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Books on Philly – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Books on Philly
Supplement what you learn here with these guides and books.

Frommer’s Philadelphia & the Amish Country

Cafe Philadelphia

Daytrips Pennsylvania Dutch Country and Philadelphia: 50 One-Day Adventures in the Philadelphia and Lancaster Areas

An Architectural Guidebook to Philadelphia

(no shot of the cover available, we’re afraid)

Philadelphia Then and Now: 60 Sites Photographed in the Past and Present

Millennium Philadelphia: [...]

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – April 2001

Events in April
Jan. 27 – Apr. 6

Welcome Spring

www.longwoodgardens.org

Time to kick-start Spring! Longwood Gardens is on the right track, as it presents a refreshing preview of flowering bulbs inside nearly three acres of greenhouses. So, bundle up and head out of freezing Philly to catch a glimpse of these gorgeous flowers.

For information call: +1 (610) [...]

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – March 2001

Events in March
Jan. 27 – Apr. 6

Welcome Spring

www.longwoodgardens.org

Time to kick-start Spring! Longwood Gardens is on the right track, as it presents a refreshing preview of flowering bulbs inside nearly three acres of greenhouses. So, bundle up and head out of freezing Philly to catch a glimpse of these gorgeous flowers. For information call 1 [...]

The Mummers Parade – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

The Mummers Parade
The Mummers Parade to people in Philly, especially South Philly, is just a part of life. In fact, you don’t even assume that people don’t know what it is, and when you find out that they really have no clue if they aren’t from Philly, well you actually feel bad for them.
I [...]

General Info – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – General Info
Geography
Philly is located on the Eastern Coast of the US, a short distance from Washington D.C., New York City and Atlantic City, NJ.

Accommodation
A wide variety of hotels at all price ranges may be found in Center City. I am myself a B&B lover, especially in such a historical city, so here [...]

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – General Info

Geography
Philly is located on the Eastern Coast of the US, a short distance from Washington D.C., New York City and Atlantic City, NJ.
Accommodation
A wide variety of hotels at all price ranges may be found in Center City. I am myself a B&B lover, especially in such a historical city, so here are a few [...]

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – February 2001

The Liberty Bell

Events in February
Jan. 27-Apr. 6
Welcome Spring
www.longwoodgardens.org
Time to kick-start Spring! Longwood Gardens is on the right track, as it presents a refreshing preview of flowering bulbs inside nearly three acres of greenhouses. Bundle up and head out of freezing Philly to catch a glimpse of these gorgeous flowers. For information call: (610) 388-1000
Jan. [...]

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Books on Philly

Books on Philly
Supplement what you learn here with these guides and books.

An Architectural Guidebook to Philadelphia

Quick Escapes Philadelphia

Lonely Planet New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania

(no shot of the cover available, we’re afraid)

Fodor’s Road Guide USA: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – January 2001

Events in January

December 31 – January 1
Millennium Philadelphia Countdown to 2001!
Philadelphia’s City Hall will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2001. Join this year’s celebration and enjoy a free concert, a laser light show on the Avenue of the Arts (a.k.a. Broad Street), and numerous cultural festivities at the City Hall Gala.
January 1
100th [...]

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – December 2000

A New Year & Mummers: In Philly The Two Go Hand-in-Hand

This statue is outside a renovated firehouse in the Queen’s Village section of Center City.

Well, it’s now December, which means 2001 is sneaking up on us. (We’ll finally see the true start of a new millennium!) Around Philly, that means it’s almost time for [...]