I just moved to philly and i need some fun places to go. Please helpppppp.?

Answer 1

Check out the Laff House on South Street. It's a fun comedy club, and their food is pretty good. Just don't sit right in the front if you don't feel like becoming part of the comedy routine. :)
http://www.laffhouse.com/index.html

You should also definitely check out the Philadelphia Museum of Art (http://www.philamuseum.org/), and if you go on Sundays, you "pay what you wish."

The Bubble House is a great place to go, as well. They serve bubble tea and lots of yummy food, like spring rolls.
http://philadelphia.citysearch.com/profile/35943402/?brand=smx_restaurant-nc

And of course, you have to hit up all of the historic places, such as Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. Here's more info: http://www.historicphiladelphia.org/ (And if you're into this sort of thing, you can take a ghost tour of historic Philly. It's a fun way to learn the history of Philly and to walk around at night. http://www.ghosttour.com/Philadelphia.htm)

Speaking of historic, you should also check out the Reading Terminal Market. I think it's like the oldest farmer's market in the US or something, but it's amazing. Tons of fresh produce, wine, cheese, etc to buy. http://www.readingterminalmarket.org/

And some good restaurants you should hit up are the historic City Tavern (everyone dresses up in period clothing, and the food's really good): http://www.citytavern.com/ and Penang in Chinatown (great asian fusion food at a great price): http://www.phillychinatown.com/penang.htm

And lastly, Buddakan (http://www.buddakan.com/) and Pod restaurant (http://search.cityguide.aol.com/philadelphia/restaurants/pod/v-113915028) are apparently great restaurants to go to, but I've never been there.

Haha, can you tell that I love Philly? I lived in the Philly area for 4 years, and it's still my favorite city. Have fun!

Answer 2

When I was in college, I twice planned an event I called "Birthday Mall Hop" for friends of mine. Here's how it works: See if you can get a day and time frame (about 3 hours) for a group of your friends to get together for a birthday lunch or dinner. Pick a mall with a restaurant and several of her favorite stores, and ask mutual friends to each select a store where they would be willing to buy a gift for $10-$20. (We were all poor college students at the time, but some friends chose the same store and pulled their funds together to buy a $30-$40 gift. Great!) Tell your birthday friend that you're going to take her out for lunch and a shopping spree at her favorite stores. The surprise?: When you go to each store, another friend is waiting there with a gift, a gift card or a selection of 2-3 gifts for her to choose.a favorite. Of course, as you go from store to store there are more gifts and more friends. After the last store, everyone enjoys lunch at the restaurant. It requires some pre-planning, but I pulled it off twice when no one had a cell phone or email. So, today it would be much easier. Basically, most young adults like to shop and eat. This was a fun way to do both. (I really don't think this would work as well with older adults.) Good luck.

Answer 3

Check out GoPhila.org. It's the city's official visitors site - there are tons of things to see and do listed here. Also, sign up for the weekly discount e-mail. There are amazing deals...half-price theater tickets, discounts on all sorts of concerts and other events.

Also check out www.Meetin.org - make friends not money! It's a great way to meet people whether you're new in town or not. And, it's a free site. http://www.meetin.org/


BTW, More than Just Ice Cream is a fab little restaurant - have the chicken salad with grapes, save room for the ice cream. It's on Locust near 12th, not South St.

Answer 4

Philadelphia visitors can find everything they need to know right here at this site:
http://www.gophila.com/

The Philadelphia Zoo is the oldest in the county. A mixture of old, historic buildings with brand new exhibits.
http://www.philadelphiazoo.org

The Constitution Center, The Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, etc.
http://www.nps.gov/inde/visiting.htm
http://www.nps.gov/inde
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/


Philadelphia Museum of Art
http://www.philamuseum.org/


The Franklin Institute Science Museum http://www.fi.edu

Philadelphia Historic Walk
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/destinations/Philadelphia/Philadelphia_Historic_Walk.html

Philadelphia is one of the most haunted cities in the United States http://www.ghosttour.com

tour a U.S. mint
http://calvert.house.gov/tourmints.asp
http://www.usmint.gov/


Double Decker Bus Tours, Ride The Ducks tours
http://www.phillyducks.com/


South Street
The Italian Market
King of Prussia Mall
Reading Terminal Market
Philadelphia Park Racetrack (in Bucks County)

Answer 5

Check out the Art Museum (of course, and be sure to stand at the top of the steps and do the "Rocky" thing)

Check out the Mutter Museum, perhaps the strangest place in the world!

"More than just Ice Cream" on South Street.

Be sure to sample the two kinds of cheesesteaks. Pat's is best, of course...

Answer 6

Take a trip out to New Hope in Bucks County

Answer 7

Check out south st. or the clubs on delaware ave just to name a few

Answer 8

Chicky and Petes

Answer 9

try dave and busters

Answer 10

phillyfunguide.com