Staying at the hotel? Here are our favorite things to check out:

Within 0.25 MILEs

Kayaking / Swan Boat Rentals – details
Independence Seaport Museum & Ship Tours – details - tickets
Outdoor Roller Rink / Summerfest – details
Spruce Street Harbor Park – details
RC Sailboat rental – details
Moshulu ship/restaurant – details
Tall Ships Tavern pop-up beer garden – details

Within 0.75 miles

Independence Hall
Liberty Bell
Other sites at Independence National Park (Independence Visitor’s Center, National Constitution Center, Carpenter’s Hall, Merchants’ Exchange Building, etc.)
Ben Franklin Museum
South Street nightlife
Old City nightlife
Cheesesteaks – Sonny’s, Campo’s, Jim’s

Farther

Food

Reading Terminal Market
Chinatown
Italian Market

Art

Philadelphia Art Museum / “Rocky” Steps
The Barnes Museum

Science

Franklin Science Institute
U.S. Mint

History

Elfreth’s Alley

Outdoors

Boathouse Row
City Hall / Dilworth Plaza
Fairmount Park
Franklin Square
LOVE Park

EVENTS

Friday 7:30pm-9pm: Smooth Jazz Summer Nights @ Penn’s Landing (2 minute walk)

Saturday 11am-4pm: Art Star Pop-Up Market @ Spruce Street Harbor Park (1 minute walk)

Sunday 11am-5pm: Punk Rock Flea Market @ Spruce Street Harbor Park (1 minute walk)

Saturday and Sunday: Hippo Awareness Weekend @ Camden Adventure Aquarium