100 Free Things to do in

----Philadelphia---

While Avoiding Bums and Hipsters

---Succinct Summary---

Complimentary. On the house. Gratis. Free of charge. The following book contains a less than comprehensive list of what the city has to offer at no cost, just short of pulling up a park bench and making it your home. The list also avoids the spots that are overrun with people that are simply there for the sake of being seen at that place. Some items on the list are included since they are ‘free’ during certain hours during the week or where the price for admission is ‘suggested’. During these hours you can pay whatever you can afford, from nothing to the normal price.

Take what you can get, right?

Enjoy the city.

---Condensed Contents---

1. Artful Architecture

2. People Perusing

3. Literary Liberation

4. Outdoor Observing

5. Examining Exhibits

6. Dime-less Detours

7. Frugal Farmers and Fleas

8. Priceless Parties

9. Engaging Entertainment

10. Play and Participation

11. Somewhat Seasonal

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---Artful Architecture---

1. Bishop White House- free,18th-century house and garden

2. Carpenters' Hall- free, built in 1774, site meetings of the First Continental Congress

3. Christ Church- free, church that George Washington, Betsy Ross and Benjamin Franklin attended

4. Congress Hall- free, built in the late 1780’s, the first House of Representatives

5. Declaration House- free, where Jefferson lived while drafting the Declaration of Independence

6. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier- free, built in memory of unknown Revolutionary War soldiers

   1. Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Site- free, where Poe once lived

   2. Elfreth’s Alley- free, oldest continuously occupied residential street in the United States

   3. Franklin Court- free, first U.S. Post Office

   4. Independence