Rittenhouse Square, arguably the most marvelous of all five original parks in William Penn’s design of the city, hosts an array of community gatherings, restaurants, shops, and weekend festivals.

William Penn, the city’s founder, sits almost 550 feet atop Philadelphia’s City Hall. Explore the many activities surrounding this Philly landmark, including Dilworth Park which hosts fitness classes in the summer months, holiday markets and ice-skating in winter.

The Park features iconic American symbols of freedom, including UNESCO World Heritage Site, Independence Hall, and the Liberty Bell. Explore the location where both The Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution were debated and signed.

Philly’s iconic public market is a bustling foodie mecca with the best local purveyors. Explore the city’s authentic food scene all in one place or shop for specialty goods and gifts to bring home.

The Academy of Music, operating for almost 170 years, has held the title of the country’s oldest opera house. Philadelphia Ballet and Opera Philadelphia call this historic building home. Its magnificent round architecture and American Baroque revival interior, topped with the original 5,000-pound chandelier, stuns theatergoers to this day.

Home to the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Ensemble Arts Presents Series, the Kimmel Center offers a variety of programs including education. Over the intricate glass dome, witness Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin rapture 105 musicians in perfect harmony.

The ever-fixed mark of Philadelphia culture, the Museum of Art holds true to expressing masterpieces across history, leading charge in community with partnerships across museums around the globe.

Since 1968, Locks Gallery has represented internationally acclaimed contemporary artists, focusing on painting, sculpture, and emerging talent. Through direct collaboration with artists and their estates, the gallery presents original exhibitions, fostering contemporary art collecting in Philadelphia and beyond.

Masterpieces from Cezanne, Renoir, van Gogh, Degas, Monet and Goya line the rooms and halls of the Barnes Foundation. Get up close to history’s most relished artists in modernist and impressionist painting. Stay for the African sculpture, and Indigenous jewelry. The Foundation is distinguished by Albert C. Barnes, the Philadelphian who carefully curated these works for us to enjoy.

If being a foodie in Philly wasn’t fun enough, enter Reading Terminal Market, a historic marketplace turned food hall, where the city’s top vendors serve up eclectic local fare. You can’t pay a visit without going to DiNic’s for a roast pork & broccoli rabe, then pop over to Termini Brothers for the most authentic cannoli on the East Coast.