Philadelphia: TravelGuide

Philadelphia is the second largest city on the East Coast and the fifth largest city in America. It has a metropolitan population of 5.8 million people with an average winter temperature of 33 degrees (1 C) and an average of 75 degrees (23 C) in the summer. Driving time to Philadelphia is six... Voir plus

Philadelphia is the second largest city on the East Coast and the fifth largest city in America. It has a metropolitan population of 5.8 million people with an average winter temperature of 33 degrees (1 C) and an average of 75 degrees (23 C) in the summer. Driving time to Philadelphia is six hours south from Boston, two hours south from New York, three hours northwest from Washington, D.C., two hours from Baltimore and one hour from the coastal resort of Atlantic City. William Penn, an English Quaker, founded Philadelphia in 1682 on land purchased from the King of England. You can arrive via Philadelphia International Airport only eight miles from downtown or by Amtrak which takes you into the middle of the city at 30th Street Station. SEPTA is the public transportation service within the city which can get you anywhere you need to go. Because of its prime location along the East coast, Philadelphia quickly became the cultural center of the New World. With a rich history, “The City of Firsts” is considered the birthplace of American democracy and the home of the American Revolution. Before Washington, D.C., Philadelphia was the nation's capital form 1791 to 1800. Today it is a major metropolitan business, cultural and tourist attraction. Moins