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- "Hidden river" flowing through Fairmount Park to join the Delaware at the Navy Yard.
- "The Vet," Philadelphia's multipurpose stadium from 1971 to 2003, served as home to both the Eagles and Phillies. Notable for its artificial turf, boxy design, and notoriously rowdy fans. Demolished via implosion on March 21, 2004.
- 12th Police District
- 14th Police District
- 15th Police District
- 16th Police District
- 1787 gathering at Independence Hall that produced the United States Constitution.
- 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic
- 17th Police District
- 1854 Act of Consolidation
- 18th Police District
- 1917 Philadelphia transit strike
- 1918 Influenza Epidemic
- 1940s-1950s reform efforts that led to the 1951 Home Rule Charter.
- 1951 Philadelphia Home Rule Charter
- 1951 Reform Movement
- 1967 NBA Finals
- 1975 Stanley Cup Finals
- 1980 World Series
- 1983 NBA Finals
- 19th Police District
- 19th Street Bridge
- 1st Police District
- 2016 residential/office tower at Cira Centre South.
- 2017 NFC Championship Game
- 2017 Philadelphia Eagles Season
- 2017 Super Bowl LII
- 2018 Philadelphia Eagles parade
- 2020 Racial Justice Protests
- 22nd Police District
- 24th Police District
- 25th Police District
- 26th Police District
- 2nd Police District
- 30th Street Station
- 35th Police District
- 39th Police District
- 3rd Police District
- 41-33 victory over New England Patriots. Nick Foles named MVP.
- 5th Police District
- 6th Police District
- 76ers-Celtics Rivalry
- 77th Police District
- 7th Police District
- 8th Police District
- 9th Police District
- 9th Street (Philadelphia)
- 9th Street Italian Market pastry shop, founded 1904, known for its cannoli, cassata cake, and Sicilian specialties. One of the oldest Italian American pastry shops in Philadelphia.
- ABC affiliate, known for "Action News."
- ABC sitcom set in 1980s Philadelphia suburbs.
- AIDS Crisis in Philadelphia
- AMC dark comedy partially filmed in Philadelphia.
- A comprehensive look at all Philadelphia Phillies World Series appearances: 1915, 1950, 1980, 1983, 1993, 2008, 2009, and their outcomes.
- A data-driven guide to safety across Philadelphia's neighborhoods, drawing on city crime statistics to help visitors and residents understand relative safety levels across different areas of the city.
- A definitive encyclopedic resource for all things Philadelphia—the City of Brotherly Love.
- A federal affirmative action program initiated in Philadelphia that required federal contractors to hire minority workers. A landmark in the history of affirmative action policy.
- A guide to ordering a Philadelphia cheesesteak properly, including the "whiz wit" (Cheez Whiz with onions) convention, how to be efficient at the counter, and the ongoing debate over proper cheese choice (Cheez Whiz vs. American vs. provolone).
- Abington Friends School
- Abolition Movement in Philadelphia
- Abolitionist organization founded in 1833, one of the first to include both men and women.
- Absalom Jones
- Academic medical center associated with Temple University.
- Academy Gardens
- Academy at Palumbo
- Academy of Music
- Academy of Natural Sciences
- Acela
- Act of Consolidation of 1854
- Affluent neighborhood in far northwest Philadelphia, featuring upscale shopping along Germantown Avenue and historic architecture.
- African American Museum
- African American Museum in Philadelphia
- African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Agency responsible for building permits, code enforcement, and business licensing.
- Agency responsible for street maintenance, sanitation, and snow removal.
- Agnes Irwin School
- Agnes Repplier
- Al Dia
- Albert Barnes
- Albert Gallatin
- Alexander Milne Calder sculptures on City Hall, including William Penn.
- All-male Catholic high school, oldest Catholic high school in the United States.
- All National Register Historic Districts and locally designated historic districts within Philadelphia.
- All degree-granting institutions in Philadelphia including Penn, Drexel, Temple, Jefferson, St. Joseph's, LaSalle, and others.
- All major bridges spanning the Schuylkill River, Delaware River, and Wissahickon Creek.
- All major hospital systems and individual hospitals in Philadelphia, with founding dates and specialties.
- All major museums in Philadelphia, organized by category (art, history, science, specialty).
- All sites designated National Historic Landmarks within the city limits.
- Alleged sports curse related to buildings exceeding the height of City Hall's William Penn statue, "broken" when the Eagles won Super Bowl LII.
- Allegheny West
- Allen Iverson
- America's oldest candy shop, revived in Old City.
- America's oldest continuously inhabited residential street, dating to 1702.
- American Anti-Slavery Society
- American Athletic Conference teams of Temple University.
- American Bandstand
- American Philosophical Society
- Amish-run donut shop inside Reading Terminal Market, famous for its made-from-scratch donuts and long lines on weekends.
- An estimated 700,000 people lined Broad Street and Market Street for the Eagles' championship parade, one of the largest gatherings in Philadelphia history.
