Philadelphia holidays
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A dream holiday at home
A fake volcano, an ice-cream, a dog dressed as a shark: how I holidayed in the Aeolian Islands – without leaving PhiladelphiaI’ve long dreamed of visiting these Italian islands. But who needs sea views and olive groves when you’ve got traffic-filled expressways and the Fairmount Water Works?
The foodie traveller
A Philadelphia cheesesteak sandwich for vegansCafes and food carts in the city of brotherly love extend the caring to farm animals by making meat- and dairy-free versions of the classic sandwich
10 of the best doo wop venues on the Jersey Shore
Doo wop is a futuristic, gaudy architectural style marrying 1950s space-age dreams with a tropical seaside kiss-me-quick flavour. And the best place to see it is New Jersey’s Wildwood
The grit and glory of Philadelphia: it's time to recognize the city's greatness
Best destination in the US? Fall in love with Philadelphia, says Lonely Planet
Skin deep: macabre Mütter Museum to open exhibit examining our largest organ
The Philadelphia museum, home of anatomical oddities from the seventh century BC onward, has a preserved tattoo, a book bound in human skin and a compulsive skin-picker’s jarred peelings for an exhibit launching in December
Road trips USA: East coast
Twitter road trips USA: Baltimore to Bar Harbor, day five - liveIt's the last day of the last reader-led US road trip in our series. Vicky Baker starts in Portland, Maine, and heads up the rocky shoreline to Bar Harbor. Help her go out with a huge hurrah
Road trips USA: East coast
Twitter road trips USA: Baltimore to Bar Harbor, day four - as it happenedVicky Baker starts the day in Boston before hitting coastal New England proper en route to Portland, Maine. You decide what she does on the way
Road trips USA: East coast
Twitter road trips USA: Baltimore to Bar Harbor, day three - liveDay three of our reader-led road trip sees Vicky Baker waking up in Philadelphia, birthplace of America, before heading off up the coast towards Boston, cradle of liberty
Road trips USA: East coast
Twitter road trips USA: Baltimore to Bar Harbor, day two - live'Why would anybody ever want to leave Baltimore?' Because Vicky Baker and the team need to reach Philadelphia today to stay on schedule for their five-day reader-led road trip to Maine
Road trips USA: East coast
Top 10 restaurants in PhiladelphiaRoad trips USA: East coast
Twitter road trips USA: Baltimore to Bar Harbor, day one - live
Road trips USA: East coast
Where to eat the best Philly cheesesteak in PhiladelphiaRoad trips USA: East coast
US east coast food tour: Maine to MarylandRoad trips USA: East coast
Top 10 historic spots to visit in PhiladelphiaRoad trips USA: East coast
Philadelphia's food and restaurant renaissance
Road trips USA: East coast
Top 10 bars in PhiladelphiaRoad trips USA: East coast
Top 10 Philadelphia street murals - in picturesRoad trips USA: East coast
Top 10 US east coast playlist: an eclectic mix to rev up the road tripRoad trips USA: East coast
Top 10 hotels and B&Bs in Philadelphia
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A dream holiday at homeA fake volcano, an ice-cream, a dog dressed as a shark: how I holidayed in the Aeolian Islands – without leaving PhiladelphiaI’ve long dreamed of visiting these Italian islands. But who needs sea views and olive groves when you’ve got traffic-filled expressways and the Fairmount Water Works?
