{"id":572,"date":"2019-09-09T03:48:53","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T03:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/?p=572"},"modified":"2025-06-09T15:14:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T15:14:18","slug":"philadelphia-pa-getting-ready-getting-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/?p=572","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia, PA\/Atlantic City: Getting Ready &#038; Getting There"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Books<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Start here: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Discovering-Vintage-Philadelphia-Guide-Timeless\/dp\/1493012614\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=discovering+vintage+philadelphia&amp;qid=1568000568&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Discovering Vintage Philadelphia<\/a>&#8221; by Tanya Birch<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Getting There<\/span><\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Drive or train if east coast; fly if central or west coast:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Drive<\/span><\/strong>: Although parking is not inexpensive, it&#8217;s convenient to have a car (either your own or a rental), especially if you want to go to Atlantic City.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Train<\/span><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amtrak<\/a> rocks the east coast!<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Fly<\/span><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Airlines<\/a> has one of its hubs at this airport, but most airlines fly here.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.southwest.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Southwest<\/a>\u00a0is always one of my favorites, but you will probably need to change planes at least once.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Books \u2013 Start here: &#8220;Discovering Vintage Philadelphia&#8221; by Tanya Birch Getting There \u2013\u00a0Drive or train if east coast; fly if central or west coast: Drive: Although parking is not inexpensive, it&#8217;s convenient to have a car (either your own or a rental), especially if you want to go to Atlantic City. 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