The Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, the cobblestoned stretch of Elfreth’s Alley—yes, you come to Philly for the history. But fast-forward to present day, and it will wow you just as hard. Take a self-guided art tour through the streets and you’ll find over 4,000 murals from the city's Mural Arts Program putting  creativity on full, building-sized display. Spend an afternoon in Chinatown sampling dumplings, hand-pulled noodles, and sweet treats from the neighborhood’s dessert cafés. Then, head to Cherry Street Pier, a former municipal pier on the Delaware River reinvented as an indoor-outdoor creative hub, where artists-in-residence work out of repurposed shipping containers.