A Tour Through the City of Brotherly Love

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1. Philadelphia has the fifth largest public transportation system in the United States, and visitors to Philadelphia have several different options to choose from to get to their intended destination; they can either rent a car, hail a taxi, or simply take the public transit system. Philadelphia's public transit headquarters is located on historic Market Street, in the same area that the yearly and time honored Mummer's Parade is held. If you have decided to simply take a bus, what name will you see on the buses? Southeastern Philadelphia Transit Authority Southeastern Public Transit Authority Southeastern Penn Transportation Authority Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

2. While visiting this historic city, you have hotel accommodations at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, which is located on Philadelphia's famous waterfront at 201 South Columbus Boulevard. After unpacking your belongings, and ordering room service, you settle in for a night of sleep in anticipation for your excursion to the Museum of Art. Upon awakening the next morning, you ring down to the main lobby and ask about transportation to the Museum of Art, the concierge says not to worry, as he will have a taxi waiting for you. Busying around your room until you are finished, you reach for your carry bag, and your camera, and head towards the elevators. Upon reaching the lobby, the doorman signals and a taxi pulls up, and you hop in. You are really enjoying the ride, and are having a great time observing all the people that are about. Before you realize it, you are in front of the Museum of Art, so you pay the taxi driver, and tell him thank you as you head towards the main entrance to the museum. As you stand in front of the museum admiring the architecture, you are thinking about walking up the steps to the main door. How many steps do you have to walk up in order to get to the main entrance? Ninety-eight Sixty-four Seventy-two One hundred two

3. After spending hours visiting the Museum of Art, you realize that it is nearing 2:00PM, and have a sudden urge to try the famous Philadelphia Cheesesteak; so you decide to hail a taxi and head towards 9th Street and Passyunk Avenue. You arrive at the location, and are amazed at the amount of people that are standing in line at Geno's, home of Philadelphia's favorite cheesesteak. As you are standing in line, you hear people placing their orders with what you consider an odd terminology. When it is your turn to tell the cashier you want a cheesesteak with fried onions, what does she yell back to the person that is making the sandwiches? Steak with onions Cheesesteak with One with Cheesesteak with fried onions

4. After eating your 'Philly Cheesesteak,' you have made a decision to visit Philadelphia's Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, which is located at Spring Garden Street. You hail a taxi that is flying by, and are on your way to see where Edgar Allan Poe lived, while he was in Philadelphia. What is the street address of Poe's house? 320-22 South 5th Street 510-12 South 15th Street 640-42 North 17th Street 230-32 North 7th Street

5. After visiting Poe's home, you decide that you would like to visit Philadelphia's Historic Bartram Gardens, which is located in Southwest Philadelphia, approximately twenty minutes southwest of Broad and Market Streets (in center city) at 54th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard. You are an avid gardner, and can thoroughly appreciate the history and picturesque plantings that you will see there. Who is the Historic Bartram Garden's named for? Answer: (Two Words. First and last name only. Hint: America's first botanist)

6. For the next stop on your tour through the beautiful city of Philadelphia, you have decided to visit The Franklin Institute, which was named for Benjamin Franklin, and is home to one of the Wright Brother's planes. What is the name of the plane that can be seen on display at the Franklin Institute? 1899 Wright Kite The Wright Flyer 1911 Model B Flyer 1903 Styrofoam Flyer

7. After visiting, The Franklin Institute, you realize that you are tired and decide to retire to your hotel room for the evening. While awaiting room service, you go through the souvenirs that you purchased, and plan the next stop on your list of things to do. You have heard so much about America's first zoo, that you are eagerly anticipating the experience you will have. Room service is delivered, and when you are fully satisfied, you retire for the evening. The next morning, you awaken and get yourself ready to go to the Philadelphia Zoo. You go down to the lobby, the doorman has a taxi waiting for you; you climb in, and relax on the trip to the zoo. When you arrive at the zoo, you purchase a ticket to enter so that you can see all of the animals and exhibits. However, there is one year-round exhibit that is not available on the original ticket purchase. What is the name of the exhibit? The Soaring Safari The Bird Sanctuary Camel Safari Elephant and pony rides

