Brandon Schultz

111 Places in Philadelphia That You Must Not Miss

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Fotos:Baber, Lucy

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Produktbeschreibung

When you've moved beyond the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall and are ready for the forest cave of America's first doomsday cult or the vintage jewelry shop so elusive it has no sign, this ultimate insider's guide to Philadelphia will lead the way. Expect barstools with built-in bathrooms, real graves for fake people, a cockroach kitchen, and the only Sesame Street you can actually visit, plus plenty of powerful firsts that changed the nation and the world.

Produktdetails

• 111 Places ...
• Verlag: Emons Verlag
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 202mm x 138mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 477g
• ISBN-13: 9783740813765
• ISBN-10: 3740813768
• Artikelnr.: 62783652

Autorenporträt

Brandon Schultz is a world traveler, author, writer, and water ice lover who grew up in Greater Philadelphia. He currently travels year-round but is based in Brooklyn, New York. Lucy Baber is a Philadelphia-based photographer and small business owner. In addition to photography, Lucy is also a Mindset Coach, podcast host of Midlife Plot Twists, and mom to two boys. Known for her social justice photo project, "100 Black Dads”, Lucy uses photography to capture meaningful connections and to give back to the local community.

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Adrian Balboa’s Grave A real grave for a fictional character 10 Albert
Einstein’s Pipe You’ve seen it in photos, now see it in person 12
America’s Best Bathroom It’s just outside Philadelphia, and it’s alive 14
Assembly The swankiest rooftop in town 16 Baleroy Mansion Maybe a little
too haunted 18 Barnes Foundation Black culture among the impressionists
20 Bartram’s Garden Colonial America’s first garden 22 Batalá Philly
Philly’s most inclusive musical act 24 BioPond A shockingly secluded
secret garden 26 Black Vulture Gallery Art for your skin, art for your
walls 28 BOK Vintage cheese, anyone? 30 Buist Sophora A beloved tree
that defies destruction 32 Burlesque Academy Get your Gypsy Rose Lee on
34 Carmen’s Where Obama went for a cheesesteak 36 Cave of Kelpius Where
America’s first mystic cult awaited Doomsday 38 Charles Dickens’ Desk Not
his only, but his last 40 Cherry Street Pier An abandoned space turned
community inspiration 42 Cherry Street Tavern Is that a urinal trough
along the bar? 44 Cira Green A complete park in the sky 46 Circadium
School of Contemporary Circus The first state-accredited program for circus
arts 48 The Clay Studio Learn, create, and “clay it forward” 50 The
Colored Girls Museum A curated collection in a private home 52 Congress
Hall Move over, Independence Hall 54 Curtis Institute Free education and
free concerts 56 DeLong Building A stunning model of urban fire history
58 Dirty Franks Eye-popping dive with serious heart 60 Discovery
Center From forgotten reservoir to city treasure 62 Dream Garden A
masterpiece nearly lost 64 Earliest US Serial Killer The devil in the
white city met his end in Philadelphia 66 East Market A full community in
a single block 68 Edgar Allan Poe’s House Three stories and one creepy
basement 70 Eiffel Tower of Philly It’s a milk bottle, but close enough
72 Emmy the Mannequin A local celeb hawking inside jokes 74 Eternal
Performance Some seats come with an extra show 76 Fairmount Groot An
enduring fixture in an evolving garden 78 Fairmount Water Works A
hands-on learning center in a historic location 80 FDR Skate Park Where
community and government agree 82 First Antislavery Protest An early
petition against hypocrisy and injustice 84 First Person Arts Where
Philadelphians take center stage 86 Fitler Square Farmers Market A
delicious secret in a picturesque square 88 Fletcher Street Urban Riding
Club Philly’s urban Black cowboys 90 Four Seasons Total Landscaping A
political disaster and a business boon 92 George Washington’s Apron For
