Philadelphia

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by Chocolatl

Philadelphians, what are the must sees in your city? So far I'm interested in checking out the Reading Terminal Market, and taking Beans to either the zoo or the Please Touch Museum.

All good choices. And the museum is now not far from the zoo (relocated a couple years ago from center city). You might want to include the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Betsy Ross' house. The Kimmel Center is beautiful architecture. The Art museum. The Pawn Shop . Franklin Institute is cool, too.

Originally Posted by Chocolatl

Also -- how viable is it to have a car in the city? When we went to San Francisco last year we ended up returning our rental car because there was nowhere to park it anyway. Is Philly a "forget it, just walk" kind of city?

Maybe Blue can fill you in, there. As a suburbanite, I typically drive in, park as close to where ever I'm going as I can, for too much money.

Originally Posted by Chocolatl

And on a scale of "hot" to "hell," how warm is it in July?

Can be hotter than hell, with 200% humidity. But not always.

[Chocolatl]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

The Pawn Shop .

Originally Posted by Undertoad

In February so far, 3 of the 7 homicides in Philadelphia happened within 10 blocks of the shop.

I think I'll skip that one!