The Saw Doctors

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

So tell me, what would you be doing now if you were me in Phildelphia? Is the real thing really better than Knott's Berry Farm? Mind you, I also saw the Freedom Train and it's life size replica of the Liberty Bell. So far, I've also been avoiding the whizz.

A quanit, fun, lovely little bar: The Black Sheep Pub and Restaurant is an Irish-owned bar in a polished Center City townhouse, serving great food (the corn dusted calamari and steak salad are both winners) created by Chef Edgar Alvarez. 247 S. 17th Street, (215) 545-9473

Get a boxty here. They are scrumptious: Check out Fadó, a Dublin-based pub chain known for its Guinness and Irish home-cooking like potato pancakes, grilled salmon and shepherd's pie. 15th & Locust Streets, (215) 893-9700

I'd also walk around the old churches and cemetaries. I love looking at the old apartments.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of my favorite museums, and has the largest collection of Duchamp's work, at least in this country. Plus, it has my favorite piece of his:

http://www.freshwidow.com/etant-donnes2.html

The Mercer Museum has a wonderful collection of pre-inustrialized tools, and the museum itself is treasure trove.

The Mutter Museum - FREAKS IN BOTTLES! Love it.

It's got a really neat art community.

Plus, check out the super scary prison. It's a museum, too, I believe. Unbelievable.