Philadelphia, United States

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Philadelphia

late September through October, when temperatures settle into the 60-80Β°F range, humidity drops, and Halloween-season events like Eastern State Penitentiary's Nights fill the calendarBest time
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Working America's founding city, all Georgian rowhouses and Independence Hall cobblestones, has grown a modern food-and-mural scene without losing its unpretentious East Coast bluntness. Expect cheesesteak grease, brick and ivy in Old City, and a stadium roar from South Philly whenever the Eagles play.

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Working America's founding city, all Georgian rowhouses and Independence Hall cobblestones, has grown a modern food-and-mural scene without losing its unpretentious East Coast bluntness. Expect cheesesteak grease, brick and ivy in Old City, and a stadium roar from South Philly whenever the Eagles play.

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Working America's founding city, all Georgian rowhouses and Independence Hall cobblestones, has grown a modern food-and-mural scene without losing its unpretentious East Coast bluntness. Expect cheesesteak grease, brick and ivy in Old City, and a stadium roar from South Philly whenever the Eagles play.

Best forhistory buffs, food lovers, a first proper East Coast city break
When to golate September through October, when temperatures settle into the 60-80Β°F range, humidity drops, and Halloween-season events like Eastern State Penitentiary's Nights fill the calendar
Getting aroundSEPTA's Market-Frankford (Blue) and Broad Street (Orange) subway lines cover the essentials, and Center City itself is flat and walkable enough that a car is more hassle than help
Where to stayCenter City for the most walkable, safest base with everything close; Old City for cobblestones, historic landmarks and gallery-lined nights out; Fishtown for a younger, artsy crowd and the city's newest restaurants
Maybe skip ifanyone chasing a flashy nightlife scene, or expecting West Coast mellowness over blunt East Coast directness

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