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