Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
What's hot in the city this year?
From the March 24, 2003 Issue of New York
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Book a room at the super-luxurious Loews
Philadelphia Hotel (215-627-1200; loweshotel.com)
in the former PSFS bank building, the city’s
famed Modernist gem in the heart of Center City.
Have dinner at Salt (215-545-1990), an elegant
newcomer to the Rittenhouse Square area that’s
getting raves for pairings like seared scallops with
Meyer lemon and miso dressing or tapioca with
port-soaked pears.
Grab a drink
at Opus 251 (215-735-6787), in
Rittenhouse Square’s stately Art Alliance
building, a small, elegant bar with a grown-up
ambience and an extensive selection of single-malt
scotches.
See
“Degas and the Dance” at the
Philadelphia Museum of Art (215-235-7469; philamuseum.org) through May
11, or hear the virtuoso Philadelphia
Orchestra—(philorch.org) now under the direction of
versatile Sawallisch successor Christoph
Eschenbach—at the Kimmel Center for the
Performing Arts (215-790-5800; kimmelcenter.org).
Buy
vintage modernist furniture at Mode Moderne
(215-627-0299); French fabrics and tableware at
Monique Messin (215-557-1060); and artisanal
American and European cheese at Downtown Cheese
(215-351-7412).
Don't miss
the Historic Bartram’s
Garden (215-729-5281; bartramsgarden.org) in Southwest Philadelphia,
the oldest botanical garden in the U.S. Stroll through
Society Hill for a close-up look at its
historic row homes, and walk along Kelly Drive
to see
Japanese cherry trees in bloom (usually in April). And
pay your
respects to Benjamin Franklin and four other signers
of the
Declaration of Independence at the Christ Church
Burial Ground (oldchristchurch.org), reopening on
April 26 after 25 years of being closed to the public.
-- EDITH NEWHALL
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