Philadelphia City Guide
Quick Reference: Around the Hotel
- Sonesta Philadelphia Hotel
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Wawa
convenience store with snacks - Rita’s Water Ice
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Dunkin' Donuts
2 locations - Target
- Trader Joe's
- Giant Grocery Store
- The Shops At Liberty Place
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Real Food Eatery
gluten-free -
Bluestone Lane
Allergy Conscious — 3 locations
Rittenhouse square location opens at 7am
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P.S. And Co
gluten-free -
Sushi
3 locations -
HipCityVeg
Vegan -
20th Street Pizza
Vegan - Indego Bike Share
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El Cafe
Open before 9AM
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Square 1682
Open before 9AM
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Foods On First Diner
Open before 9AM
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Capriccio Cafe
Open before 9AM
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Five Below
Dollar Store kind of place

Quick Reference: Philadelphia City Guide
Blue Hex
— The Hotel
Red Triangle
— Transit
- 30th Street Station for SEPTA and Amtrak
- Suburban Station
- Jefferson Station
SEPTA Fare Information - Note:
Amtrak tickets for the
same date of travel and presented for inspection will be accepted as
fare to ride on Regional Rail trains between William H. Gray III
30th Street Station, Suburban Station and Jefferson
Station.
One Day Anywhere FleX Pass is a cheaper ticket option if you expect to
take 3-10 rides in one day.
Orange Plus
— In Case of Emergency
Pink Star
— Old City
- Independence Hall and The Liberty Bell
- Betsy Ross’s House
- Poe’s House
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African American Museum
Tickets $14/adult -
The National Constitution Center
Tickets $19/adult
And More
Purple Heart
— Bookstores
- Book Corner Closed on Sunday
- Giovanni’s Room Queer Used Book Store
- Brave New Worlds
- Iffy Books
- Neighborhood books
- Binding Agents Cook/Book Shop
- Wooden Shoe Books
- Partners and Son
- Mostly Books
- Head House Books
Further afield:
Green Circle
— Science and Arts
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Franklin Institute
Tickets $25/adult -
Academy Of Natural Sciences
Tickets $24/adult -
Mütter Museum
Tickets $20/adult -
Philadelphia Museum Of Art
$30/adult -
Rodin Museum
Tickets $15/adult -
Philadelphia Zoo
Tickets $27/adult
Blue Square
— Misc
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Free Library of Philadelphia
Closed on Sunday - Love Park and City Hall
- Reading Terminal Market
- Penzey’s Spices
- Philly AIDS Thrift Store
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Magic Gardens Gallery
Tickets $15/adult timed tickets - Cherry Street Pier

Interactive Google Map
Contains all of the above locations Open Google Map in new window
Other Things
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Philly Phlash Attraction Bus Line
Passes in front of the hotel and connects many of Philadelphia’s most popular attractions.
Events Around The City (may require tickets)
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August 16
Festival of India @ The Cherry Street Pier -
August 17
Philadelphia Caribbean Festival @ The Cherry Street Pier -
Monday – Saturday
Once Upon a Nation Storytelling Benches -
Daily
Weaving on the Waterfront Exhibit @ The Cherry Street Pier -
Daily
Body Worlds @ The Franklin Institute -
Daily
Boom: Art and Design in the 1940s @ The Philadelphia Museum of Art -
Daily
RiverRink Summerfest @ Penns Landing -
Daily
Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival @ Franklin Square