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Hotels and lodging[]
- Courtyard Philadelphia Airport - 8900 Bartram Avenue. Philadelphia, PA 19153. Phone: 1+215-365-220. Located less than 2 miles from Philadelphia Airport (PHL) and features complimentary shuttle service to the airport.
Attractions[]
30th Street Station
Academy of Natural Sciences
Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
Betsy Ross House
Boathouse Row
Carpenters' Hall
Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum of Philadelphia
Congress Hall
Eastern State Penitentiary
Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site
Elfreth's Alley
Fairmount Park
Fairmount Waterworks
First Bank of the United States
Fort Miffin
Franklin Institute
Franklin Mills Mall
Franklin Square
Free Library of Philadelphia
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Independence Hall
Independence National Historic Park
Independence Seaport Museum
Kimmel Center of the Performing Arts
Liberty Bell
Logan Square
LOVE Park
Moshulu
Mutter Museum
National Constitution Center
National Museum of American Jewish History
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Phiadelphia Zoo
Please Touch Museum
Reading Terminal
Rittenhouse Square
Second Bank of the United States
South Philadelphia Sports Complex
Suburban Station
The Gallery at Market East
Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology
USS Becuna(SS-319)
USS Olympia(C-6)
Washington Square
Walnut Street Theatre
Neighborhoods[]
Avenue of the Arts
Bella Vista
Bridesburg
Buselton
Byberry
Callowhill
Center City
Central South Philadelphia
Chestnut Hill
Cresentville
East Oak Lane
Fishtown
Frankford
Franklintown
Fox Chase
Germantown
Gray's Ferry
Harrowgate
Holmesburg
Jewler's Row
Juniata
Krewstown
Lawncrest
Lawndale
Logan Square
Manayunk
Marconi Plaza
Mayfair
Morell Park
Morton
Mount Airy
Museum District
Nicetown-Tioga
Northeast Philadelphia
Northern Liberties
North Philadelphia
Old City
Olde Kensington
Olney
Oxford Circle
Passyunk Square
Penn's Landing
Point Breeze
Poplar
Queen Village
Rhawnhurst
Roxborough
Society Hill
Somerton
South Philadelphia
Southwark
Southwest Center City
Spruce Hill
Strawberry Mansion
Tacony
Torresdale
Washington Square West
West Oak Lane
Wissahickon
Wissinoming
Wister
Climate[]
| Weather data for Philadelphia | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 74(23) | 79(26) | 87(31) | 99(37) | 97(36) | 102(39) | 104(40) | 106(41) | 102(39) | 96(36) | 84(29) | 73(23) | 106(41) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 39(4) | 42(6) | 51(11) | 62(17) | 72(22) | 81(27) | 86(30) | 84(29) | 77(25) | 66(19) | 55(13) | 44(7) | 63.3(17) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 25(-4) | 28(-2) | 35(2) | 44(7) | 55(13) | 64(18) | 70(21) | 69(21) | 61(16) | 49(9) | 40(4) | 31(-1) | 47.6(9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | -7(-22) | -11(-24) | 5(-15) | 14(-10) | 28(-2) | 44(7) | 51(11) | 44(7) | 35(2) | 25(-4) | 8(-13) | -5(-21) | -11(-24) |
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Precipitation inches (mm) |
3.52(89.4) | 2.74(69.6) | 3.81(96.8) | 3.49(88.6) | 3.89(98.8) | 3.29(83.6) | 4.39(111.5) | 3.82(97) | 3.88(98.6) | 2.75(69.9) | 3.16(80.3) | 3.31(84.1) | 42.05(1,068.1) |
| Source: The Weather Channel 2008-09-27 | |||||||||||||
Shopping[]
Roosevelt Mall
Franklin Mills Mall
Maps and transportation[]
Getting to Philadelphia[]
Philadelphia International Airport
Northeast Philadelphia Airport
Exploring Philadelphia[]
Roosevelt Boulevard
SEPTA
SEPTA Route 15
SEPTA Regional Rail
Northeast Philadelphia Airport
SEPTA Subway-Surface Trolley Lines
Philadelphia Trolleybus System
Market-Frankford Line
Practical information and resources[]
Restaurants[]
Reading Terminal Market
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Nightlife[]
Photo gallery[]
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Everything else[]
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External resources[]
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- Gophila.com. An excellent traveller's guide to the city of Philadelphia and the surrounding Countryside.
- Philadelphia Review
- Philadelphia PA Discover the perfect hotel, vacation package, flight, or car with this thorough resource.
- Hotel Philadelphia PA Find the hotels that provide luxury as well as history for your next vacation.