Life in Philly 101Guyue Li & Jing Fang

GCC Info Session09/07/13

Map of Philadelphia

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=206221365942497459397.0004c914bada12f6e90cb&msa=0

Getting Around

Within Philly

SEPTA (http://www.septa.org/index.html )

Blue line: 40/34th & Market St.

Green line: outside Quad/penn book store.

Bus Route 21 & 42

Tokens!!

Taxi (215 232 2000)

Getting Around

Intercity transportation

Bus:

Megabus (http://us.megabus.com/ )

Greyhound (http://www.greyhound.com/)

NY($8~15/2.5hrs) DC($13~21/3hrs)

Railway:

Amtrak (http://www.amtrak.com/ )

NY($50+/1hr+) DC($50+ 1.5hr+)

Getting Around

What to do

Historical sites

Museums

Recreational sites

Historical sites

National historic park:

Located at 5th and chestnut street.

Accessible through SEPTA blue line.

Historical sites

Independence hall & Liberty Bell

Birthplace of the declaration of independence and US constitution.

Free of charge

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/

Historical sites

Historical sites City Hall:

The house of government for the city of Philadelphia.

At 548 ft (167 m), including the statue of city founder William Penn atop it, it was the world's tallest habitable building from 1901 to 1908 and the tallest in Pennsylvania until 1932.

9am – 4pm weekdays city hall tour + tower tour.

Museums

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest art museums in the United States with a collection of more than 227,000 artifacts including world-class paintings, prints, drawings, and decorative arts.

2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway  

Adult ticket 20$

Museums

Rodin Museum

The largest collection of Rodin’s sculpture outside of Paris

$6 with student ID

2151 Benjamin Franklin Parkway

http://www.rodinmuseum.org

Museums

Museums

Philadelphia Magic Garden

1020 south street, open everyday!

http://www.phillymagicgardens.org/visitor/hours

5$ for students

Recreational sites Classical Music

The Philadelphia Orchestra Concerts

“eZseat for U program:”

$25 yearly student ticket, unlimited number of concerts

Recreational sites

Walnut Street Theater

http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/

825 Walnut St.

Broadway shows

Wicked

Catch me if you can

Les Misérables

Recreational sites

Movie Theaters

Rave Motion Pictures

40th & walnut st.

Ritz Five, Ritz East

UA Riverview Plaza Stadium 17

400 South Christopher Columbus Boulevard, near IKEA

UA King Of Prussia Stadium 16 & IMAX

Where to Eat

Restaurant Week

September 30-October 5 & October 7-12, 2013

Three-course lunch $20

Three-course diner $35

130+ restaurants

http://www.centercityphila.org/life/RestaurantWeek.php

Where to Eat

American Versions of 大众点评

Trip Advisor: http://www.tripadvisor.com/

Yelp: http://www.yelp.com/philadelphia

Open Table: http://www.opentable.com/

@ 费城吃货 @ 纽约吃货 @ 吃货在美国

Where to Eat Szechuan Food 川菜

E-Mei Restaurant 峨眉山庄

915 Arch Street

Han Dynasty

108 Chestnut Street 

Han Dynasty 大学城新店

37 market st.

真川味，红煌私房菜， etc

Where to Eat

Dim Sum 早茶

Joy Tsin Lau

醉仙楼

1026 Race St.

Ocean Harbor

聚福金阁

1023 Race St.

Where to Eat

Fancy Restaurants (Great for first date!)

On Campus

Pod

3636 Sansom St.

White dog Café

3420 Sansom St.

Where to Eat

Fancy Restaurants (Great for first date!)

Exotic

Buddakan

325 Chestnut St.

Alma de Cuba

1623 Walnut St.

Zahav

237 Saint James Place

Where to Eat

Fancy Restaurants (Great for first date!)

More than diner…

Uzu

104 Market St.

Where to Shop

MALLS

KOP(King of Prussia)

All brands you can think of ！

45mins by bus (124/125)

20mins driving

Philadelphia Premium Outlet

Unbelievable discounts! Black Friday sales!

1hr driving

Where to Shop

Center City

Walnut St. between 16th & 18th St.

Macy’s

1300 Market St.

IKEA/Walmart/Home Depot/Best Buy

Columbus Blvd., South Philly

$25 taxi

Where to Shop

Online shopping

Amazon

H-mart www.hmart.com

费城华人超市 www.nm2ws.com

华人村 www.huarencun.com

@ 北美省钱快报

Where to travel

DC 樱花节

City pass for New York.

For more information about student lives at Penn,Please visit

http://www.dolphin.upenn.edu/gccupenn/

Thank you!