room and join in on the free tour. Really take your time here. City Hall - This is ticketed, and from what i understand you must get the tickets early in the day as they quickly sell out. they do allow you into the tower which affords a nice view of the city, interior tours are also available Liberty Bell center - some small exhibits and the of course the bell National constitution center - some great exhibits but largely geared toward school / class trips. National Portrait center - highly recommend this one, go during the day and ask a ranger to show you around. If it is not busy they are usually happy too. Atwater Kent - small history museum that focuses on Phila's history and showcases American history as a consequence of. Eastern state penitentiary - first prison in the country (thank you puritans) kids really seem to get into this one. Really just take a walk anywhere from 2nd to 8th on chestnut, you can't throw a stone and not hit an American history museum or monument (probably a good idea not to throw any stones!) Museum art / culture: again fortunately the museums are largely collected in one area of town. walk from LOVE park (city hall) down Ben Franklin Blvd to the Phila art museum (1.5mi) and you will pass most of them. Barnes - arguably the best collection of french impressionist painters anywhere in the world. tickets can be a challenge at popular times. Rodin - small but worth the trip in. Phila museum of art - heavy on the impressionists, I love the armory and Japanese exhibits. Step out back for a view of boat house row, the river and pump house (now called water works). Ben Franklin institute - not art but found in this same area, great museum, largely geared to school age children. Natural History Museum - great one small and not on the level with larger cities NHM's but some nice displays (better to go to DC's). Mutter - UPENNs medical oddity museum, i'm not crazy about it but kids definitely seem to love it. Sights (other): South street - arguably culture but definitely not high culture Italian market, 9th and Washington (north on ninth), each establishment has a specialty and has likely been in business for over four generations. This is a great place to get home-made southern Italian specialty foods and of course a good meal! Reading terminal market - great lunch spot, make sure to check out the Amish restaurants (apple turnover w/ fresh cream, keep in mind Amish toil in fields for 12 hours a day to keep up with their calories). Meals - the most important category food other than steak houses are best found in the area of town where their ethnicities landed. (Southern) Italian - south of market, east of broad. Villa de Roma $$$ fantastic southern Italian foods think tomato olive oil and Victors Cafe $$$ great ambiance, all of the waiters are classically trained operatic singers. la angolo $$ great little spot for Italian pesto $$ another great one, get a special Johns Roast pork $ - out of the way but best cheese steak in town, if you must. Jewish - Za hav $$$$- Israeli, you need a reservation well in advance 4th street deli $$ - don't over order, split sandwiches everything is huge and amazing. China town - kind of a sight all by itself, the onset of communism landed thousands of Taoist Chinese to PHL making it one of the most vibrant Chinese society in the US. 9th and arch is the sight of the 'china town arch'. Lee how fook $$ - can't go wrong here, oyster hot pot, Singapore noodle, and duck. Ken's seafood restaurant $$ - hot hot hot Cantonese Hand drawn noodle $ shops are all over and all good! hand drawn will be in name. Ocean Harbor $ - dim sum is a real experience, sit at the same table with other guests and get to view and pick your lunch off of elderly lady powered (steam) carts, Har-gow and shu-mi... Polish - kind of out there (in the north east) all centered around Richmond and Allegheny - Czerw's polish keilbasa is a good one. Jamaican - north Philadelphia, best not too go there, if you must ask a cabby. Cambodian / Vietnamese - Like many terrible organizations around the globe the only good the Khmer Rouge did was send Cambodians in mass to the US. PHL has a very large population (all along Washington street and very far south around sixth). Mekong river $$ - gon chow ngau ho - beef chow fun, ba vi - great DIY spring rolls Pho Siagon $ - mostly just Pho a beef based broth soup. Huong Tram $ - doesn't look like much but great soup. outside the city but relatively close Valley Forge, PA (1 hr) - great exhibits and open spaces but by and large it is a driving experience. Gettysburg, PA (2, 1/2 hours) - fantastic exhibits and open spaces still by and large it is a driving experience but covered in statue's most from a time when America made statues. Other things to note Don't forget this is South Philadelphia, my neighbors will say hello and stop to talk and get to know you, if you give them the opportunity :)... Also while you are free to use the kitchen, this is one of the countries best eating neighborhoods, don't waste a meal. Registration Details 911054