North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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BlumBros
indie Pop: 19
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Y.S.L
hip-hop Pop: 1
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David Smyrl
other Pop: 1
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Isaiah Houston
hip-hop Pop: 1
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George “Spanky” McCurdy
jazz Pop: 1

Rivers & Roads in Song near North Philadelphia

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near North Philadelphia.

Interstate 95 13 songs New Jersey Turnpike 4 songs

History of North Philadelphia

The Rocky Steps RoadyGoat

1976

The seventy-two stone steps on the east face of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, at 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, are the 'Rocky Steps' Sylvester Stallone sprinted up in the 1976 film, fists raised at the top. Tourists run them daily. The companion bronze 'Rocky' statue, commissioned by Stallone and made by sculptor A. Thomas Schomberg, first appeared at the top of the steps in 1982 for 'Rocky III.' The city argued it was a movie prop, not art, and exiled it to the Spectrum arena; it returned to a pedestal near the foot of the steps in 2006. (Note: in 2026 the statue was moved indoors for the museum's 'Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments' exhibition, so its exact spot can shift, but the steps themselves never move.) Painted footprints once marked the top.

The Mütter Museum RoadyGoat

1858

At 19 South 22nd Street in Philadelphia, inside the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the Mütter Museum keeps a collection of medical oddities and anatomical specimens — over 37,000 of them, with roughly a tenth on display. Its stars include the Soap Lady, a 19th-century woman whose body naturally turned to a soap-like substance called adipocere; the Hyrtl Skull Collection of 139 human skulls assembled by Viennese anatomist Josef Hyrtl; and a set of microscope slides of Albert Einstein's brain. (Contrary to the popular line, the museum holds thin tissue slides of Einstein's brain, not the whole organ.) Towering over the main gallery is the Mütter American Giant, at 7 feet 6 inches the tallest human skeleton on exhibit in North America.

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The Toynbee Tiles: Philadelphia's Sidewalk Mystery RoadyGoat

1983

The Toynbee Tiles are dozens of small handmade plaques pressed flat into the asphalt of Center City Philadelphia, most clustered along Chestnut Street, with copies found in roughly two dozen other U.S. cities. Each carries a version of the same cryptic text: "TOYNBEE IDEA / IN MOVIE '2001 / RESURRECT DEAD / ON PLANET JUPITER." They began appearing in Philadelphia around 1983, and for decades no one knew who made them. The 2011 documentary "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles," which won the U.S. Documentary directing award at Sundance, builds the case that the maker was a reclusive South Philadelphia man who dropped the tiles through a hole cut in his car floor, letting traffic press them into the road. He was never caught. Many original tiles have since been paved over and survive only in photographs. (Sources: Wikipedia; Paste; spottedbylocals.)

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Independence Hall

1732

Where the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution were debated and signed.

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Eastern State Penitentiary

1829

Revolutionary prison that pioneered solitary confinement as a reform concept, once the most expensive building in America.

Liberty Bell Center

1751

Iconic cracked bell originally cast for the Pennsylvania State House, later adopted as a symbol by abolitionists.

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Philly Beer Week

Philly Beer Week is a series of beer events held over a 10-day period in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley area organized and operated by Philly Beer Week Inc., originating in 2007. Events include

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James A. Byrne United States Courthouse

The James A. Byrne United States Courthouse is a Federal courthouse in the Center City region of Philadelphia. The court houses the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the United

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Faith and Liberty Discovery Center

The Faith and Liberty Discovery Center (FLDC) was a museum on Philadelphia's Independence Mall. The purpose of the museum, owned and operated by American Bible Society, was to explore the impact of Bi

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Things to Do in North Philadelphia

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Eastern State Penitentiary

Al Capone's cell. America's most haunted prison now a crumbling gothic ruin.

Everything Near North Philadelphia

231 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

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