The Abington area is full of activities that include shopping, dining, and more. With a bus, train or short drive to Philadelphia there is something for everyone. Whether you are interested in the arts, sports, shopping or just hanging out, there are activities for everyone to enjoy.
Abington Area
Abington Township: www.abington.org
Willow Grove Mall: www.willowgroveparkmall.com
Restaurants: www.urbanspoon.com/zip/21/19001/Philadelphia-restaurants.html
Philadelphia, “The City of Brotherly Love,” is the largest city in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia is known for many things from sports to food. Big attractions include South Street, Olde City, and Reading Terminal Market just to name a few. The variety of museums and tourist sites never get old, even natives from the area still enjoy these attractions. The city is full of diversity with food and people.
Philly History
Philadelphia’s Website: http://www.gophila.com/
Independence Hall: http://www.nps.gov/inde/
Liberty Bell: http://www.ushistory.org/libertybell/
Philly Entertainment
South Street’s website: http://www.southstreet.com/
Old City’s Website: http://www.oldcitydistrict.org/
Reading Terminal: http://www.readingterminalmarket.org/
Rittenhouse Square: http://www.rittenhouserow.org/
Philly Sports
Philadelphia Sports Teams: http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/
Eagles: http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com
Phillies: http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/
76ers: http://www.nba.com/sixers/
Flyers: http://flyers.nhl.com/
Phantoms: http://www.phantomshockey.com/
Philly Fun Guide: http://www.phillyfunguide.com/
Philly Culture
Culture: http://www.philaculture.org/
Walnut Street Theatre: http://www.walnutstreettheatre.org/
Philadelphia Art Museum: http://www.philamuseum.org/
Campus Philly
Campus Philly is a nonprofit organization that fuels economic growth by encouraging college students to study, explore, live and work in the Greater Philadelphia tri-state region. Also, Campus Philly will organize event days to help students explore the cultural side of the city for little to no charge.
They also host an annual festival called CollegeFest in Philadelphia. CollegeFest will host live music, food vendors from all over the city, free admission to museums, shuttle loops running all day, and different civic and non-profit involvement fairs. For more information see the link below.
Campus Philly CollegeFest introduces new and returning students to all Philadelphia has to offer. Students from more than 65 colleges and universities across the region meet at the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to explore local culture, recreation, businesses, museums and more. (Taken from Campus Philly page.)
To find out who will be performing visit:
www.campusphilly.org/collegefest/
Penn State Abington is a partner campus with Campus Philly. This gives us exclusive access to different resources and programs to help students enjoy the different cultural events and venues in the Philadelphia area. It also helps student get started in networking in the area to begin their careers through job fairs, networking socials, and other professional development programs.