Things to do in Philadelphia

This place just looks terrifying, without even taking into account all the notorious criminals that stayed here and all the horrific things that happened behind it's wall. But it's also one of the most historic former prison in the country. It was operational from 1829 until 1971. Criminals such as bank robber Willie Sutton and Al Capone were once held here. This place offers a audio tour narrated by Steve Buscemi and is simply loaded with history.

The water works are inFairmount Park, right in the back of the museum of art. There is a beautiful park with some decks to enjoy the sight of the water works: a big lake with small waterfalls and the Victorian boathouses on one side.

Don’t miss water works at night, they light the boathouses and gives you a beautiful sight while walking along the Boathouse Row where you’ll find some great restaurants.

The Rodin Museum is a little replica of the one in France. I’ve been in both and the French one is obviously much better, but if you hadn’t been there, I strongly recommend you to visit the one in Philly.

They have a replica of “The Thinker” statue and of the “Hell’s Gates” (one of my all-time favorite sculptures). These replicas are open to visit freely.

If you want to enter the museum, I’ll cost you a “suggested contribution” of 5$. Mondays is closed.

A historic public library held in a beautiful building that reminds to the public library of New York. The access is free and it’s interesting to visit not just for the collection of books but for the architecture.

This building is history itself. Philly was once the US capital and it was in the Independence Hall when in 1776 the declaration of independence was signed.

You can do the tour for free and a nice ranger will take you through all the rooms involved in the process as he tells you the how it happened. It’s an interesting entertaining visit.

Right next to the Hall, you’ll find the Liberty Bell museum too.

The Murano is one of the skyscrapers of the city and it is residential. It takes its name from the Italian island of Murano (close to Venezia), which is internationally famous for its quality glass.

Its blue glass and rounded architecture is part of the city’s skyline.

Philadelphia’s City Hall is the center of the city. The building beautiful and its tower’s clocks are famous for having 8 metres (26 feet) in diameter. The building is topped by a large bronze statue of the city founder, William Penn, and has a Observation Deck right below it.

The entrance to the deck is free and the access is by an glass-walled elevator that allows you to see the structure inside the tower. It’s pretty cool. And the deck gives you a great sight of the city.

Due to the famous sculpture of Robert Indiana, people call this place the Love Plaza which is internationally known for its roller-skating facilities and skaters worldwide come here very often.

The fountain is also well-known because it’s usually “coloured” to celebrate different events. Pink, for example, is for the breast cancer day in October. They coloured it green on Earth’s day. They coloured it with red as marketing for the TV show “Dexter”.