{"id":52139,"date":"2015-12-09T00:04:53","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T04:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=52139"},"modified":"2025-09-02T00:17:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T04:17:37","slug":"new-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/52139\/new-in-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"Five New Reasons To Visit Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just designated the United States’ first World Heritage City, Philadelphia\u00a0is savoring its moment in the spotlight.\u00a0None other than the Pope dropped by this past September and the Democratic National Convention is arriving this summer, further solidifying the \u201cit\u201d factor.
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Philly is the birthplace of our own democracy and the ghosts of Betsy Ross and Ben Franklin will tantalize history buffs. For those who prefer to focus on the present, this city is bursting with the shiny and new. Hotels, restaurants, attractions, green transportation and fashion-forward shopping are guaranteed to please city-savvy visitors.<\/p>\n

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Stay<\/strong>: Sonesta Philadelphia Downtown
\nThe Sonesta recently completed a major league enhancement. Design-forward rooms with sophisticated flair and a spacious rooftop pool are just a few of its polished perks. The Market Street location is unbeatable. This city\u2019s appreciation for the arts runs deep, so it\u2019s entirely fitting that the Sonesta integrates art into its aesthetic. They have partnered with the Center for Emerging Visual Artists<\/a> to expose the work of up-and-coming local artists in the lobby\u2019s rotating gallery. The Sonesta\u2019s exterior is graced with an eye-catching 22-story mural. They\u2019ve joined forces with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts<\/a> program to create this masterful public work that perfectly expresses the city\u2019s dual commitment to public art and urban renewal.<\/p>\n

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Get Here:\u00a0<\/strong>Amtrak, Megabus and Bolt will whisk you from NYC to Philly in two hours or less. For more information, consult our Philadelphia Transportation Guide<\/a>. For additional information, head to www.visitphilly.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photo credits<\/i>: J. Fusco, B. Krist and M.Fischetti for VISIT PHILADELPHIA and James<\/i> \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just designated the United States’ first World Heritage City, Philadelphia\u00a0is savoring its moment in the spotlight.\u00a0None other than the Pope dropped by this past September and the Democratic National Convention is arriving this summer, further solidifying the \u201cit\u201d factor. Philly is the birthplace of our own democracy and the ghosts of Betsy Ross and Ben […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":52162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[831,224,750,854,829,1869,775,770,769,841,1057,907,332,774,844,849,846,847,316],"tags":[116,40,381,293,143,280,145,483,120,130,48,449,204,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-52139","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-architecture-culture-2","8":"category-arts","9":"category-bike-2","10":"category-boutiques-shopping-2","11":"category-culture-2","12":"category-editors-picks","13":"category-ethnic","14":"category-food-drink","15":"category-historic-sites-culture","16":"category-holidays-culture-2","17":"category-museums-culture-2","18":"category-pennsylvania-2","19":"category-philadelphia-2","20":"category-restaurants-food-drink","21":"category-science-culture-2","22":"category-shopping-2","23":"category-theater-culture-2","24":"category-tours-culture-2","25":"category-weekend-getaways","26":"tag-amtrak","27":"tag-art","28":"tag-biking","29":"tag-budget-friendly","30":"tag-bus","31":"tag-cultural-getaway","32":"tag-dining","33":"tag-family-friendly","34":"tag-family-fun","35":"tag-green","36":"tag-historical-site","37":"tag-restaurants","38":"tag-train","39":"tag-weekend-getaway"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":52162,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12019981_831554136943419_7109016949479933152_n-e1465170986277-300x169.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}