“There’s no doubt, all agree, about vibrant, historic ‘Philly’s’ viability in the UK market”


To these attractions add the


Pennsylvania Museum of Art, fronted by the statue of Sylvester Stallone who, as a champion prize fighter, made his triumphal dash up the museum steps in the 1976 film Rocky, Independence Hall, where the colonists declared their independence from their mother country on July 4, 1776, the iconic Liberty Bell, which rang out the news, and The National Constitution Center, America’s most interactive history museum, and you’re on to a winner. That’s not to forget colourful Reading Terminal Market, with its Amish


vendors, picturesque Elfreth’s Alley, considered the oldest street in the USA, the historic ships in the Independence Seaport Museum, the huge array of murals adorning buildings throughout the city, such oddities as former Eastern State Penitentiary, where you can view Al Capone’s rather upmarket cell, the charming neighbourhoods and the great shopping downtown, in the various


neighbourhoods and in nearby malls. As for eating, you have a choice of


everything from the Italian Market’s local speciality, Philly cheesesteak (a hot sandwich of roast beef and melted cheese) to elegant, eclectric restaurants such as Buddakan, which serves delicious pan-Asian fusion food. Valley Forge, just an hour to the west,


is best-known for its Revolutionary War-themed National Historical Park.


The flagship attraction is the pivotal encampment site of General Washington’s Continental troops during the winter of 1777-78. Although not seen by British tour operators as a strong destination on its


Above: Who could fail to LOVE Philadelphia's cobbled streets, like Elfreth's Alley? Facing page, Rocky wins in Philaladelphia, looking back in Valley Forge and a rolling chair in Atlantic City


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