Shop Our Categories www.retrophilly.com Search site Retro Apparel Philly Relics Old Neighborhood Old Playgrounds Neat Eats Cool Times Good Sports Downashore Old School Apparel Elementary School Junior High High School Parochial Elementary School High School Colleges Cool Philly Gifts Retro Philly Art/Photos Retro Mugs Hats Philly Books Philly Music Pure Philly Philly Rocks Philly Soul Philly Bands Philly Jams Philly Folk Sale Customer Faves Press Contact Us Submit Search Retro Apparel Philly Relics Old Neighborhood Old Playgrounds Neat Eats Cool Times Good Sports Downashore Old School Apparel Elementary School Junior High High School Parochial Colleges Nav Menu 4 Cool Philly Gifts Retro Philly Art/Photos Retro Mugs Hats Philly Books Philly Music Pure Philly Philly Rocks Philly Soul Philly Bands Philly Jams Philly Folk Nav Menu 6 Sale Customer Faves Press Contact Us Nav Menu 7 Nav Menu 8 Home > Philly Books > Secret Philadelphia: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure $25.00 Availability:: Usually Ships in 3 to 5 Business Days Product Code: RPBK09A Description History and hermits. Museums and murals. Graveyards and churches and plenty of cheesesteak. These are the secrets of Philadelphia. They reveal a city of curious contradiction, one with a rich history dating back to 1682 but also with an eye on future. Come for the Liberty Bell—millions do—but stay for the secrets uncovered in Secret Philadelphia: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure. Journey to the places you’ve never heard of, and back to those old haunts you thought you knew, but never like this. Discover where you can: Enter through a gate full of artistic hands; peruse art between arrivals and departures; throw a penny on a Founding Father’s grave (and learn why you should); sample a sandwich on both sides of the street; learn how 19th century surgeries were performed; explore the cell where Al Capone paid his debt to society; discover the cave of the first doomsday cult; come face to face with the bird that inspired two famous authors; follow the footsteps of famous boxers – both real and fictional; encounter the real heroes of the Revolution; greet neighbors in the oldest neighborhood in the country; roam through dinosaurs and walk away with a butterfly; see slides of Einstein’s brain. From the festive fantasy of the Mummers to the disturbing reality of the Mutter, Philadelphia is a city with stories to tell. Uncover your own favorites in the pages of Secret Philadelphia. 208 pages Related Products... Bandstand the Untold Story: The Years Before Dick Clark Gravy Wars: South Philly Foods, Feuds & Attytudes by Lorraine Rinalli Off the Top of Fred's Head by Fred Lavner Italians of Philadelphia by Donna DiGiacamo $45.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 Underground Philadelphia: From Caves and Canals to Tunnels and Transit Stan Hochman Unfiltered: 50 Years of Wit and Wisdom from the Groundbreaking Sportswriter Philadelphia Radio by Alan Boris The Jewish Quarter of Philadelphia by Harry Boonin $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $85.00 Browse for more products in the same category as this item: Philly Books
