A Day Trip to Italy
Pack up your bambinos and spend the day experiencing some of your Italian favorites without breaking out your passport in Philadelphia's Italian Market.
Now that school is back in session, it can be difficult to get away for taking trips. However, the crisp Autumn days are perfect for day trips in the local area. A perfect destination is the Italian Market, in South Philadelphia. While it’s one of my favorite places to go year round, Autumn is the perfect season to go with your family. With seven different meat markets, seafood vendors and vendors of livestock, Ninth Street can be especially pungent during the warmer months of the year. Autumn provides the perfect temperature. Made famous by a certain boxer's jog through Ninth Street, the Italian Market has been a favorite of locals and tourists for a long time. It’s one of the oldest open air markets in the entire country and hasn’t …
