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The Rittenhouse Hotel
The Rittenhouse Hotel offers luxurious rooms with a view of Philadelphia’s beautiful Rittenhouse Square....
Credit: Photo by G. Widman for GPTMC
Loews Philadelphia Hotel
A guest room at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel, which occupies the landmark PSFS building, offers a sweeping view of the city skyline....
Credit: Photo courtesy of the Loews Philadelphia Hotel
Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel
Built in 1926, the Radisson Plaza Warwick Hotel, located just off Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square, offers 545 guest rooms....
Credit: Photo by B. Krist for GPTMC
Fourth of July Fireworks
Fireworks blazing over the Philadelphia Museum of Art are a Fourth of July tradition during Philadelphia's multi-day Sunoco Welcome America! celebration. Timed perfectly with exhilarating live music, the fireworks paint the skies over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway....
Credit: Photo by G. Widman for GPTMC
The Latham Hotel
Located along Philadelphia’s tony Rittenhouse Row, the Latham Hotel is an elegant, European-style boutique hotel....
Credit: Photo courtesy of the Latham Hotel
Ride the Ducks
Ride the Ducks is an 80-minute land-and-sea tour that travels through Historic Philadelphia before plunging into the Delaware River for a 20-minute cruise....
Credit: Photo by R. Kennedy for GPTMC
Philadelphia Zoo
In “Bear Country” at the Philadelphia Zoo, visitors watch polar bears swim in a 200,000-gallon tank with glass walls. Established in 1859, this is the oldest zoo in America, and it is home to more than 2,000 animals representing six continents. ...
Credit: Photo B. Krist for GPTMC
Adventure Aquarium
A diver interacts with a young visitor at Adventure Aquarium, a state-of-the-art aquarium on the waterfront in Camden, New Jersey, just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia....
Credit: Photo by R. Kennedy for GPTMC
Philadelphia Skyline
A dramatic evening sky view of Philadelphia highlights the contrast of new and old living side by side. In the center of the shot stands the bronze statue of the city’s founder, William Penn, sitting on top of the 511-foot City Hall Tower with its lighted clock. And the newest...
Credit: Photo by B. Krist for GPTMC
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