Rittenhouse Square

Rittenhouse Square is a beautiful neighborhood southwest of Center City in Philadelphia. The neighborhood is extremely beautiful and quite wealthy as well. It has a large cultural scene, and an established core of fine restaurants and hotels. The square itself was extremely pleasant, with large, leafy trees to shade pedestrians. There was an art show in the square at the time, featuring student's work at the center of the square. Though it was not very hot, the trees in the square would be a welcome respite from the summer hat during the heat of the day. The architecture of the neighborhood was beautiful, consisting of a few brick high-rises, but four to six story mixed use apartment buildings were the architectural norm. The restaurants that I dined at all had very good food, showing why the area was much visited for its fine dining. The very wealthy neighborhoods gradually morphed into slightly less wealthy neighborhoods farther from the square towards the Schuylkill River and the southern edge of the city, but still very pretty. If you visit Philly, I would go so far as to recommend this neighborhood over the Liberty Bell!