Philadelphia Discount Car Rental-Best Places to Drive Your Rental Car

Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the fifth-most-populous city in the United States. The Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area has a population of 6.1 million and is the country’s fifth-largest metro area. The city, which lies about 80 miles southwest of New York City, is also the nation’s fourth-largest consumer media market, as ranked by the Nielsen Media Research. It is the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. Popular nicknames for Philadelphia include Philly and The City of Brotherly Love, from the literal meaning of the city’s name in Greek, compounded from philos for “love” and adelphos for “brother”.A commercial, educational, and cultural center, Philadelphia was the social and geographical center of the original 13 American colonies. It was a centerpiece of early American history, host to many of the ideas and actions that gave birth to the American Revolution and independence. It was the most populous city of the young United States. Philadelphia served as one of the nation’s many capitals during the Revolutionary War and after. After the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, the city served as the temporary national capital from 1790 to 1800 while Washington D.C., was under construction. Philadelphia is central to African American history with its large black population predating the Great Migration.

Drive your Philadelphia rental car to the Reading Terminal Market which is the nation’s oldest continuously operating farmers’ market for a traditional Amish-style meal at the counter of the Dutch Eating Place, or get an authentic Philadelphia cheesesteak at Rick’s Steaks. Head east in your discount Philadelphia car rental to the Historic District, the Birthplace of Freedom, with The Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and Carpenters’ Hall with a free timed tickets from the Independence Visitor Center. There are also several Once Upon a Nation storytelling benches with tales about Colonial Philadelphia.

For children under seven years, drive your cheap Philadelphia rental car to the Please Touch Museum, with interactive displays like Move It!; about various forms of transportation and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; about life is down the rabbit hole. For older kids, the Franklin Institute is a premier science museum, housing a planetarium, IMAX movie theater, permanent exhibits and rotating special exhibits. IN your discount Philadelphia rental car you could drive across the Delaware River to Camden, New Jersey’s Riverfront, to Penn’s Landing, from where a short walk will take you to the Adventure Aquarium, which has more than 5,000 marine animals including a Touch-a-Shark tank and a Caribbean beach, home to tropical fish and birds.

In your cheap Philadelphia car rental you can also visit the Camden Children’s Garden, a four-acre horticultural garden with a Dinosaur Garden, Storybook Garden, Tree House and Picnic Garden with train rides and a beautiful carousel.

The Philadelphia Zoo was the very first zoo to be established in America and offers The Bank of America Big Cat Falls with lions, tigers and leopards and the Children’s Zoo and Treehouse. The Zooballoon, rising 400 feet above the treetops, overlooks giraffes, zebras and the Philadelphia skyline. Drive your Philly rental car to Longwood Gardens, a fine horticultural display of 1,050 acres of gardens, woodlands and meadows, 20 outdoor gardens, 20 indoor gardens and 11,000 different types of plants. It also has the Children’s Garden, with an ever-changing water curtain and leaping water “glow worm,” made of flower-shaped water jets. Linvilla Orchards is one of the last working farms in the Delaware Valley, with more than 300 acres of hayrides, tours, swimming and fruit and vegetable picking while in season.

For all your car rental needs, Philadelphia Car Rental Giant offers discount car rentals in Philadelphia for travelers. Reserve your discount car rental and have it waiting when you arrive in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia International Airport Car Rental (PHL)

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is a major airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is the largest airport in the Delaware Valley region and in Pennsylvania. The airport is the second largest hub and the primary international hub of US Airways and has service to destinations in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. Most of the airport property is located in Philadelphia proper. The international terminal and the western end of the airfield are located in Tinicum Township, Delaware County.

The Philadelphia Car Rental Agencies at the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) are located in Zone 2 outside the baggage claim area. You can get great deals on car rental with Philadelphia Car Rental Giant using the following great car rental suppliers Avis, Budget, Enterprise, National, Dollar, Alamo, Payless and Thrifty Car Rental. Simply type in “Philadelphia” hit the space bar and choose a location from the drop down menu. Add the date, time, age and hit search you will instantly get rates for you desired time frame. Car Rental Giant makes it very easy to rent a car and get the best car rental rates online.

To get to Philadelphia Airport from Center City Philadelphia, take the I-95 South to the Philadelphia International Airport Exitor I-76 East following signs for the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL).

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Philadelphia News

Danza’s heart still in Northeast High where he taught, but he worries about the cuts- Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:28:00 GMT
After a year in a city public school classroom, Tony Danza says his heart is still very much in Philadelphia.

Jerry Glickson | Meet elsewhere in Philadelphia- Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:18:32 GMT
When I was a student at Columbia, one of the student organizations invited George Lincoln Rockwell, Leader of the American Nazi Party to speak.

Death penalty sought in Philly-area triple murder- Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:03:48 GMT
Prosecutors in suburban Philadelphia say they plan to seek the death penalty against a man accused of having stabbed his parents and twin brother to death last year.

Arrest Warrant Issued In Discovery Of Newborn Left In Box On North Philadelphia Street- Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:54:17 GMT
Police have issued an arrest warrant for the mother of a newborn baby that was found in a box on a North Philadelphia street several days before Christmas.

Poll: NW Philadelphians Believe City’s Declined But Approve of Nutter’s Performance- Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:54:16 GMT
A recent poll suggests that Northwest Philadelphians approve of Mayor Michael Nutter’s work more than most, are more pessimistic about where the city has gone in the past five years and feel better than others about the effect immigrants are having on the city.

Car Rental Giant Customers recently booked rentals in Philadelphia as low as:

Economy: 19.00

Midsize: 21.00

Fullsize: 22.00

Suv: 38.00

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