Philly walks the stroll in additional methods than one.
Right now, the 2024 USA Right now 10Best Readers’ Selection Awards introduced that Philadelphia has been named the Most Walkable Metropolis within the U.S. — for the second yr in a row. (As if there was any doubt …)
Consultants from USA Right now and 10Best.com nominated Philadelphia for the accolade and the nation voted for Philly to take the No. 1 spot, strolling previous different main locations like Boston, Chicago and New York Metropolis.
And it’s no shock: Heart Metropolis Philadelphia is tremendous straightforward to navigate — spanning 26 blocks from the Delaware River on the east to the Schuylkill River on the west. Solely 2.4 miles separate Penn’s Touchdown and the Schuylkill River Path — that means you’ll be able to stroll from one finish of Heart Metropolis Philly to the opposite in simply 50 minutes.
A lot of Philadelphia’s walkability is attributable to Seventeenth-century metropolis planner William Penn, who envisioned the inexperienced areas, public squares and grid of streets that comprise Philadelphia’s downtown. Numbered streets run perpendicular north-south and east-west (many named for timber, like Walnut, Locust and Spruce).
Callowhill Neighborhood
  — Picture by J. Fusco for Go to Philadelphia
Seeking to benefit from the town’s foot friendliness? The most effective methods to take action is to hop on a strolling tour.
Philly’s strong tour scene presents in-depth excursions exploring historical past, meals, tradition, public artwork, ghosts, magic, veganism and far more. That features the Historic Philadelphia Strolling Tour, led by a historic reenactor by way of America’s most historic sq. mile.
Want going it alone? Peruse our information to self-guided strolling excursions, supplying you with the liberty to pop into outlets and down terrifically cute alleys in between stops.
Previous Metropolis Neighborhood
  — Picture by J. Fusco for Go to Philadelphia
Philly’s 10Best Readers’ Selection Award joins a formidable record of latest awards and accolades, from being named a must-see metropolis for public artwork by Journey + Leisure to providing among the greatest new eating places within the nation in response to Bon Appétit.
Simply in 2024, Philly was acknowledged as among the best locations to go to in 2024 by Lonely Planet, Time Out and AFAR — with Philly being the solely U.S. metropolis to make it on Lonely Planet’s record.