8. After visiting the Philadelphia Zoo, you have decided to visit the Philadelphia Mummer's Museum. Although you have heard so much about the Mummers, you are not really sure what the word 'mummer' means. Exactly what is a 'mummer'? A person or group of people that dance around for pure enjoyment A person or group of people that enjoy drinking and dancing A person or group of people that dance in full costume for prize money A person or group of people that celebrate their ethnic life in America, through dance and costume

9. After visiting the Mummer's Museum, and learning the history of the Philadelphia Mummer, you decide to head for City Hall, which is located at Center Square in the middle of Broad Street and Market Street. You take the grand tour, and decide that you would like to visit the inside of William Penn's hat so that you can see a full view of Philadelphia. Is the inside of William Penn's hat part of the City Hall tour? Yes No

10. Once you have viewed Philadelphia's City Hall, you decide that you are going to visit the city's famed Italian Market, a place that was made famous by actor Sylvester Stallone while he was filming the series of "Rocky" flicks. Upon arriving at the Italian Market, you notice a huge mural that is dedicated to Philadelphia's favorite and much beloved mayor. What is the name of the man that the mural was made for and dedicated to? Mayor Frank L. Rizzo Mayor Samuel Howell Ashbridge Mayor Edward G. Rendell Mayor Willie Wilson Goode

11. Soon you will be leaving Philadelphia, so you decide it is high time that enjoy some of the city's nightlife. You enjoy the environment of the British Pubs, so you ask the concierge of the hotel where you are staying where there is an authentic British Pub. The concierge informs you that the only British Pub is located at 421 South Second Street and is called The Dark Horse of Philadelphia. You go to your room for a shower and change, and then it is off to The Dark Horse. Once you arrive at the pub you hear the locals saying that the pub was renamed. What was the original name of The Dark Horse of Philadelphia? A Knight in Derbyshire The Palace Road The Dark Knight Dicken's Inn

12. You have been at The Dark Horse for approximately four hours, and decide that you are in the mood to listen to Jazz music. You ask the bartender for the closest Jazz Club, and he tells you that would be Zanzibar Blue. What is the address of Zanzibar Blue? 736 South Broad Street 200 South Broad Street 847 North Third Street 2121 South Third Street

13. You look at your watch and realize it is nearing 1:30AM, so you head outside of Zanzibar Blue to hail a cab back to your hotel. As you stumble into your room, you take off your shoes and head for the bathroom, where you shower and change for bed. The next morning you wake and look over your itinerary, and decide that you will go to the American Swedish Museum, but you are not sure as to where the museum is located. Once again you ask the concierge for help and he tells you where the American Swedish Museum is located, and says it is located in one of Philadelphia's Fairmount Park Commissions holdings. In which park does he tell you the museum is located? Fairmount Park William Penn Park Edgar Allan Poe Park Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park

14. After spending several hours at the Historic American Swedish Museum, you check your itinerary and see that the next stop on your list is the area's only aquarium. What is the name of the aquarium? The Philadelphia Aquarium New Jersey State Aquarium The William Penn Aquarium The Ben Franklin Aquarium

15. After visiting the area's aquarium you decide to make it an early night, you go back to your hotel and start packing up your things for your flight back to the United Kingdom. You lounge on the bed, enjoying a book, and soon your eyelids become heavy and you fade off to sleep. The next morning you wake and busy yourself with a few remaining things, before you check-out of the hotel. When you are finished, you head down to the lobby, you check out, and thank the concierge for all of his help. The doorman sees you and flags you a taxi, which will take you back to the Philadelphia International Airport for your flight home. But before you get into the waiting taxi, the doorman tells you that you really should try a Philadelphia tradition, and it is something that you can take on the plane trip home. What is it that the doorman tells you that you should try? Answer: (Two Words. Choose either: Philadelphia pretzel or Philadelphia Bagel. Those are your only options)