ceremony, not for kitchen messes 94 Germantown White House America’s
oldest surviving presidential residence 96 Giant Otters Philadelphia’s
cutest “first” 98 Giant Wood Slide Big fun for the little ones 100
Graffiti Pier Philly’s most photographed illegal art 102 The Gross Clinic
So gross it couldn’t be displayed 104 Halloween Find the store, find a
treasure 106 Hamilton Garden A rooftop within a rooftop 108 Insectarium
The only cockroach kitchen you’d pay to see 110 Irish Memorial A
waterfront homage to those who came and went 112 Jazz Attack Lindy Hop or
Philly Bop, it’s your call 114 Jim Loewer Glass Blow your own masterpiece
116 John E. Freyer Marker A small testament to a monumental shift 118
King’s Highway Bridge Built for Penn, used by Washington 120 LGBT
Community Center A local resource of national proportion 122 Lydia Darrah
School Moderne building honoring a Revolutionary spy 124 Magic Gardens
There’s a secret among the murals 126 Maillardet’s Automaton The future,
according to the past 128 Manayunk Canal Towpath Recreation among the
remnants of industry 130 Mask and Wig Clubhouse A long tradition of
musical-comedy wit and whimsy 132 Mount Moriah Cemetery Is Betsy Ross
still in this unowned cemetery? 134 Mummers Museum Your chance to be a
Mummer, if only for a moment 136 Neon Museum Representing the “Workshop
of the World” 138 Octavius V. Catto Memorial Enormous impact from a short
life 140 Ohio State House The last state house from the first World’s
Fair 142 Old St. Joseph’s Church A hidden church, then and now 144
Oneida Debate Two revolutions in one 146 Original Pumpkin Spice Philly
was into pumpkin spice before it was basic 148 Painted Bride Incubating a
city’s underserved communities 150 Patti LaBelle Way A permanent home for
a Philly legend 152 Philadelphia Independents Philly-centric,
Philly-made, Philly-proud 154 Philadelphia Stars Memorial Park A small
tribute to a major contribution 156 Prison Synagogue The first in the
nation 158 Pulse Fountain The train timetable you didn’t know existed
160 Quince Street The most charming, among alleys 162 Rail Park It’s even
greener than you think 164 Random Tea Room Shopping, sipping, and
co-working in serenity 166 Rittenhouse Chess Make your move, make a
friend 168 River Hammocks Beach vibes at the riverfront 170 The
Rosenbach A literary wonderland 172 The Rotunda A literal arts sanctuary
174 Sedgley Woods Disc Golf An older course for a newer sport 176
Sesame Place The country’s original Sesame Street theme park 178 Shrek
Box Leave an ogre, take an ogre 180 Sidewalk Pretzel A beloved symbol of
the city 182 Singh Center An architectural jewel 184 Sister Cities Park
Where Philly is the center of everything 186 Skew Arch Bridge Better
below than above 188 Southeast Asian Market An enormous market you’ve
somehow missed 190 St. Albans Place From Devil’s Pocket to romantic
courtyard 192 St. John Neumann’s Body A holy body permanently on display
194 Star Doors Philly’s most coveted glass 196 Surgical Amphitheater
You’ve seen them on TV, now see one in person 198 Taller Puertorriqueño
The cultural heart of El Barrio 200 Tea for Few at Stenton The hot drink
wasn’t for everyone in early Philly 202 Thaddeus Kosciuszko National
Memorial Smallest national park site, big dose of history 204 Thirsty
Dice Eat, drink, play, and propose? 206 Thunderbird Salvage Bargaining
for local treasures 208 Tomb of Empress Ana María Final resting place of
Mexico’s first empress 210 Urban Fishing Country fun in the city 212 W
Hotel WET Deck Bar Have a drink with a couple of legends 214 Wagner Free
Institute Free science lessons in a Victorian museum 216 West Laurel Hill
Where America’s best came to rest 218 Whispering Benches Share your
secrets in public 220 Wildlife Refuge Go birds! 222 William & Letitia
Still House Harriet Tubman stood here – and slept here, too 224
Wonderspaces A nearly indefinable space 226 Wood Street Steps Step into
the past and toward Utopia 228 World Café Live An independent stage for
everyone 230