- Andorra
- Andorra Natural Area
- Andrew Toney
- Andrew Toney earned the nickname "The Boston Strangler" for his ability to score against the Boston Celtics in crucial playoff moments. Played for the 76ers from 1980 to 1988, a key player on the 1983 championship team.
- Andrew Wyeth
- Andy Reid
- Andy Reid's 14-year tenure as Eagles head coach (1999-2012), the most successful coaching run in franchise history. Led the Eagles to five NFC Championship Games and one Super Bowl appearance (Super Bowl XXXIX). Now head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs.
- Angora
- Annual 26.2-mile race through Philadelphia's streets, typically held in November. One of the larger marathons on the East Coast.
- Annual Jay-Z-produced music festival on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
- Annual auto show at the Convention Center.
- Annual college football game traditionally played in Philadelphia.
- Appointed official who oversees city departments and day-to-day operations.
- Aramark
- Arcadia University
- Archbishop Ryan High School
- Archbishop Wood High School
- Archdiocese of Philadelphia Schools
- Architect who designed Philadelphia's "cathedral of learning" high schools in the 1920s-30s.
- Are Philadelphia rec centers free?
- Are Victorian homes in Philadelphia expensive?
- Are the Amish vendors open every day?
- Are the Sixers moving to a new arena?
- Are there any remaining speakeasies in Philadelphia?
- Are there first-time home buyer programs in Philadelphia?
- Are there hiking trails at Valley Forge?
- Are there other Zagar mosaics in Philadelphia?
- Are there still Quakers in Philadelphia?
- Arena Football League team owned by Jon Bon Jovi, 2008 ArenaBowl champions.
- Arena that hosted the 76ers and Flyers from 1967-2009.
- Arena that hosted the 76ers and Flyers from 1967-2009. Demolished 2011.
- Arlen Specter
- Army–Navy Game
- Art Deco Architecture
- Art Deco Philadelphia
- Art collection featuring works by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse, relocated from Merion to the Parkway in 2012.
- Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush
- Asian-American focused charter school in Chinatown.
- Atlantic 10 teams of Saint Joseph's University.
- Atlantic City institution popular with Philadelphians "down the shore."
- Author of Wicked, from Albany but with Philadelphia connections.
- Avenue of the Arts
- Awbury Arboretum
- Baker Bowl
- Baker Bowl, at Broad and Huntingdon Streets, served as the Phillies' home from 1887 to 1938. Known for its short right-field wall (only 280 feet to the foul pole) that inflated batting statistics for right-handed hitters.
- Baldwin Locomotive Works
- Baldwin School
- Bank of America
- Barbacoa tacos in the Italian Market.
- Barclay Prime
- Barnes Collection
- Barnes Foundation
- Barry Ashbee
- Barry Ashbee played defense for the Flyers from 1970 to 1974, a key member of the first Stanley Cup championship team. He was struck in the eye by a puck in the 1974 semifinals, ending his career. His
- Bartram's Garden
- Bartrams Garden
- Baseball stadium that hosted the Athletics and Phillies. Demolished 1976.
- Bassetts Ice Cream
- Battle of Germantown
- Beanie Sigel
- Beaux-Arts Architecture
- Beiler's Donuts
- Bella Vista
- Bella Vista, Philadelphia
- Belmont Plateau
- Belmont Village
- Beloved Phillies mascot, subject of legal disputes over ownership.
- Beltway around western Philadelphia suburbs.
- Ben Franklin High School
- Benjamin Franklin
- Benjamin Franklin's Philadelphia
- Benjamin Franklin Bridge
- Benjamin Franklin Parkway
- Benjamin Franklins Philadelphia
- Benjamin Rush
- Bernard Hopkins
- Bernie Parent
- Betsy Ross Bridge
- Betsy Ross House
- Beyond tomato pie: the full pizza landscape.
- Bicentennial 1976
- Big 5 (basketball)
- Big 5 Basketball
- Bill Barber
- Bill Barber was one of the key complementary players on the Broad Street Bullies Flyers teams of the 1970s, playing in Philadelphia from 1972 to 1984. His consistent offense and two-way play earned him a Hockey Hall of Fame induction in 1990.
- Bill Cosby
- Billie Holiday
- Billy Penn
- Billy Penn (news organization)
- Biomedical research institution, oldest independent research facility in the nation.
- Black Oak Park
- Black Thought
- Blue Cross RiverRink
- Boathouse Row
- Bob & Barbara's
- Bob & Barbara's on South Street is Philadelphia's most famous dive bar, known for its jukebox, $3 Pabst-and-shot combos (the "citywide special"), and late-night dancing. A democratic institution beloved by all strata of Philadelphia society.
- Bob Brady
- Bob Clarke
- Bobby Clarke
- Bobby Rydell
- Bodine High School
- Boies Penrose
- Boundary Street, Philadelphia
- Boundary street between Philadelphia and Montgomery County.
- Boyz II Men
- Bradley Cooper
- Brendan Boyle
- Brewerytown
- Brian Dawkins
- Brian De Palma
- Bridesburg
- Bridge crossing the Schuylkill.
