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With Love Radio 1 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Arch Street Friends Meeting House Philadelphia and Quakers go together like, well Philadelphia and Quakers. The only religious sect awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, the centuries-old Quaker influence is still alive and well here. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website First Unitarian Church Punk rock concerts probably weren't what minister's son and architect Frank Furness was thinking when he designed this church. But this diverse congregation embraces everyone... even loud ones! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Tindley Methodist Generations of freedom-fighters have chanted "We Shall Overcome" but few knew that the genius behind it and dozens of other gospel hymns was... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website St. Augustine's Catholic Church Anti-Irish arsonists destroyed the original church in 1844. Rebuilt in 1847 and stronger than ever, today the church reverberates with the "Our Father," sung by... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church The burial ground is a Who's Who of 18th-century movers and shakers. And the church's history includes music, an appearance in a Hollywood film and even a touch of scandal. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Masjid Jami'a Unlike other cities around the nation, after 9/11 Philadelphia Muslims found acceptance and tolerance here. Why was Philadelphia different? And what is the real Islam all about? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Rodeph Shalom As if being the oldest Ashkenazic congregation in the Western Hemisphere isn't enough history. This spectacular synagogue, designed by Frank Furness, also features displays of historic Judaica. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christ Church How ironic that lightening struck the replica of King George II of England's crown which used to perch atop the spire of this Revolutionary War-era church, now also a popular visitor attraction. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts You can't think of Philadelphia without thinking of the nation's oldest art academy, its eye-candy architecture and its collections that date back to Charles Peale. See you're thinking of it - we told you. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website South Street Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Passyunk Avenue After Lauren and Nancy teach you the correct local pronunciation - it's 'Pash-yunk' - you'll be set to explore the old-fashioned shops and new cafés and eateries scattered along this traditional neighborhood boulevard. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Giant Heart at the Franklin Institute You'd be hard pressed to find a local who hasn't made a trip through this w-a-y larger-than-life, giant heart. Follow Lauren as she winds her way through the Giant Heart at the Franklin Institute, a truly classic Philadelphia attraction. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dream Garden Amazing what can happen with 100,000 pieces of stained glass. When Louis Comfort Tiffany and Maxfield Parrish are involved, you get one of the world's great murals. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Blendo / Halloween / Antique Row When Lauren is looking for vintage collectibles and jewelry she heads to the shops along Pine Street, a.k.a. Antique Row. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Melrose Diner You never know who you'll sit with at the Melrose Diner. Late-night partiers... neighborhood devotees... local politicos. Because really, everybody who knows goes to Melrose. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sugarcube Boutique / Vagabond / Old City Vintage clothing devotee Lauren makes a beeline for Old City. Between Sugarcube's vintage clothing and Vagabond's classic accessories, she cuts quite the dashing - and stylish - figure! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Second Street / AKA Records / Book Trader Hey, that guy over there could be a nationally-known DJ sifting through vintage record store racks looking for great dance tunes. And at the used book stores? There's nothing you won't be able to find. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website October Gallery / ArtJaz Gallery You'll find much more than visual art at both October and ArtJaz galleries where music, poetry, and other art forms are celebrated. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Philadelphia Mural Arts Program Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website African American Museum of Philadelphia / Johnson House Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Kenny Gamble and the Sound of Philadelphia Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Natalie's Lounge / Zanzibar Blue Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Blue Horizon Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Church of the Advocate / Art Sanctuary Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jamaican Jerk Hut Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Delilah's / Geechee Girl Rice Cafe Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Delilah's / Geechee Girl Rice Cafe Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Welcome Park / City Tavern Located in Society Hill where the 18th and 21st centuries meet, Welcome Park, the site of William Penn's original house, sets the stage for Philadelphia's future. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bluezette / Geechee Girl Rice Cafe Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Griscom Girls Yeah, yeah. You might think you know the story of Betsy Ross. You might even think 'ho-hum, not again.' Not so fast. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Up, Up and Away Look! Up in the air! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's... the first hot air balloon??? Yup. And it turns out the nation's very first hot air balloon launched from... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Little Boy Who Saw It All? When he was eight, Dr. Phillyp Syng Physick - the man later known as the father of American surgery - was outside Independence Hall when... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Heartbeat of Africa Ripped from their homeland, African slaves and their descendents gathered in Washington Square - once known as Congo Square - to sing and play music... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Freedom and Tomatoes When kids disagree over the relative merits of tomatoes, look out! No, they don't throw them - that's not the way we do things here. This is a lesson in freedom of expression. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cultural Experience A marble toe sets Amber and her friend Tamika giggling during a visit to the Penn Museum, located just across the South Street Bridge from Center City. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hip Shopping Philly has style. Meet Rachel - if it's trendy, it's in Rachel's closet. Follow her through Old City as she takes you to some of the best boutiques in Philadelphia. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Casual Meal Ooops! After a few glasses of wine, Cathy, Jim and Ashlie brazenly order their pizza with four toppings and the waitress gives them a good talking to. Find out what happens at Tacconelli's... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Place to Party What the heck is a French accordion player doing in the middle of L'Etage, the sophisticated-yet-funky upstairs lounge/bar/nightspot in Queen Village? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Place to Hear Music You never know when the urge to sing Punk Karaoke is going to kick in. When it does, join Matt at the Tritone, a great bar on South Street in a neighborhood locals call G-Ho. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Favorite Street Growing up, we should all have had the chance to play hide-and-seek on the secret staircases in the magnificent Delancey Street mansions like Andrew. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Good Deal Like most locals, Susan knows you can't beat Sundays at the Philadelphia Museum of Art for a good deal. She is even willing to share the secret of the mezzanine gift shop. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website First Place to Take Guests Reluctantly, Andi shares the secrets of where to go for a "shoe-gasm." But even without shoe sales, South Street is still a favorite spot Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website History 101 Bet you didn't think history could be laugh-out-loud funny. But when told with just the right combination of wit, sass and a flair for the absurd... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website St. Peters Church / Society Hill Looking much as it did 250 years ago, St. Peter's church is a landmark in the elegant 18th-century neighborhood where people from all walks of life rubbed elbows. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Carpenters’ Hall Was it treason? Patriotism? And what would you do if you were taxed but you had no voice in your government? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Franklin Court / American Philosophical Society Ben Franklin didn't invent everything — it just seems that way. This complex includes his print shop and a museum. And wait until you find out about his electrical experiments. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Independence Hall There is something about this building that just inspires revolutionary thinking. After all, the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were created here. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Washington Square / Mother Bethel AME Church When the Yellow Fever epidemic struck, “bleeding” was the latest in medical treatments. Needless to say, it didn't work and Philadelphia's African American community risked their own lives to care for the sick and dying. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Atwater Kent Museum Another century, another revolution. This one was industrial and the Atwater Kent Museum traces the city's role in publishing, the arts, manufacturing and other industries. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Chinatown Where would Philadelphia be without our tradition of welcoming immigrants? Chinatown's foods, arts and traditions enrich the city and depict how immigration influenced Philadelphia's growth. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Reading Terminal Market Times change, industries change. This working farmers' market in the former Reading Railroad train shed, however, is still here after more than 120 years. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website City Hall The stage is set for 20th-century growth when the construction of the nation's largest City Hall began in 1871. Today, you can visit the very top (approx. 40 stories up) via a public tour. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Washington Avenue It's hard to decide which is more memorable - Tom Tran's authentic Korean barbecue or the fake Italian accent he sports to tease his mother. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website North 5th Street – El Centro de Oro When you've had it with what the chains pass off as 'Mexican' food, it's time for a visit to North 5th Street and "El Bario" - known locally as 'El Centro de Oro.' Sandra takes you through this vibrant North Philadelphia neighborhood... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Old City Stephen Starr is the unofficial king of Old City restaurants. His Buddakan, Continental and Tangerine were some of the reasons he was named "Restaurateur of the Year" in 2005 by Bon Appetit. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website University City Victorian architecture serves as the backdrop to Philadelphia's most unique cultural melting pot, University City. This eclectic neighborhood is a veritable gold mine for foodies looking for international cuisines. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website