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Philadelphia: Rocky, the 76ers, the Liberty Bell, Cream Cheese. There’s so much to love in this town (did you know the name even means “city of brotherly love”? It does, look it up), and yet the very lovely Kristina…

…is also the very lonely Kristina.


It’s with that in mind that Zoomdoggle & Co. hands out our first-ever travel mission: 24-hours to find love in the city of brotherly love. Sounds like fun, right? And so, without further ado, take it away Kristina. Doggle’m 215-style.

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Step 1: Hard to know where to start when wookin’ pa’ nub in a foreign city. Without any real idea of where to begin, I decided to start with a run up the art museum stairs a la Rocky.

Philadelphians love Rocky…

Maybe by following in his footsteps… well, you know.

Making good time feels good. But not as good as…

The hug a total stranger game me seconds later. No really, I must’ve said something like “someone hug the girl” cause before I knew what was happening, she did. We’re off to a good start.

Might as well check out Frida Kahlo as long as you’re here. I’ll spare you the details (lots of unibrow) but the woman knows a thing or two about love. And loss. Kind of a bummer.

They say no one can love you until you love yourself. Next up, the Mutter Museum of Human Deformity.

“Disturbingly Informative” hardly does justice to the “treasures” inside.

If seeing the world’s tallest human doesn’t make you feel good and normal, nothing will.

Freeze-dried nads anyone?

Babies in jars?

Yup, this place has everything. The one thing it doesn’t have is a man for me.

Freaky.

Love Park. This should be a no-brainer. Lot of skaters floating around.

But most are too young.

And/or creeped out by my advances.

What gives?

Speaking of which, check out William Penn in the background.

Dirty dog.

Quick stop at a record store. Philadelphia’s own G. Love is in stock. The Dead Milkman’s “Philadelphia in Love” is not.

Isaih Zegar loved mosaics so much, he started this one in the ’60s. Though it stretches down the block and becomes “the magic garden” next door, he’s still not done.

Everything but the kitchen sink.

Pretty neat, right?

And covered in weeners.

Ginas too.

Hard to believe Philadelphia was dubbed the most hostile city in America by a Duke study.

Though I’d jumped the gun on the golden meatball challenge.

A stroll through the Italian market is always lovely.

If you can make it here…

You can make it anywhere.

Oops, crossed the line again.

Nightfall means cheesesteaks.

What’s so hard about that?

Step 4? Zoiks. No love there.

Yummy, though.

Sometimes love gets messy.

The guy at Geno’s offered me his meat, too. Raw.

A little forward for my taste.

Unclear on whether I’d accomplished my goal, it was off to Bob & Barbra’s…

to hear the same awesome old man band that’s been rocking the joint for over a decade.

PA’s YingLing is America’s Oldest Brewery.

But B&B’s clearly favors Pabst.

Nothing wrong with that.

Going home solo doesn’t feel quite as bad if you can’t walk in a straight line.

—Kristina@zoomdoggle.com

So is it a win or a loss? Doesn’t matter, so long as it was fun, it’s worthwhile. Speaking of which, got a good travel idea? We’re always in the market for good ideas. Just let fun be your guide n’ drop us a line at traveldoggle@zoomdoggle.com.