Philly Getaway | Stacy Nakia Peebles, PhD, LCSW

This post looks back to a trip I took to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in August 2018. I was meeting up with some friends for a concert at the Dell Center and decided to make a vacation out of it. The performers at the concert were Ralph Tresvant (My Fav), Johnny Gill and Keith Sweith. I spent four days in Philly, enjoying the sights and the food.

I decided to purchase a Philadelphia Sightseeing Pass. This program contains a list of city sites where you can access entry via the pass. You are able to purchase these passes for a specific number of sites and then you can utilize the pass to visit any of the sites on the pass (you don’t have to preselect which sites you will visit, just how many). You can to go the Philadelphia’s main website to get additional information about visiting the city and how to purchase the pass. You should also be able to view an updated list of the cites that are available to visit via the pass. I have included a list of some of the places I visited. Of course the concert was not part of the sightseeing pass. We had to purchase tickets through Ticket Master. Also tickets for Spirit Cruises was purchased separately.

Concert at the Dell Center
Spirit Cruise (I took the lunch cruise)
Spruce Street Harbor Park
Philadelphia of Museum of Art (The steps on the outside of this building are shown in the iconic movie staring Sylvester Stallone) and there is also a statue of Rocky there)
African-American Museum
One Liberty Observation Deck
Simeon Foundation Automotive Museum
Adventure Aquarium
Longwood Gardens
Love Park (free)

The first part of the trip was spent hanging out with friends that were also in town to see the show. We arrived before the date of the concert to allow some time for sightseeing in the days leading up to the show. I stayed a couple of more days to enjoy the city, so the remaining days of my visit were a solo trip.

Spruce Street Harbor Park