USA Guide
The Mid-Atlantic
Getting around
SEPTA ( 
215/580-7800, 
www.septa.org ) runs an extensive bus system and a subway. The most useful subway lines cross the city east– west (Market– Frankford line) and north– south (Broad Street line); the handiest bus route is #76, which runs from Penn's Landing and the Independence Hall area out along Market Street past City Hall to the museums and Fairmount Park. Bus and subway services require exact fares of $2 (tokens, purchased in batches of two or more, cost only $1.45); day passes, also good for the airport, go for $6. Bright purple PHLASH buses run a handy downtown loop in summer (June– Oct daily 10am–8pm; $2; day pass $5; 215/474-5274, www.phillyphlash.com ).
Philadelphia offers a wealth of tours focusing on a wide range of subjects. For general orientation, the Big Bus Company ( 215/389-8687, www.phillytour.com ; 24hr pass $27) runs a hop-on, hop-off tour aboard open-topped double deckers with commentary of the major sites.