Come to Philadelphia for the arts. Stay to discover the city’s lesser-known contributions to American culture. It is the birthplace of the political cartoon and the rich history that followed, a hub of early American burlesque that led to Gypsy Rose Lee’s discovery, and a national model for public art with the country’s largest public arts program. Uncover the fun secrets, like where to score a free music degree, enjoy free orchestral concerts, and catch free circus arts performances around the city. And if you’re searching for a painting so gruesome it was once considered too offensive for display but now calls two museums home, this book will tell you where to find it. \n<\/p>\n
Whether your interests lie in high culture or the underground, the magnificent or the macabre, fitness or food, or even just the casually quirky, 111 Places in Philadelphia That You Must Not Miss<\/em><\/strong> will reveal something new to everyone, even lifelong residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Learn the secrets to discovering Philadelphia’s lesser-known treasures as you uncover its major contributions to the arts, sciences, history, and more with this insider’s guide.
Adrian Balboa’s Grave
\nA real grave for a fictional character | 10
\nAlbert Einstein’s Pipe
\nYou’ve seen it in photos, now see it in person | 12
\nAmerica’s Best Bathroom
\nIt’s just outside Philadelphia, and it’s alive | 14
\nAssembly
\nThe swankiest rooftop in town | 16
\nBaleroy Mansion
\nMaybe a little too haunted | 18
\nBarnes Foundation
\nBlack culture among the impressionists | 20
\nBartram’s Garden
\nColonial America’s first garden | 22
\nBatalá Philly
\nPhilly’s most inclusive musical act | 24
\nBioPond
\nA shockingly secluded secret garden | 26
\nBlack Vulture Gallery
\nArt for your skin, art for your walls | 28
\nBOK
\nVintage cheese, anyone? | 30
\nBuist Sophora
\nA beloved tree that defies destruction | 32
\nBurlesque Academy
\nGet your Gypsy Rose Lee on | 34
\nCarmen’s
\nWhere Obama went for a cheesesteak | 36
\nCave of Kelpius
\nWhere America’s first mystic cult awaited Doomsday | 38
\nCharles Dickens’ Desk
\nNot his only, but his last | 40
\nCherry Street Pier
\nAn abandoned space turned community inspiration | 42
\nCherry Street Tavern
\nIs that a urinal trough along the bar? | 44
\nCira Green
\nA complete park in the sky | 46
\nCircadium School of Contemporary Circus
\nThe first state-accredited program for circus arts | 48
\nThe Clay Studio
\nLearn, create, and “clay it forward” | 50
\nThe Colored Girls Museum
\nA curated collection in a private home | 52
\nCongress Hall
\nMove over, Independence Hall | 54
\nCurtis Institute
\nFree education and free concerts | 56
\nDeLong Building
\nA stunning model of urban fire history | 58
\nDirty Franks
\nEye-popping dive with serious heart | 60
\nDiscovery Center
\nFrom forgotten reservoir to city treasure | 62
\nDream Garden
\nA masterpiece nearly lost | 64
\nEarliest US Serial Killer
\nThe devil in the white city met his end in Philadelphia | 66
\nEast Market
\nA full community in a single block | 68
\nEdgar Allan Poe’s House
\nThree stories and one creepy basement | 70
\nEiffel Tower of Philly
\nIt’s a milk bottle, but close enough | 72
\nEmmy the Mannequin
\nA local celeb hawking inside jokes | 74
\nEternal Performance
\nSome seats come with an extra show | 76
\nFairmount Groot
\nAn enduring fixture in an evolving garden | 78
\nFairmount Water Works
\nA hands-on learning center in a historic location | 80
\nFDR Skate Park
\nWhere community and government agree | 82
\nFirst Antislavery Protest
\nAn early petition against hypocrisy and injustice | 84
\nFirst Person Arts
\nWhere Philadelphians take center stage | 86
\nFitler Square Farmers Market
\nA delicious secret in a picturesque square | 88
\nFletcher Street Urban Riding Club
\nPhilly’s urban Black cowboys | 90
\nFour Seasons Total Landscaping
\nA political disaster and a business boon | 92
\nGeorge Washington’s Apron
\nFor ceremony, not for kitchen messes | 94
\nGermantown White House
\nAmerica’s oldest surviving presidential residence | 96
\nGiant Otters
\nPhiladelphia’s cutest “first” | 98
\nGiant Wood Slide
\nBig fun for the little ones | 100
\nGraffiti Pier
\nPhilly’s most photographed illegal art | 102
\nThe Gross Clinic
\nSo gross it couldn’t be displayed | 104
\nHalloween
\nFind the store, find a treasure | 106
\nHamilton Garden
\nA rooftop within a rooftop | 108