- Bridge crossing the Schuylkill in South Philadelphia.
- Bridges in Philadelphia
- British Occupation of Philadelphia
- Broad Street
- Broad Street Line
- Brutalism
- Bryce Harper
- Bryn Mawr College
- Buddakan
- Buddakan, Stephen Starr's flagship Asian-fusion restaurant in Old City, opened in 1998 and became a model for theatrical, experiential dining. The Philadelphia original preceded the New York location that appeared in "Sex and the City."
- Burholme
- Burholme Park
- Burlington Stores
- Bustleton
- Bustleton Avenue
- Byberry
- COVID-19 Pandemic in Philadelphia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia
- Callowhill
- Camp William Penn
- Campbell Soup
- Can I get a refund on Philadelphia wage tax?
- Can I pay for parking with a credit card in Philadelphia?
- Can I run up the Rocky Steps?
- Can I store luggage at 30th Street Station?
- Can I use a credit card on SEPTA?
- Can anyone attend the Penn Relays?
- Can you bike in Fairmount Park?
- Can you bike in Wissahickon Valley Park?
- Can you bike to Manayunk?
- Can you drive through Valley Forge?
- Can you go to the top of Philadelphia City Hall?
- Can you go up to the William Penn statue?
- Can you meet Swoop?
- Can you negotiate prices on Jewelers Row?
- Can you order delivery from Reading Terminal Market?
- Can you see Al Capone's cell?
- Can you see Benjamin Franklin's grave?
- Can you see Einstein's brain at the Mütter Museum?
- Can you see George Washington's tent?
- Can you see The Thinker in Philadelphia?
- Can you see a sphinx in Philadelphia?
- Can you see the Constitution in Philadelphia?
- Can you see the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia?
- Can you see the PSFS sign at night?
- Can you see where George Washington sat?
- Can you swim in Wissahickon Creek?
- Can you take photos at the LOVE sculpture?
- Can you take photos inside Independence Hall?
- Can you take pictures with the Rocky statue?
- Can you touch the Liberty Bell?
- Can you touch the butterflies?
- Can you tour Boathouse Row?
- Can you tour Pennsylvania Hospital?
- Can you tour ships at the Seaport Museum?
- Can you visit Battle of Germantown sites?
- Can you visit Benjamin Franklin's house?
- Can you visit Camp William Penn site?
- Can you visit Fort Mifflin?
- Can you visit Gloria Dei Church?
- Can you visit Gloria Dei Old Swedes Church?
- Can you visit Mother Bethel Church?
- Can you visit Underground Railroad sites in Philadelphia?
- Can you visit Washington Crossing?
- Can you visit the Battle of Germantown site?
- Can you visit the house where Jefferson wrote the Declaration?
- Can you walk down Elfreth's Alley?
- Can you walk through Society Hill?
- Can you walk through the Giant Heart?
- Can you watch the Dad Vail Regatta?
- Caroline LeCount
- Carpenter's Woods
- Carpenters' Hall
- Carpenters Hall
- Carpenters Woods
- Carroll Park
- Carver Engineering and Science
- Castor Gardens
- Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
- Catholic school network operated by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
- Cecil B. Moore
- Cecil B. Moore Boulevard
- Cecil B Moore
- Cedar Grove
- Cedar Park
- Cedarbrook
- Cemetery where Benjamin Franklin and other notable Philadelphians are buried.
- Cencora
- Centennial Exposition 1876
- Centennial Exposition of 1876
- Center City
- Center City's oldest continuously operating tavern, opened in 1860.
- Center City, Philadelphia
- Center City Philadelphia
- Central High School
- Chamounix Mansion
- Charles Barkley
- Charles Brockden Brown
- Charles Henry Hines
- Charter of Pennsylvania
- Chase Utley
- Cheesesteak
- Cheesesteaks
- Chef Peter Serpico's eponymous restaurant on South Street, a collaboration with David Chang's Momofuku group, brought Asian-influenced contemporary American cooking to Philadelphia when it opened in 2013.
- Cherelle Parker
- Cherry Street Pier
- Chester stadium home to the Philadelphia Union since 2010.
- Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia
- Chestnut Hill Academy
- Chestnut Hill College
- Chestnut Street Bridge
- Chet Walker
- Chet Walker played for the 76ers from 1962 to 1969, one of the key players on the 1967 NBA championship team widely considered one of the greatest in league history. A seven-time All-Star.
- Chew Playground
- Chickie and Petes
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
- Chinatown
- Chinatown, Philadelphia
- Chris Deluzio
- Christ Church
- Christ Church Burial Ground
- Chubby Checker
- Chuck Bednarik
- Cianfrani Park
- Cira Centre
- Cira Centre South
- Citizens Bank Park
- City Hall
- City Hall, Philadelphia
- City Tavern
- City agency responsible for designating and protecting historic buildings.
- Civil Rights Movement in Philadelphia
- Civil War Philadelphia