{"id":28737,"date":"2015-05-10T07:15:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T14:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=28737"},"modified":"2019-08-01T11:34:28","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T18:34:28","slug":"living-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/10\/living-in-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"Living in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Locations\/Pennsylvania\/Philadelphia\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=trucks&amp;utm_content=20150510-livinginphiladelphia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philadelphia<\/a>: the city of brotherly love, cheesesteaks, water ice, murals, history, friendly people and culture galore!&nbsp;If&nbsp;you&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/2013\/11\/19\/moving-to-philadelphia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently moved to Philly<\/a>, it&#8217;s time to settle in with these tips for living in Philadelphia!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PHILADELPHIA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-28767 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PHILADELPHIA.jpg\" alt=\"Living in Philadelphia\" width=\"851\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PHILADELPHIA.jpg 851w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PHILADELPHIA-300x111.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Neighborhoods<\/h3>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitphilly.com\/philadelphia-neighborhoods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visitphilly.com<\/a>, Philadelphia is broken up into 21 neighborhoods. Here&#8217;s a look at a handful of those here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Logan Square<\/strong> &#8211; home to many of the city&#8217;s&nbsp;famous attractions<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bella Vista<\/strong> &#8211; a family orientated neighborhood 1st settled by Italians<\/li>\n<li><strong>Callowhill<\/strong> &#8211; a trendy area, also called,&nbsp;the Loft District with modern high rises<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fishtown&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; for the young and creative<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graduate Hospital<\/strong> &#8211; a neighborhood for families with great bars and&nbsp;eats<\/li>\n<li><strong>Market East<\/strong> &#8211; home to Reading Terminal Market and the gateway to the entertainment district<\/li>\n<li><strong>Northern Liberties<\/strong> &#8211; a progressive neighborhood with unique bars, eats and shops<\/li>\n<li><strong>University City<\/strong> &#8211;&nbsp;home of University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University, you&#8217;ll get a cultural experience in this area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What to Do<\/h3>\n<p>Living in Philadelphia means you have access to a fantastic cultural experience- culinary, art, and more. If food is your thing, be sure to enjoy city staples like the&nbsp;soft pretzel, water ice, Tastycakes, cheesesteaks, and hoagies. Explore your neighborhood for local fare; This blog post can help you find a great restaurant in your area. Philadelphia offers an array of theater options. You can try: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.walnutstreettheatre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walnut Street Theater<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forrest-theatre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Forrest Theater<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kimmelcenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kimmel Center for the Performing&nbsp;Arts<\/a>, to name a few. Make sure you do play tourist for the day and check out the famous Liberty Bell and Penn&#8217;s Landing. You can also enjoy a day of art at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rodinmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Rodin<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philamuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philadelphia Museum of Art<\/a>. Living in Philly means you&#8217;re sandwiched between Washington, D.C. and New York- you can always plan an adventure to one of those areas.<\/p>\n<h3>Transportation<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s a walkable city! This fact is backed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walkscore.com\/PA\/Philadelphia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">walkscore.com<\/a>, rating Philly as the 5th most walkable city in the U.S. If you live in the city, you can definitely get away without having a car. &nbsp;If you&#8217;re new to the city of brotherly love, get to know SEPTA! Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, or SEPTA, is a great way to get around the city with four options of transit: bus, subway, trolley and rail. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/iseptaphilly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEPTA&#8217;s website<\/a> for how to get around the city. You can also check out car sharing options like U-Haul Car Share if you need rented wheels by the hour.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What tips can you offer for living in Philadelphia? Share them with us in comments section below!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia: the city of brotherly love, cheesesteaks, water ice, murals, history, friendly people and culture galore!&nbsp;If&nbsp;you&#8217;ve recently moved to Philly, it&#8217;s time to settle in with these tips for living in Philadelphia! Neighborhoods According to visitphilly.com, Philadelphia is broken up into 21 neighborhoods. 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