Alexander's Guidebook

Alexander
Alexander's Guidebook

Food scene

Green Eggs Café is a brunch-style restaurant that takes pride in serving the highest quality fare, while maintaining an eco-conscious philosophy.
265 recommandé par les habitants
Green Eggs Café
212 S 13th St
265 recommandé par les habitants
Green Eggs Café is a brunch-style restaurant that takes pride in serving the highest quality fare, while maintaining an eco-conscious philosophy.
Not for Profit Cafe with great drinks and small bites that employees former foster youth
65 recommandé par les habitants
The Monkey & The Elephant
2831 W Girard Ave
65 recommandé par les habitants
Not for Profit Cafe with great drinks and small bites that employees former foster youth
Local pizza shop
31 recommandé par les habitants
Karma Pizza
2825 W Girard Ave
31 recommandé par les habitants
Local pizza shop
Delicious and affordable Jamaican food served in a hole in the wall, no frills atmosphere to eat in or take out
Irie
2629 W Girard Ave
Delicious and affordable Jamaican food served in a hole in the wall, no frills atmosphere to eat in or take out
Tasty fresh ground burgers, chicken sandwiches and cheesesteaks in a small restaurant.
32 recommandé par les habitants
Spot Gourmet Burgers
2821 W Girard Ave
32 recommandé par les habitants
Tasty fresh ground burgers, chicken sandwiches and cheesesteaks in a small restaurant.

Craft Beer / Brewery

Micro Brewery with delicious and affordable beer on tap and a small food menu
53 recommandé par les habitants
Crime and Punishment Brewing Co.
2711 W Girard Ave
53 recommandé par les habitants
Micro Brewery with delicious and affordable beer on tap and a small food menu
Craft beer bar serving sandwiches and salads in cozy bar with outdoor seating
74 recommandé par les habitants
Rybrew
2600 W Girard Ave
74 recommandé par les habitants
Craft beer bar serving sandwiches and salads in cozy bar with outdoor seating
Rotating craft beer, artisan cocktails and comfort food in a cozy exposed brick bar
19 recommandé par les habitants
2637brew
2637 W Girard Ave
19 recommandé par les habitants
Rotating craft beer, artisan cocktails and comfort food in a cozy exposed brick bar

Grocery Store

Affordable grocery store
97 recommandé par les habitants
ALDI
4421 Market St
97 recommandé par les habitants
Affordable grocery store
Big Whole Foods with multiple eat in options as well as the full array of groceries
269 recommandé par les habitants
Whole Foods Market
2101 Pennsylvania Ave
269 recommandé par les habitants
Big Whole Foods with multiple eat in options as well as the full array of groceries

Sightseeing

Art museum with collections containing over 240,000 objects including major holdings of European, American and Asian origin. Plus the famous Rocky Steps.
1164 recommandé par les habitants
Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
1164 recommandé par les habitants
Art museum with collections containing over 240,000 objects including major holdings of European, American and Asian origin. Plus the famous Rocky Steps.
The first zoo in the United States (1859). The beautiful zoo is set on a 42-acre Victorian garden with tree-lined walks that is home to more than 1300 animals.
416 recommandé par les habitants
Philadelphia Zoo
3400 W Girard Ave
416 recommandé par les habitants
The first zoo in the United States (1859). The beautiful zoo is set on a 42-acre Victorian garden with tree-lined walks that is home to more than 1300 animals.
One of the most famous prisons in the world, with a list of former inmates that includes bank robber “Slick Willie” Sutton and legendary gangster Al Capone. Tours offer a glimpse of life inside the prison’s historic cell blocks.
433 recommandé par les habitants
Eastern State Penitentiary
2027 Fairmount Ave
433 recommandé par les habitants
One of the most famous prisons in the world, with a list of former inmates that includes bank robber “Slick Willie” Sutton and legendary gangster Al Capone. Tours offer a glimpse of life inside the prison’s historic cell blocks.
The repository of the largest collection of works by Auguste Rodin outside of Paris features treasures such as The Gates of Hell and a bronze caste of The Thinker.
225 recommandé par les habitants
Rodin Museum
2151 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
225 recommandé par les habitants
The repository of the largest collection of works by Auguste Rodin outside of Paris features treasures such as The Gates of Hell and a bronze caste of The Thinker.
The Barnes’ permanent collection, featuring 181 Renoirs, 69 Cézannes and 59 Matisses, along with works by Manet, Degas, Seurat, Prendergrast, Titian and Picasso — one of the world’s largest collections of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and early Modern paintings and African sculpture.
560 recommandé par les habitants
Barnes
2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
560 recommandé par les habitants
The Barnes’ permanent collection, featuring 181 Renoirs, 69 Cézannes and 59 Matisses, along with works by Manet, Degas, Seurat, Prendergrast, Titian and Picasso — one of the world’s largest collections of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and early Modern paintings and African sculpture.
One of the oldest and most beloved science museums in the country
458 recommandé par les habitants
The Franklin Institute
222 N 20th St
458 recommandé par les habitants
One of the oldest and most beloved science museums in the country
People of all ages experience natural science in a fun and engaging way at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, the oldest natural sciences institution in the Western Hemisphere.
104 recommandé par les habitants
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
104 recommandé par les habitants
People of all ages experience natural science in a fun and engaging way at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, the oldest natural sciences institution in the Western Hemisphere.
Local boating clubs take great pride in their historic 19th-century boathouses, which line the Schuylkill River just west of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. At night, lights outline one of the city’s loveliest views.
204 recommandé par les habitants
Boathouse Row
1 Boathouse Row
204 recommandé par les habitants
Local boating clubs take great pride in their historic 19th-century boathouses, which line the Schuylkill River just west of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. At night, lights outline one of the city’s loveliest views.

Parks

One of the largest urban green spaces in the country, Philadelphia's Fairmount Park consists of more than 9200 acres of trails, woodlands and wetlands.
315 recommandé par les habitants
Fairmount Park
Reservoir Drive
315 recommandé par les habitants
One of the largest urban green spaces in the country, Philadelphia's Fairmount Park consists of more than 9200 acres of trails, woodlands and wetlands.