Vitamin Daily

Set off to the City of Brotherly Love for more than just the Liberty Bell. Here are our picks of places to stop on the streets of Philadelphia.

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Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, a shop of clothes, curios and crafts, couldn’t be cooler. Amongst lines like Lauren Moffatt, Wren, Billykirk and Gitman Brothers, are mini art exhibits. To fulfill your one bottle over the border quota, we suggest you bring home one of their two homebrewed organic liqueurs, Snap or Root. In Old City, it’s on a historic strip with a slew of other boutiques and galleries. www.artintheage.com

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The Franklin Mortgage and Insurance Co. will take your money, but the only thing you’re insured for in return is a great cocktail. The name dates back to prohibition era when it was used as a front for selling alcohol, now its legal and as stylish as ever, downstairs, dimly lit and drenched in dark tones. www.thefranklinbar.com

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Serving up Spanish-style tapas, Bar Ferdinand is a sexy spot to pull up a chair with mosaics adorning the walls and red roses hanging from the bar ceiling. Share a bottle of wine and wile the night away. www.barferdinand.com

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Silk City may be an old diner car, but the weekend brunch menu offers items that are anything but overdone, like a pear and arugula quiche and pumpkin pancakes with mascarpone cream. www.silkcityphilly.com

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The Barnes Foundation features an astounding private collection of artworks from the likes of Renoir, Matisse and Picasso. The gallery is set to relocate to Philadelphia proper in 2012, so now is the time to see it in its original splendor. www.barnesfoundation.org