Philadelphia travel guide

Philadelphia (pronounced /ˌfɪləˈdɛlfɪə/) is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth most populous city in the United States. It is conterminous with Philadelphia County, and serves as the county seat. It is colloquially referred to as "the City of Brotherly Love" (from Greek: Φιλαδέλφεια, pʰi.la.ˈdel.pʰeː.a, Modern Greek: fi.la'ðɛl.fi.a, "brotherly love" from philos "love" and adelphos "brother"). Residents often informally call the city "Philly."
In 2005, the population of the city proper was estimated to be over 1.4 million, while the metropolitan area, with a population of 5.8 million, was the fifth-largest in the United States and the 45th-largest city in the world.
A commercial, educational, and cultural center, the city was once the second-largest in the British Empire, and the social and geographical center of the original 13 American colonies. During the 18th century, it eclipsed New York City in political and social importance, with Benjamin Franklin taking a large role in Philadelphia's early rise to prominence. It was in this city that some of the ideas, and subsequent actions, gave birth to the American Revolution and American independence. It was the most populous city of the young United States and served as its first capital. (...) more....

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