Your Destination Guide to Philadelphia

Center City Winter Restaurant Week kicks off this Sunday, January 16th, 2011, featuring over 50 restaurants in Rittenhouse Square, Center City, Old City, South Street and more.

Eat from gourmet Prix-Fixe menus for $20 (lunch) and $35 (dinner). Participating restaurants include: Amuse - Le Meridien Hotel, Devon Seafood Grill, Haru Sushi, GiGi Restaurant & Lounge, M Restaurant at the Morris House Hotel, Smith & Wollensky Steakhouse, Ruth's Chris Steak House and Bistro 7 - to name a few.

For more information, and to make a reservation, visit: www.opentable.com

See the biggest and the smallest, the oldest and the newest, the rarest, and even the thickest books on display at the Academy of Natural Sciences. There are 200,000 volumes in the Academy's Ewell Sale Stewart Library, all having having some kind of significance. Read More >

Avalon Restaurant, a Rustic Italian BYOB in West Chester, is hosting a 5-course pasta dinner on Tuesday, November 9. Avalon Sous Chef Barry Salop has created a menu highlighting fresh, homemade pasta in every course - including chocolate pasta for dessert. But, the real icing on the cake, is the charitable aspect of the evening. Guests who donate a gently-used coat will receive a $20 discount. Avalon Restaurant will donate the coats to those in need. Read More >

Tis the season of ghouls and ghosts and if you like being scared out of your gourd, it's time for you to take a trip the Eastern State Penitentiary for the Terror Behind the Walls scare-a-poolooza.  The Eastern State Penitentiary is already one creepy place, having been one of the world's most notorious prisons for 150 years or so, and on top of that they have six different attractions with every intention of getting your heart racing with fear.  And after having a look at their website, it looks as though they will probably succeed.  But if you think you are pretty tough, you can also enter to take a visit into the penitentiary alone, and if you are chosen you have the chance to win prizes and an opportunity to spend the night in the prison with five guests.  So if you have five friends that you really don't like, this would probably be a great idea.  BOO! Read More >

Spa Week is a bi-annual event that allows you to enjoy luxurious full-service spa treatments at the finest spas across North America for just $50 each. Treatments include facials, massages, laser work, therapeutic treatments, and much more. Read More >

Bell Beverage has recently added a new sampling bar in the entrance, and will be giving away free samples of different brews on a weekly basis. They will be introducing several one-of-a-kind brews, so stop by to taste these unique beers. Bell Beverage carries over 500 Imports, and 260 American Microbrews, so this is a great chance to taste some beer you've never even knew existed! Read More >

Philly Neighborhood Food Week is an affordable way to taste some of Philly's best restaurants. Each participating restaurant is offering a 3-4 Course Menu, priced at either $20 or $30! Read More >

The 18-hole Philadelphia-themed course allows Guests to putt through favorite icons including Elfreth's Alley, Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Philadelphia Museum of Art, LOVE statue, Chinatown Friendship Gate, and on the 18th hole, putt through the crack in the Liberty Bell and land in front of Independence Hall. Plus, holes celebrating Philadelphia Sports teams and Philadelphia Music legends.

Admission is $8 for Adults (ages 13 & up) and $6 for Children (ages 3-12).

To see other events at Franklin Square, visit: historicphiladelphia.org/day/franklin-square/.

Bank of America is offering all their customers free admission into select museums on the first weekend of every month. Through their Museums on Us program, customers will receive free admission into 100+ museums Country-wide. Read More >

From Sunday, September 26th - Thursday, September 30th 2010, sample some of the best restaurants in Collingswood New Jersey, an easy 15 minute drive from philly. The event features several Collingswood eateries and multi-course menus at fixed prices! 4 course dinners range from $30 - $35, depending on the restaurant. Participating restaurants include: Joe Pesce, Tortilla Press, Casona, Inde Blue, Sapori, El Sitio, Nunzio's, West Side Gravy, Blackbird, Prime 505 Steak and Chop House, Woksabi, Villa Barone, Bistro Di Marino, That's Amor, The POP Shop, and Cafe Antonio.

To see a menu, visit: www.collingswood.com/entertainment/restaurant-week