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Philadelphia is a place of contrasts: Grace Kelly and Rocky Balboa; Le Bec-Fin -- one of the nation's finest French haute cuisine restaurants -- and the fast-food heaven of Jim's Steaks; Independence Hall and the Mario Lanza Museum; 18th-century national icons with 21st-century-style skyscrapers soaring above them. The world-renowned Philadelphia Orchestra performs in a stunning concert hall -- the focal point of efforts to transform Broad Street into a multicultural Avenue of the Arts. Along the same street, 25,000 Mummers dressed in outrageous sequins and feathers historically have plucked their banjos and strutted their stuff to the strains of "Oh, Dem Golden Slippers" on New Year's Day.... More

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The newly renovated Adventure Aquarium educates and entertains with its exhibitions and shows featuring marine and wild life. Guests are amazed by the enormous hippos ... View Details

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