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Pensacola<br />
FLORIDA<br />
— Shannon Cothran<br />
GO SHOP<br />
SUSAN CAMPBELL JEWELRY<br />
208 S Alcaniz St • 850-434-8948<br />
www.susancampbelljewelry.com<br />
If you’re out strolling in the Seville Historic<br />
District for the popular Gallery Night (Sept.<br />
18), be sure to stop by this gem of a jewelry<br />
shop to fi nd baubles from great designers like<br />
Wendy Mink.<br />
GO SEE<br />
HAUNTED HOUSE WALKING TOURS<br />
From Pensacola Historical Museum<br />
115 East Zaragoza St • 850-595-1559<br />
www.pensacolahistory.org<br />
Pensacola’s spookiest good time is an annual<br />
family favorite: Actors from the Pensacola<br />
Historical Society lead three different ghost<br />
tours—a north, south and naughty red-light<br />
tour—through historic ports of call. Fridays<br />
and Saturdays, Oct. 16-31.<br />
GO EAT<br />
PEG LEG PETE’S OYSTER BAR<br />
1010 Ft. Pickens Rd, Pensacola Beach<br />
850-932-4139<br />
www.peglegpetes.com<br />
If you missed the seafood festival, you can<br />
still get delicious blackened grouper and fresh<br />
blue crab claws at this restaurant and raw bar<br />
that offers outdoor seating on the beach. They<br />
often feature live local music. $$<br />
GO PARTY<br />
600 SOUTH<br />
600 S Palafox St • 850-432-5254<br />
www.newworldlanding.com<br />
Ladies who visit this lounge on Thursdays will<br />
get half-priced drinks, but everyone can enjoy<br />
cheap appetizers from the tapas menu and live<br />
music events.<br />
GO DAY-TRIPPING<br />
BLACKWATER RIVER STATE PARK<br />
30 miles northeast of Pensacola<br />
www.fl oridastateparks.org/blackwaterriver<br />
This perfect canoeing river is cool, shallow<br />
and lined with white sand beaches. When your<br />
arms have had enough of the twists and turns,<br />
stop in nearby Milton’s picturesque historic<br />
district to shop and eat lunch.<br />
FUN FACT!<br />
The city of Pensacola is celebrating its 450th<br />
birthday this year.<br />
GO MAGAZINE OCTOBER <strong>2009</strong><br />
Philadelphia<br />
PENNSYLVANIA<br />
— Pam George<br />
GO SHOP<br />
ART STAR<br />
623 N Second St • 215-238-1557<br />
www.artstarphilly.com<br />
Part craft shop, part art gallery, part boutique,<br />
this Northern Liberties establishment features<br />
handmade items and limited-edition products<br />
by emerging artists.<br />
BIG GREEN EARTH STORE<br />
934 South St • 267-909-8661<br />
www.biggreenearthstore.com<br />
With its new location on South Street, this<br />
store has all you need to go green, from earthfriendly<br />
cleaners and recycled handbags to<br />
laptop carriers with solar generators.<br />
ETHNICS FURNITURE<br />
928 Pine St • 215-925-3305<br />
www.ethnicsfurniture.com<br />
At this Indonesian import shop, hidden among<br />
Pine Street’s many antique stores, you’ll<br />
fi nd beautiful teak and mahogany furniture,<br />
colorful lampshades, decorative pillows and<br />
handwoven baskets.<br />
TONY<br />
47 N Third St • 215-592-8669<br />
www.tonyonthird.com<br />
This Old City boutique was featured in Lucky<br />
last spring for its clothing, jewelry and lingerie.<br />
Hot items include crystal fl ower cuff bracelets<br />
and silk boy shorts for brides.<br />
VIX EMPORIUM<br />
5009 Baltimore Ave • 215-471-7700<br />
www.vixemporium.com<br />
Whether you’re looking for a necklace, handbag,<br />
hat or baby bottle, you’re sure to fi nd it at<br />
this boutique, which offers handmade goods<br />
by more than 200 artisans.<br />
GO SEE<br />
“ARSHILE GORKY: A RETROSPECTIVE”<br />
At Philadelphia Museum of Art •26th St and<br />
Benjamin Franklin Pkwy • 215- 763-8100<br />
www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions<br />
This exhibit celebrates the work of Arshile<br />
Gorky, who led the movement toward<br />
abstraction in art. Highlights include several<br />
studio recreations in which fi nished pieces sit<br />
alongside related studies. Begins Oct. 21.<br />
GLORIA DEI<br />
916 S Swanson St • 215-389-1513<br />
www.old-swedes.org<br />
This landmark church, the oldest in Pennsylvania,<br />
is decorated with several charming<br />
models of ships that carried Swedish settlers<br />
to America in 1638. Brides wear a silver crown<br />
from the vestry during their weddings here.<br />
MCNEIL AVIAN CENTER<br />
At the Philadelphia Zoo<br />
34th St and Girard Ave • 215-243-1100<br />
www.philadelphiazoo.org<br />
After undergoing $17.5 million in renovations,<br />
this reinvented facility boasts an African savannah,<br />
a Central American shade coffee plantation<br />
and a Pacifi c island, all showcasing native birds.<br />
TASTE OF PHILADELPHIA<br />
MARKET TOURS<br />
At Reading Terminal Market<br />
12th and Market sts • 215-545-8007<br />
www.wachoviacenter.com<br />
Held Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10am,<br />
these 75-minute food walks teach visitors the<br />
history behind the cheese steak, the hoagie<br />
and the pretzel. Don’t skip breakfast: The<br />
tours only offer samples.<br />
GO EAT<br />
HOT POTATO CAFÉ<br />
529 E Girard Ave • 215-425-0905<br />
www.hotpotatocafe.com<br />
This revamped—with the help of TV star<br />
Gordon Ramsay—Fishtown eatery is all about<br />
’taters in their various incarnations. Chorizo<br />
hash is topped with a fried egg, turkey<br />
sandwiches come on potato bread, and<br />
baked potatoes are covered with Philly<br />
cheesesteak toppings. $<br />
THE LITTLE TREEHOUSE PLAY CAFÉ<br />
10 W Gravers Ln • 215-247-3637<br />
www.treehouseplaycafe.com<br />
This new café gives adults a place to sip coffee<br />
and surf the web while kids play. The menu<br />
includes sandwiches, salads and organic and<br />
all-natural snacks for the little ones. $<br />
NOBLE<br />
2025 Sansom St • 215-568-7000<br />
www.younoblecookery.com<br />
Chef Steven Cameron, who gained fame during<br />
his time at the restaurant Blue on Long Beach<br />
Island, NJ, features dishes like pan-roasted sea<br />
bass with artichoke pasta and veal fl ank with<br />
potato dumplings at his new place. $$$<br />
ZOT<br />
122 Lombard St • 267-639-3260<br />
www.zotrestaurant.blogspot.com<br />
Mussels are the stars of this Belgian-inspired<br />
spot. Around 50 different preparations include<br />
Provençal (with green peppers, tomatoes<br />
and garlic) and Aphrodisiac (with caviar and<br />
champagne). $$$
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