Best Things To Do in Philadelphia Pennsylvania 2025 4K

Best Things To Do in Philadelphia Pennsylvania 2025 4K

[Music] what’s going on everybody this is Island 
Hopper TV coming to you from Philadelphia we’re going to show you the best things to do that’s 
right Island Hoppers we’ve got a list of 20 things for you to see and do while you’re here in the 
City of Brotherly Love this year is Philadelphia let’s get started first up on the list is one 
of the easiest ways out of the box for someone to see the city this is the Hop On Hop off bus 
they do have several different buses that you can do these tours and they take you around most 
of the old city and then they take you to the new city so if you really want to see Philly in one 
day consider doing the Hop On Hop off bus and starting early and then finishing later in the 
afternoon now there are several different tours that you can do for example Big Bus Tours they 
offer a 3-day Hop On Hop off bus which is for those of you looking to do uh slower Pace that 
might be ideal tickets cost $75 for adults $28 for children and that’s the three-day tour the 
$39 for adults and $24 for children for the night tour now there’s the Philadelphia sightseeing 
Hop On Hop off bus and you can do that one for a day several of the attractions that we’ll be 
showing you along this video are actually stops for these Hop On Hop off like this one here in 
Chinatown as well as the next one here we are at the Reading Terminal Market open from 8:00 a.m. to 
6:00 p.m. this is one of the most famous markets in the country and the main reason is because it 
was one of the nation’s first successful public markets here you’ll find 75 independent small 
businesses most of them are restaurants and if you’re looking to do some really serious challeng 
down on Philadelphia food come here because you don’t want to come here with the full belly 
there’s going to be lots of food options and you’re going to want to take advantage I would 
say maybe even consider eating from multiple different booths now here we are at Philadelphia’s 
magic garden this here is a mosaic made mostly of street art and they’ve put together a really cool 
collection you can walk all around go downstairs upstairs indoors and it’s community of arts and 
Isaiah zegger was the person who built this I would suggest booking online mostly because when 
you get there they’re going to tell you to book the ticket online with the QR code so if you can 
get the ticket before you might even be able to get a better price it does fill up quickly and 
they do time slots only so definitely try to get that time slot booked and show up there so you’re 
not waiting around ticket prices are around uh $15 for adults uh $12 for kids I’ve also seen tickets 
for as low as $5 to $10 online it just depends on where you go now as we continue to show you 
around Philadelphia I want to let you guys know where Philadelphia gets its name philos which 
means loving and then adulfos which means brothers so that’s how it got its name Philadelphia City of 
Brotherly Love the population here is around 6.5 million in the metro area but the pop culture 
name for Philadelphia is Philly which is just short for Philadelphia Philly Philadelphia Philly 
cheese steak that’s where it goes let’s keep this tour moving one of the most iconic buildings in 
Philadelphia is the Philadelphia city hall this is the seat of municipal government for the city 
uh so when you’re down here uh you might want to take a picture walk around take a look at the 
Benjamin Franklin and George Washington statue where they’re shaking hands this is in front 
of the Masonic temple right next to the City Hall this is pretty much where I like to begin my 
Philly walking tour from this point you can either go down Arch Street which is what I did and then 
I arrived at the park here here we are now at JFK Park also known as Love Park on a hot summer day 
you’ll see people all around these fountains and Philadelphia just trying to cool off kids love 
these fountains now for those of you who want to do some walking this is the Benjamin Frankin 
Parkway it is 1 mile it stretches from Logan Circle to the Philadelphia Museum of Art which 
will be showing you the Rocky Steps but in between here you’ll see many of the city’s top cultural 
institutions for those of you considering doing the Hop On Hop off bus this is also going to 
be able to take you down this road for those of you who don’t want to do the walking but you 
can see many different fountains here for cooling off people like to get in there also the birds 
you’ll see lots of birds in those fountains now here we are at the Frankin Institute one of the 
leading science centers in the United States it’s prominent for education and cultural resources 
and it’s a big part of the local economy it is also the most visited Museum in the Commonwealth 
of Pennsylvania and a top five destination in the city of Philadelphia now one thing that 
did acknowledge about Philadelphia coming from Washington DC where all of the museums are 
free once you get to Philadelphia you’re back to paying for museums pretty much all of the museums 
you’re going to have to pay and you pay a pretty coin for some of these museums for example here 
at the Franklin Institute it cost $25 for adults 12 and up children under 12 or $21 and if you are 
active duty or retired military you can save $2 as well uh if you wanted to see our Washington DC 
travel guide I would suggest you guys watch that I’ll put a link to that below we’ve now arrived 
at the Rocky Steps here at the Philadelphia Art Museum now here’s the deal these are just steps 
I mean they’re famous steps because of the movie but one thing that I would say is cool is running 
up and down the steps so if you’re looking for a good workout people come here they do that other 
than that I don’t really know that this is going to be too amazing at least it wasn’t for me 
other than the fact that hey this is where Rocky ran the steps in in the movie there’s 
also a statue nearby now the museum that’s another story basically built like something 
straight out of the Greek Empire the landmark building does have a impressive art collection 
which is among the top ones in the country and even in the world now you do have to pay to go 
in here unless you come on the first Sunday of the month from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or every 
Friday night from 5:00 p.m. to 8:45 if you don’t show up during those hours it is $30 for adults 
students with a valid ID that’s half price around $14 and use 18 and under actually they’re free 
