Transit geek: Philadelphia

Was randomly in Philadelphia a week ago. Stuff to see there is sufficiently concentrated, and the city is sufficiently walkable, that we didn't have a car. This actually worked out reasonably.

Before I get into things on rails, it's worth mentioning this: there are signs on sidewalks every block or two with an area map, and arrows pointing at the things nearby. The city has gone out of its way to make touristy things easy to find on foot, and it works well. (Now, if only they'd include coffee shops on those signs...)

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