Philadelphia | A Half-Day Trip Recap (Including Transportation

🚗 Transportation: Departed from VA and pre-booked parking via SpotHero at 400 Ranstead (just a 2-min walk to Independence Hall) 🅿️. Paid $18 for 3 PM - 9 PM. 📍 Stops After Parking: Independence Hall (featuring the $100 bill design 💵) + Liberty Bell 🔔 – both require security checks and are super close to each other. The Franklin Fountain 🍦 – 10-min walk from Liberty Bell. (Fair warning: Strong weed smell + lots of homeless people around. Felt sketchy even in daylight. Not worth it, ice cream wasn’t that amazing either. Also in the opposite direction from City Hall.) 🙅‍♀️ City Hall 🏛️ – 25-min walk. Highly recommend booking a tour if you have time—it’s stunning! Sadly, I arrived right at closing time. 😢 Love Park ❤️ – Just across from City Hall. Only the iconic LOVE sign for photos, nothing else to see. 📸 Chinatown 🥢 – Dinner at E Mei (delicious & affordable! Three dishes for only $75). 🏨 Accommodation: Found an Airbnb with free parking downtown. Originally planned to park and take the subway, but driving worked out fine. If you’re road-tripping, staying farther out could save money! Day 2: Quick stroll around UPenn’s campus 🎓 before heading to New York! 🗽 #NorthAmericanLife #Philadelphia #EastCoastTravel #UPenn #PhillyEats #TravelDiaries #USATravel #HistoricArchitecture #Travel #Wanderlust