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Located in the heart of Philadelphia, The Pennsylvania Convention Center is easy to reach by plane, train and car.
We're just a few minutes from I-95, which runs north and south.
We're just 1.5 hours form New York and 2.5 hours from Washington D. C.
Amtrak Rail Transportation: Amtrak operates trains from 30th Street Station, with service along the Northeast Corridor and points west and south. For schedules, fare and other information: 1-800-USA-RAIL.
Septa Rail Line: The R-1 connects Philadelphia International Airport directly to Center City Philadelphia, including Amtrak's 30th Street Station and the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Other SEPTA Regional Rail Lines can shuttle you throughout the region. 215-580-7800.
Philadelphia International Airport: There are 31 airlines serving the newly renovated Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) with 1,500 daily inbound flights. U.S. Airways and Southwest are among the largest carriers. 1-800-PHL-GATE, 215-937-6800.
Convention Center
The
Pennsylvania Convention Center (PCC) represents the
largest public construction project undertaken in the state of Pennsylvania. The
Grand Hall and Ballroom occupy the renovated Reading
Terminal Trainshed, the oldest surviving single-span
arched trainshed roof structure in the world, and
the only one of its kind remaining in the United States.
The Philadelphia
region's outstanding facilities and beautiful venues
offer numerous destinations for meetings of all types
and sizes. And the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors
Bureau's award-winning sales and services team works
with meeting planners to find the perfect place among
Philadelphia's great meeting locations, including
the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Attendees to Philadelphia
enjoy a walkable city that offers great shopping,
historical attractions, dining, nightlife and more.
For more information about planning a meeting or convention
in Philadelphia and to search our member database,
visit
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
is best known for its rich American history and its monuments
of freedom and liberty. Independence National Historical
Mall is the most historic mile in United States. It holds
two of the country's most treasured symbols of freedom,
the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall.
Because
of its prime location along the East coast, Philadelphia
quickly became the cultural center of the New World. With
a rich history, “The City of Firsts” is considered the birthplace
of American democracy and the home of the American Revolution.
Before Washington, D.C., Philadelphia was the nation's capital
form 1791 to 1800. Today it is a major metropolitan business,
cultural and tourist attraction.
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