ISSCR meets in Philadelphia
Posted by currentprotocolsblog on June 9, 2008
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is holding its 6th annual meeting in Philadelphia from June 11-14. It’s nice and warm on the East Coast this week, and for those who want to take a break from the sessions, sit outside the Convention Center to network! All of Philadelphia’s 135 square miles have wireless Internet access. If you have time to sightsee, here are six fun things to do in the City of Brotherly Love, courtesy of Frommers.
1. Visit Franklin Square: Just north of Independence Park at 6th and Race streets. Feels like a European amusement park, complete with an old-fashioned carousel, Philly-theme golf course, and a shiny new playground.
2. Take a Ride the Ducks tours, 6th and Chestnut streets (tel. 877/887-8225). These quirky, land-to-water vehicles roll through Old City and South Street before plunging into the Delaware River at Penn’s Landing for a quick dip.
3. Roll around in Segway i2 Gliders. IGlide Tours (tel. 877/GLIDE-81) depart thrice daily from the Eakins Oval fronting the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
4. Visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art to see the cutting-edge new galleries of the stunning, Art Deco Perelman Building.
5. Eat a cheesesteak! Then, go bowling! Hip bowling alleys Lucky Strikes Lanes and North Bowl have arrived in Philadelphia!
