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Center City

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Places to Explore

1. Chinatown
Restaurants from China, and all over Asia.
2. City Hall
A "Victorian wedding cake."
3. Masonic Temple
A hidden gem, even to locals.
4. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The building itself is a work of art.
5. Reading Terminal Market
Nothing short of heaven for foodies.

Map of Center City

Philadelphia has many pasts, but if you're interested in its present and future, head for Center City. This is Philly's business district, anchored by Oz-like skyscrapers and solidly Victorian City Hall, which is crowned by the enormous statue of William Penn. From Chinatown to Rittenhouse Square, Center City is crammed with sights. A sample? How about the Academy of Music; that leviathan horn of plenty, the Reading Terminal Market; the bustling Pennsylvania Convention Center; Thomas Jefferson University (home to Philly's greatest painting, Thomas Eakins's Gross Clinic); and for those with itchy credit cards, the Shops at Liberty Place.