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You could call Philadelphia one big campus, with 27 degree-granting institutions within city limits and 50,000 annual college graduates. The oldest and most prestigious university is Penn. This private, coeducational Ivy League institution was founded by Benjamin Franklin and others in 1740. It boasts America's first medical (1765), law (1790), and business (1881) schools. Penn's liberal arts curriculum, dating from 1756, was the first to combine classical and practical subjects. The university has been revitalized in the last 30 years, thanks to extremely successful leadership, alumni, and fundraising drives. The West Philadelphia neighborhood has experienced a revitalization, too, thanks to former president Judith Rodin, and current president Amy Gutmann. Nowadays, the university is a fun place for an afternoon of shopping or a night out. Sansom Commons, with Urban Outfitters, Douglas Cosmetics, and Pod restaurant, is across the street from campus. There are also the wonderful Inn at Penn, the stylish Bridge de Lux cinema at 40th and Walnut streets, and the massive Barnes & Noble-run university bookstore.The core campus, based in West Philadelphia since the 1870s, features serene Gothic-style buildings and specimen trees in a spacious quadrangle. Visitors can hang out comfortably on the lawns and benches. More-modern buildings are results of the 20th-century expansion of the university to accommodate 22,000 students enrolled in four undergraduate and 12 graduate schools, in 100 academic departments. Sights of most interest to visitors include the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, and the always intriguing Institute of Contemporary Art, with its changing exhibits. Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
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Bus: 21, 30, 40, 42, or 90. Car: 30th St. exit from I-76 (Schuylkill Expwy.), 6 blocks west toward West Philadelphia
Area
34th and Walnut Sts. and surrounding neighborhood
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3600 Sansom St Philadelphia, PA 19104Average price: $152.97Distance 0.1 miles away Popularity #5 of 109 -
36TH AND CHESTNUT STREETS Philadelphia, PA 19104Average price: $129.19Distance 0.1 miles away Popularity #22 of 109 -
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34TH AND CIVIC CTR BLVD Philadelphia, PA 19104Average price: $129.95Distance 0.3 miles away Popularity #68 of 109 -
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210 W Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia, PA 19103Average price: $218.00Distance 1.1 miles away Popularity #44 of 109 -
1815 John F Kennedy Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19103Distance 1.2 miles away Popularity #74 of 109 -
501 N 22nd St Philadelphia, PA 19130Average price: $134.33Distance 1.2 miles away Popularity #60 of 109 -
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135 S 18th St Philadelphia, PA 19103Average price: $172.49Distance 1.3 miles away Popularity #45 of 109
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Poor Richard's offers walking tours of the city of Philadelphia, led by professional scholars and teachers in the field of history, prima...
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Judy Wicks opened the White Dog in an old brownstone on the Penn campus and then kept knocking down walls until she had a spacious, well-...
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The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts was founded in 1971. This non-profit venue offers more than a hundred performances every yea...
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Zellerbach Theater is one of the three venues at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. The theater is a popula...
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Houston Hall at the University of Pennsylvania is the countries first student union, which is still in order to this day. Besides being a...
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The Philadelphia Buddhist Association (PBA) provides information and support to students of Buddhism at all levels of experience. The PBA...
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A very good addition to the already buzzing nightlife in Philadelphia, Pegasus Nightclub is a place to go to only if you like hip-hop and...
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Known once to attract mob of students, Terrasse is now a compulsion for faculty and academics. The patio and indoors bustle with activity...
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White Dog Cafe is nationally known for it’s contemporary American menus, fashioned from the highest quality farm-fresh ingredients and hu...
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The newest addition to the dining options in University City is nestled in the four diamond Hilton Inn at Penn. As you enter this chic It...
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Pod has a fun, futuristic decor (molded rubber, sculpted plastic, and video displays punctuated by a glass exterior curtain w...
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This beloved pizza parlor is a nightly stop for those heading to the bowling alley next door, the North Bowl. Rustica lives up to their s...
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This West Philadelphia Restaurant located near the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel Campuses, serves contemporary Mexican cuisine ha...
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There's a buffet lunch that's popular with everyone, and a buffet dinner, but take a close look at the full menu too: tandoori breads bak...
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Distrito is the new restaurant concept by Jose Garces, the chef behind the acclaimed Philadelphia restaurants Amada, Tinto & Chifa. Distr...
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