Wednesday 27 August 2014

Philadelphia Museum of Art (the steps)



I didn't know it, I'm not even sure I've watched it, but the Philadelphia Museum of Art has a huge set of steps up to the front door, and Rocky ran up those steps in the movie in a getting fit sequence. So we went to have a look at the view from the top of the steps, and it is quite spectacular. There is also some footprints cast into a paving stone where Rocky stood and cheered, and a statue down the bottom of the stairs that you can look at.
Things to note: Don't park in Museum Parking unless visiting museum as well - two prices, one for museum visitors, one for lost tourists like us. I recommend parking in town somewhere, because the traffic gets thick and complicated up that end of town, whereas in town, the streets are square, numbered, and orderly (and there are lots of parking stations, any one of which would be cheaper than what we ended up paying!!).
The outside of the Museum is very big and amazing, as is the walk along the boulevard towards the Museum away from down town Philadelphia, with lots of statues and fountains to look at. Don't do it when tired, it is longer than you think. But do try to walk it sometime!

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