so that’s great now this Museum here is at the very end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway there 
are a few other museums in between that you can check out but from here what we actually ended 
up doing was heading over to this park here is the most famous Park in all Philly called Fairmont 
now there’s a lot to see here like the Waterworks along the skook hill River and you get nice views 
right when you step out of this Museum I was here in Spring the late April and you can see the 
colors on the trees some of them are cherry blossoms now they look beautiful but for me they 
were making my allergies go a bit crazy so it’s a double-edged sword with those beautiful trees 
now right along here you have the boat house row which is where there’s a lot of these boat houses 
for people who like to do canoeing and other water sports Sports so you can check it out there and 
people also sing dance exercise along this Trail and we ended up walking further into Fairmont Park 
like I said this is one of the best parks in all of the country uh it’s really big it crosses over 
the river actually so it’s on two different sides of this River and actually on the other side is 
the Philadelphia Zoo for those of you who love zoos I don’t have any video of that but you guys 
get the idea of a zoo because there’s one in base every city but yeah Fairmont Park definitely 
a place to walk around exercise and just get out of the city if you ever need to do that here 
we are now at the Independence National Historic Park for those of you who want to learn about the 
history of the United States this here is where it all began in the City of Brotherly Love and the 
Independence Park is where you’ll find out lots of information they have the Liberty Bell here 
uh it’s really popular with people but you have to stand in line sometimes for up to an hour but 
what I really enjoyed was going across the street to the Constitution Center and the tickets range 
anywhere between $11 to $15 per person if you try to book online you can probably save some 
money as well but this is where I got most of the information and then you get to walk around 
these lifestyle statues of the Founding Fathers as they were drafting the founding documents 
for the United States uh they’ve got George Washington in there Ben Franklin you could take 
pictures with them but that was really what I enjoyed was the Constitution Center now Congress 
Hall in Philadelphia served as the United States capital from 1790 to 1800 that was before it was 
moved to Washington DC there was a few reasons why they moved but one of the reasons was Alexander 
Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson couldn’t compromise on certain subjects but there was also a grudge 
against the Pennsylvania state government now right next to the Liberty Bell area there is the 
Benjamin Franklin gravite the final resting place for Benjamin Franklin and I believe his wife 
is right next to him you can actually go inside there it’s $5 for adults $2 for Children Here 
we are now at alris alley now this is actually a museum survived the 21st century as a residential 
street uh it’s a historical landmark because it’s considered the nation’s oldest residential street 
that’s been continuously lived upon most of the people who actually live here have inherited 
the real estate here so so it’s generation passed down another street is called South Street 
here in Philadelphia it’s considered the edgiest Street in Philadelphia There’s a Melting Pot of 
cultures and ethnicities down here and people like to walk around just to get the Vibes of 
what they consider to be real Philadelphia and in fact the magic garden is down here if you 
guys remember earlier in the video we showed you the magic garden well that’s right down here and 
some of that magic garden uh uh street art kind of pours out into the streets around here as well 
so you’ll see some mosaics that’s South Street don’t forget it now let’s talk about some of the 
Philadelphia food lots of variety here I had Ramen I had Chinese food and then I also had a Philly 
cheese steak can’t forget about that and Philly pizza now here we are at Spruce Street Harbor this 
is a nice area to walk around in the evening time uh it’s right there on the Delaware River so 
cool place to hang out they also have some old boats and ships down here that you can walk around 
and do some dining but this whole area right here lights up at night they have hammocks and I really 
enjoy chilling out here it’s one of my favorite places in all of Philadelphia this is a more up 
close look at those pens Landing Marina ships if you actually went across the river here you’d end 
up in Jersey that there is Camden in so that just gives you an idea of where you’re at when you’re 
down here now Philadelphia is a major sports city they have the Philadelphia Eagles where they play 
at Lincoln field so try to catch a game if they’re in town they also have the Philadelphia Eagles 
baseball team very popular and then they have hockey with the Philadelphia Flyers and basketball 
with the 76ers now that’s going to conclude this episode of Island Hopper TV from Philadelphia 
if you guys want to see more subscribe to the channel we’re going north to New York Boston even 
over towards Pittsburgh I did Skip Baltimore I have the footage if you guys want the Baltimore 
video let me know you can watch those videos next

PHILADELPHIA: In this list of the best things to do in Philadelphia we show you around the top attractions in Philly. If you plan to visit Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and are looking for the best tourist places and destinations to explore while in the city then this travel vlog about the first capital of the United States is for you. We just created a list of 20 must do activities for you to do while visiting Philadelphia! In this Philadelphia travel guide we show you around Rocky Steps, Philadelphia City Hall, Fairmount Park, Magic Garden, Liberty Bell, Reading Terminal Market and much more.

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Philadelphia Tourist Attractions:
00:00 Intro
00:35 Hop On Hop Off City Tour
01:36 Reading Terminal Market
02:12 Magic Garden
03:21 Philadelphia City Hall
03:52 JFK Park
04:04 Benjamin Franklin Pwky
04:37 Franklin Institute
05:32 Rocky Steps
05:56 Philadelphia Art Museum
06:56 Water Works
07:14 Boat House Row
07:29 Fairmount Park
08:07 Independence Historic Park
08:28 Constitution Center
09:20 Benjamin Franklin Gravesite
09:37 Elfreth”s Alley
10:05 South Street
10:36 Philly Food
10:47 Spruce Steet Harbor
11:07 Penns Landing Marina Ships
11:50 Outro

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