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CENTER CITY. First opened in 1892, the Reading Terminal Market is a great place for lunch or a snack. Several restaurants serve a full sit-down meal, but if your appetite is for something lighter, there are numerous bakeries, sandwich shops and organic produce vendors, as well as a beer garden. If shopping is your thing, you'll love the market – books, specialty foods, Pennsylvania Dutch products, Irish gifts, plants, and housewares are among the items on offer.
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CENTER CITY. The area surrounding beautiful Rittenhouse Square, one of five squares designated by William Penn in his original plans for the city, has long been considered one of Philadelphia's most fashionable districts and was once home to many beautiful Victorian homes. Today, the Row features an impressively diverse array of high-end shops, especially along Walnut and Locust Streets. If you need to take a breather from the shopping, grab a cup of coffee from La Colombe and relax a bit in the square, whose attractive 1913 redesign features diagonal pathways that converge in a central plaza.
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SOUTH STREET. Though foodies and night owls may know of South Street for its numerous restaurants and nightspots, respectively, the daylight hours are devoted to shoppers. Try as you might, though, you won't find familiar faces like Banana Republic or Laura Ashley – No, on South Street things take on an artsier perspective. Shops here, most of them locally owned, range from tattoo parlors (there are many) to cutting edge art galleries. A neat component of the neighborhood's retail makeup is Fabric Row (South Fourth Street), which features numerous tailors, seamstresses, clothiers and upholstery shops. Parking is available at the following locations: 516 South St, 419 Bainbridge St, 530 S 3rd St, 620 S 7th St, 202 Lombard St.
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KING OF PRUSSIA. One of the country's largest and most well-known shopping destinations, the King of Prussia Mall features just shy of 400 shops and stores, including anchors Bloomingdale's, JCPenney, Lord & Taylor, Macy's, Nordstrom and Sears. In addition to all the great retailers, shoppers find more than 40 different dining choices, ranging from casual places like Rock Bottom Brewery and California Pizza Kitchen to more upscale eateries like and Morton's.
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OLD CITY. Wedged between Market and Chestnut Streets, the Philadelphia Bourse Building was completed in 1895 and modeled after the Hamburg Bourse, a traditional center of commerce where local merchants could gather to exchange commodities and arrange the buying, selling and shipping of wares. Today, the Bourse still plays an important role in the local economy, only now it is as a retail center that features everything from cheese steak joints to souvenir shops; there's even a Ritz movie theater. The Bourse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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OLD CITY. If you're looking for a neighborhood with a bit of an edge, Old City may be right up your alley. Known as being one of the city's more artsy enclaves, the rows of buildings from the waterfront all the way back to Fourth Street are home to numerous shops and galleries that range in taste from stylish to downright avant-garde. Of course, Old City isn't only about shopping. For example, Elfreth's Alley, the oldest residential street in the United States is worth stopping by, especially if you're visiting during the Fete Days celebration in June. The neighborhood also boasts many of the city's top restaurants.
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OLD CITY. Need to take a break from hitting the pavement in pursuit of Philly's many historic sights? This Center City mall is just the place to do that, its three levels of choices include home-grown favorite Strawbridges as well familiar chain retailers like Lane Bryant, Old Navy, Guess and Modell's. Four blocks and four stories of great shopping.
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CENTER CITY. Located between the Liberty Place towers, this sleek shopping complex offers an impressive array of over 60 retail tenants, including J. Crew, The Body Shop, Jos. A. Bank and Ann Taylor Loft. Completely enclosed, the center is a pleasant escape from the weather outside (especially in the winter), and helps its popularity by hosting a wide slate of special events each season. There's also a food court should you find yourself in need of some afternoon sustenance. Parking is available in the four-level complex located under Liberty Place.
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SOUTH PHILLY. Billed as the oldest and largest working market in the US, historic 9th Street looks, sounds and smells more or less as it did when it was founded in the early 1900s. In those days, if you were on the quest for fresh cheese, pastries, herbs, produce, seafood, meats and pastas, this Italian neighborhood in South Philly was the place to go. Today's market (and the area surrounding it) continues to fill that niche – what's more, visitors also find folks vending everything from cookware to antiques, jewelry to sporting goods. A truly unique experience if you haven't been here before.
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CENTER CITY. Billed as the city's "Antique Row," Pine Street is home to numerous high-end stores and curiosity shops that cater to seasoned and novice collectors alike. Though Antique Row begins at the Avenue of the Arts (Broad Street) and continues eastward in the direction of the Pennsylvania Hospital, it's between 11th and 9th Streets that you'll find the greatest concentration of galleries, furniture stores and the like.
Our shopping categories guide you to the best places to find souvenirs and mementoes of a perfect trip. Where do you find a book on local history? How about a recording of that terrific zydeco band you heard? Maybe a trinket for the kids or spouse? Use our lists to narrow your search.
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