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Heidelberg Antiques: A Bit of the Black Forest on Broadway

The short stretch of South Broadway known as Antique Row is jam-packed with storefronts crammed in turn with bric-a-brac for weekend browsers and serious collectors alike. Occupying its own eye-opening niche is this specialist in German, Austrian, and Swiss antiques. Black Forest woodwork abounds, of course, in the form of cuckoo clocks, mirror frames, chandeliers, walking sticks, and plaques, but there’s plenty more to gawk at. Glass and pewter beer steins line shelves; hand-painted goblets and figurines fill display cases; and World War II memorabilia is arrayed behind glass to tempt the history buff. And still that’s not all: from brass cowbells to felt fedoras made in the Tyrol to old postcards, owner Diana Neisler—herself from Heidelberg—stocks every inch of her shop with fascinating finds.

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Touring the Romantic Way: 76 Carriage Company

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Picture 92Visitors of Philadelphia can see all the sites through the Philadelphia Trolley Works and the 76 Carriage Company, but for those looking to get away from the tourists and for a more private- and romantic- trip, try the latter with old-fashioned carriage rides.  Tours are written and delivered by real Philadelphians, so you get the entire local flavor.  See the Museum District, the Liberty Bell, Old City, Society Hill, Avenue of the Arts, Antique Row, Chinatown, the PA Convention Center, South Street, Penn’s Landing and much, much more in the Victorian style trolleys. Your Philadelphia pass is good all day long. You can get on and off as many times as you choose at any of the conveniently located stops.