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$2.25, for which you'll need exact change or a token. Many subway stations and transit
stores sell discounted packages of two tokens for $3.60.
The fare for a taxi to Center City from the airport is a flat fee of $28.50. Septa's airport
line ($6.50) will drop you off in University City or at numerous stops in Center City.
Cabs, especially around City Center, are easy to hail. The flag drop or fare upon entry
is $2.70, then $2.30 per mile or portion thereof. All licensed taxis have GPS and most ac-
cept credit cards.
Sep & Oct)
shuttle bus looks like an old-school trolley and loops between Penn's Landing
and the Philadelphia Museum of Art (one way/all day $2/12). It runs approximately
every 15 minutes.
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Around Philadelphia
Valley Forge
After the defeat at the Battle of Brandywine Creek and the British occupation of Philad-
elphia in 1777, General Washington and 12,000 Continental troops withdrew to Valley
Forge. Today, Valley Forge symbolizes Washington's endurance and leadership. The
Val-
ley Forge National Historic Park
( 610-783-1099;
www.nps.gov/vafo
; cnr N Gulph Rd & Rte
23, park grounds; 6am-10pm, welcome center & Washington's Headquarters 9am-5pm)
contains 5½ sq miles of scenic beauty and open space 20 miles northwest of downtown
Philadelphia - a remembrance of where 2000 of George Washington's 12,000 troops per-
ished from freezing temperatures, hunger and disease, while many others returned home.
A 22-mile cycling path along the Schuylkill River connects Valley Forge to Philadelphia.
New Hope & Lambertville
About 40 miles north of Philadelphia, New Hope and its sister town, Lambertville, across
the Delaware River in NJ, sit equidistant from Philadelphia and NYC, and are a pair of
quaint, artsy little towns. Both are edged with long and peaceful towpaths, perfect for
runners, cyclists and strollers, and a bridge with a walking lane lets you crisscross
between the two with ease. The towns draw a large number of gay folk; rainbow flags
hanging outside various businesses demonstrate the town's gay-friendliness.
