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Philadelphia Hotels and Visitor Information
Region: Pennsylvania
State: Pennsylvania
Population: 1,517,550
Elevation: 45 ft
Area Code(s): 215 and 267
Information: Convention & Visitors Bureau, 1515 Market St, 19102; phone 215/636-3300
Email: info@pcvb.org Web: www.pcvb.org
Area Description:
Philadelphia (from Greek: F??ad??fe?a, /fi.la.'ð?l.fja/, "city of brotherly love") is the fifth most populous city in the United States and the largest in population and area in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The city is coterminous with Philadelphia County.GR6 The population of the city is 1,517,550. It is the second largest city on the U.S. East Coast (after New York), and a major commercial and cultural center for the East Coast.
Early to bed, early to rise as Benjamin Franklin advised? Not in Philadelphia. Native son W.C. Fields once joked, "Last week, I went to Philadelphia, but it was closed." Now Philly boasts more than a place in American history. It's hip. It's open all hours. Stroll along myriad streets and discover upscale galleries and fine boutiques, elegant haute-cuisine restaurants and gritty fast-food joints--Philly cheesesteak, anyone? In warm weather, dance in open-air clubs to river lights and a view of the Ben Franklin Bridge. This Colonial enclave has transformed itself into a city so happening that even old Ben would stay up past his bedtime.
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