\nInsectarium
\nThe only cockroach kitchen you’d pay to see | 110
\nIrish Memorial
\nA waterfront homage to those who came and went | 112
\nJazz Attack
\nLindy Hop or Philly Bop, it’s your call | 114
\nJim Loewer Glass
\nBlow your own masterpiece | 116
\nJohn E. Freyer Marker
\nA small testament to a monumental shift | 118
\nKing’s Highway Bridge
\nBuilt for Penn, used by Washington | 120
\nLGBT Community Center
\nA local resource of national proportion | 122
\nLydia Darrah School
\nModerne building honoring a Revolutionary spy | 124
\nMagic Gardens
\nThere’s a secret among the murals | 126
\nMaillardet’s Automaton
\nThe future, according to the past | 128
\nManayunk Canal Towpath
\nRecreation among the remnants of industry | 130
\nMask and Wig Clubhouse
\nA long tradition of musical-comedy wit and whimsy | 132
\nMount Moriah Cemetery
\nIs Betsy Ross still in this unowned cemetery? | 134
\nMummers Museum
\nYour chance to be a Mummer, if only for a moment | 136
\nNeon Museum
\nRepresenting the “Workshop of the World” | 138
\nOctavius V. Catto Memorial
\nEnormous impact from a short life | 140
\nOhio State House
\nThe last state house from the first World’s Fair | 142
\nOld St. Joseph’s Church
\nA hidden church, then and now | 144
\nOneida Debate
\nTwo revolutions in one | 146
\nOriginal Pumpkin Spice
\nPhilly was into pumpkin spice before it was basic | 148
\nPainted Bride
\nIncubating a city’s underserved communities | 150
\nPatti LaBelle Way
\nA permanent home for a Philly legend | 152
\nPhiladelphia Independents
\nPhilly-centric, Philly-made, Philly-proud | 154
\nPhiladelphia Stars Memorial Park
\nA small tribute to a major contribution | 156
\nPrison Synagogue
\nThe first in the nation | 158
\nPulse Fountain
\nThe train timetable you didn’t know existed | 160
\nQuince Street
\nThe most charming, among alleys | 162
\nRail Park
\nIt’s even greener than you think | 164
\nRandom Tea Room
\nShopping, sipping, and co-working in serenity | 166
\nRittenhouse Chess
\nMake your move, make a friend | 168
\nRiver Hammocks
\nBeach vibes at the riverfront | 170
\nThe Rosenbach
\nA literary wonderland | 172
\nThe Rotunda
\nA literal arts sanctuary | 174
\nSedgley Woods Disc Golf
\nAn older course for a newer sport | 176
\nSesame Place
\nThe country’s original Sesame Street theme park | 178
\nShrek Box
\nLeave an ogre, take an ogre | 180
\nSidewalk Pretzel
\nA beloved symbol of the city | 182
\nSingh Center
\nAn architectural jewel | 184
\nSister Cities Park
\nWhere Philly is the center of everything | 186
\nSkew Arch Bridge
\nBetter below than above | 188
\nSoutheast Asian Market
\nAn enormous market you’ve somehow missed | 190
\nSt. Albans Place
\nFrom Devil’s Pocket to romantic courtyard | 192
\nSt. John Neumann’s Body
\nA holy body permanently on display | 194
\nStar Doors
\nPhilly’s most coveted glass | 196
\nSurgical Amphitheater
\nYou’ve seen them on TV, now see one in person | 198
\nTaller Puertorriqueño
\nThe cultural heart of El Barrio | 200
\nTea for Few at Stenton
\nThe hot drink wasn’t for everyone in early Philly | 202
\nThaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
\nSmallest national park site, big dose of history | 204
\nThirsty Dice
\nEat, drink, play, and propose? | 206
\nThunderbird Salvage
\nBargaining for local treasures | 208
\nTomb of Empress Ana María
\nFinal resting place of Mexico’s first empress | 210
\nUrban Fishing
\nCountry fun in the city | 212
\nW Hotel WET Deck Bar
\nHave a drink with a couple of legends | 214
\nWagner Free Institute
\nFree science lessons in a Victorian museum | 216
\nWest Laurel Hill
\nWhere America’s best came to rest | 218
\nWhispering Benches
\nShare your secrets in public | 220
\nWildlife Refuge
\nGo birds! | 222
\nWilliam & Letitia Still House
\nHarriet Tubman stood here – and slept here, too | 224
\nWonderspaces
\nA nearly indefinable space | 226
\nWood Street Steps
\nStep into the past and toward Utopia | 228
\nWorld Café Live
\nAn independent stage for everyone | 230<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":29963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5508],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-29962","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-travel","7":"author-by-author-brandon-schultz","8":"author-photographs-by-lucy-baber","9":"publisher-emons-verlag-gmbh","10":"series-111-places","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n