About Philadelphia
Philadelphia, the hometown of the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, will be your hometown, too. Philadelphia is both a national hub for medicine and healthcare and one of the major cultural and historical centers in the United States. The fifth-largest city in the country, Philadelphia combines urban excitement with the hospitality of a small town. The city is one of our nation’s most historic, intercultural and walkable. Stroll from Chinatown to our open-air Italian Market, or from Independence Mall to artists’ alcoves in Old City. A city of unique neighborhoods, Philadelphia offers celebrated restaurants, world-renowned cultural attractions and world-class athletics. By car, bus or train, our accessible campus is an easy commute to New York City and Washington, D.C., and a short drive to beach and mountain resorts.
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- The Barnes Foundation, with a new site on the famed Benjamin Franklin Parkway
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
- Cobblestone streets and European-style boulevards
- Fairmount Park, beautiful mecca for walkers, runners, bikers and rowers
- The Philadelphia Orchestra
- Pennsylvania Ballet
- The Opera Company of Philadelphia
- The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the country’s oldest medical society
- World Cafe Live, Electric Factory, Trocadero, Tower Theater, TLA music venues
- Terry Gross and “Fresh Air,” her famed NPR radio show
- Reading Terminal Market
- 30th Street Station
- Backdrops and settings for such blockbuster films as Rocky, Philadelphia, Witness, Marley and Me, and Silver Linings Playbook
- The Mummers Parade
- Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell and other historical sites
- National Constitution Center
- The Philadelphia Eagles, Flyers, Phillies and 76ers