| Welcome to the 2009 108th annual meeting of the AAA and to Philadelphia - a small town city full of charm and a metropolitan center with exciting districts and neighborhoods. It is a city of history, home to America's most historic square mile, which is within eight blocks of the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown headquarters hotel. View on the official online visitor's guide. | 
Click on image to link to Independence Square official website. |
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| Philadelphia is a city of eclectic neighborhoods and navigating is easy. The Avenue of the Arts is a city district packed with theatres, museums, concert halls and performing arts venues. You can walk from the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and view its renowned American art collection. | 
Click on image to link to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. |
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| Philadelphia is packed with sculptures, fountains and celebrated pieces of public art as well as museums like the Rodin, the University Of Pennsylvania Museum Of Archaeology and Anthropology and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. | 
Click on image to link to Rodin Museum. |
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| Philadelphia is considered America's "City of Murals" and over 2700 paintings are splashed across buildings in almost every neighborhood in the city. | 
Click on image to see a video on Philadelphia murals. |
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| The Philadelphia Marriott Downtown is located in the heart of center city where in addition to walking to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts you can walk to the century old Reading Terminal Market and to the Chinatown Friendship Gate, Chinatown's welcome to the best in Asian cuisine.
The Marriott is an easy trip to the Liberty Bell/Independence Hall, Penn's Landing/Waterfront area and the Franklin Institute Science Museum. | 
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown |
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| Philadelphia's dining options can be daunting. Don't miss Chinatown, the Reading Terminal Market, the Italian Market, Rittenhouse Square, Old City, South Street, University City, Manayunk and South Philadelphia. It will be a time to eat a cheese steak, shop in Rittenhouse Row, check out the galleries and art museums and hit the clubs at night. | 
Click on image to watch a video on the Reading Terminal Market. |
Remember the dates -- December 2-6, 2009!
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