Top Things To Do In Philadelphia Today, Aug. 18

Looking for something to do today? Here are our top three picks...there's something for everyone in the Philadelphia area!

(Credit: Lori Brennan, The Porch at 30th)

(Credit: Lori Brennan, The Porch at 30th)

Gourmet Food Trucks

The Porch at 30th Street Station

2955 Market St

Philadelphia, Pa.


11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., pay as you go

Have lunch from a food truck today at The Porch at 30th Street. On the roster for Mondays in August are Chewy's and Samosa Deb.

Penn Museum File Photo (credit: CBS3)

Penn Museum File Photo (credit: CBS3)

"Year of Sound: Hollywood in the Amazon"

Penn Museum

3260 South St

Philadelphia, Pa.

FREE with admission

Back in 1931, researchers from Penn went to the Amazon and filmed the first documentary centered on non-Western speaking people, the Bororo. In this new exhibit, the museum will show this film alongside artifacts from the historic trip.

(Credit: Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)

(Credit: Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)

Preseason Tailgate Specials

Gunners Run

1001 N 2nd St

Philadelphia, Pa.

Pay as you go

Preseason football is here, and Gunners Run in NoLibs has your tailgate eats covered. Head over tonight to watch the Cleveland Browns at Washington with buckets or pitchers of beer while you chow down on Nashville fried chicken and half-price chicken or seitan wings.

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