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$

MuseumsRodin Museum

The largest collection of Rodin’s sculpture outside of Paris$6 with student ID 2151 Benjamin Franklin Parkwayhttp://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+ restaurantshttp://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!