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Things to Do in Center City
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Chinatown
Centered on 10th and Race streets two blocks north of Market Street... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | Center City |
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City Hall
Topped by a 37-foot bronze statue of William Penn, City Hall... |
Government Buildings | Center City |
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Clothespin
Claes Oldenburg's 45-foot-high, 10-ton steel sculpture stands... |
Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) | Center City |
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The Comcast Center
Now Philadelphia's tallest building, the 975-foot Comcast Center... |
Architectural Sites | Center City |
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Liberty Place One and Two
One Liberty Place is the 945-foot office building designed by... |
Architectural Sites | Center City |
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Macy's
The former John Wanamaker department store, this building is... |
Stores / Malls | Center City |
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Masonic Temple
The temple is one of the city's architectural jewels, but it... |
Archaeological Sites | Center City |
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
This High Victorian Gothic structure is a work of art in itself... |
Museums / Galleries | Center City |
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Pennsylvania Convention Center
It's big: a massive expansion completed in 2011 covers 20 acres... |
Convention Centers | Center City |
Reading Terminal Market
The market is nothing short of a historic treasure, and a food... |
Markets / Bazaars | Center City |
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Transit Museum
Located, appropriately enough, in the headquarters of the Southeastern... |
Museums / Galleries | Center City |
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