The Philly Bucket List: 50 Things To Do Before You Die
Solid list.
- Eat the fried chicken (all three glazes and all three seasonings) at Federal Donuts
- Go to the Barbary on a Monday for Tiger Beats
- Nosh on Chickie’s & Pete’s Crab Fries at a Phillies game
- Go to Voyeur at 2:30am after the bars have closed
- Get poured excessive amounts of wine at Abyssinia
- Do a dance mob (or at least witness one) at the Art Museum
- And while you’re there, go ahead and run up the Rocky steps
- Go to a Friday Free at Noon Concert at XPN
- Sample errthang at Capagiro
- Wander into an artist warehouse on First Friday
- Add to your NYE hangover at the Mummers Parade
- Head to 2 Street on New Year’s Day
- Have a romantic moment near the Liberty Bell
- Go to Science After Hours at The Franklin Institute
- Dress down for the Philly Naked Bike Ride
- Try to impress your OkCupid date at the Barnes Foundation
- Get the ish scared out of you at Eastern State Penitentiary…
- Or go there for a little Francophilia on Bastille Day
- Skip work on a sunny day and find the Devil’s Pool
- Take a peek at the URBN offices in the Navy Yard
- Take artsy pictures at the Magic Gardens
- Stretch it out at Race Street Pier yoga
- Go to the Gay Pride Parade
- Go down the shore
- Wait in line all Saturday morning for a Spread bagel
- Walk down Fabric Row
- Walk across the Ben Franklin Bridge
- Order the Philly special
- Eat and drink at Water Works
- Make regrettable life choices at McGillin’s
- Shop exclusively at Wawa
- Eat a cheesesteak
- Go to karaoke night at Bob & Barbara’s
- Order a turdunken at Giunta’s Prime Meats at Reading Terminal Market
- While you’re at Reading Terminal, order some rabbit sausage from D’Angelos Brothers too

- Put your phone away at Hop Sing Laundromat
- Shop at Green Aisle Grocery
- Get a dessert pizza at Max Brenner
- Catch a glimpse at all the Steve Powers love letter murals
- Buy freaking SEPTA tokens
- See an outdoor show at The Mann Center
- Eat anytime, 24 hours a day at Little Pete’s
- Take a free brewery tour at Yards
- Hide out at Nick’s Roast Beef Bar & Grill
- Go broke eating at every single Stephen Starr and Jose Garces restaurant
- Take your photo at Top of the Tower
- Go to Rita’s on the first day of spring for free water ice
- Tour Edgar Allan Poe’s house
- Go to Art After 5 at the Museum of Art
- Don’t move to New York
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