{"id":21,"date":"2016-12-07T19:02:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T19:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/?p=21"},"modified":"2026-04-17T19:03:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:03:04","slug":"three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/07\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Essential Holiday Attractions in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There\u2019s nothing quite like the holidays in Philadelphia. From ice skating on the waterfront, to shopping artesian gems, to gazing at the amazing light displays, there are tons of iconic attractions to enjoy this time of year. Here are the top three holiday attractions in Philadelphia, according to Hussain al Nowais:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Blue Cross River Rink Winterfest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Penn\u2019s Landing has been transformed into a winter wonderland for Winterfest. Ice skate on the Olympic-size ice rink, which overlooks the Delaware River and is surrounded by a winter garden with holiday trees.&nbsp; When you\u2019re done skating, grab a bite to eat inside the ski resort-style lodge, or sit by a fire pit with a refreshing cup of hot coco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Christmas Village<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year the beloved Christmas Village is happening at City Hall while its usual destination, Love Park, undergoes renovations. The open-air market is outfitted in charming holiday d\u00e9cor and features over 80 vendors selling a wide array of gifts. New this year is a holiday-themed carousel in the courtyard of City Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Comcast Spectacular<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Comcast Spectacular is one of the world\u2019s highest resolution LED displays, which shines bright on the Comcast Experience video wall. The 15-minute show features dancers from the Pennsylvania Ballet, a magical sleigh and more, supported by your favorite seasonal songs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s nothing quite like the holidays in Philadelphia. From ice skating on the waterfront, to shopping artesian gems, to gazing at the amazing light displays, there are tons of iconic attractions to enjoy this time of year. Here are the top three holiday attractions in Philadelphia, according to Hussain al Nowais: Blue Cross River Rink [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Three Essential Holiday Attractions in Philadelphia - hussainalnowaisbio.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/07\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Three Essential Holiday Attractions in Philadelphia - hussainalnowaisbio.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There\u2019s nothing quite like the holidays in Philadelphia. From ice skating on the waterfront, to shopping artesian gems, to gazing at the amazing light displays, there are tons of iconic attractions to enjoy this time of year. Here are the top three holiday attractions in Philadelphia, according to Hussain al Nowais: Blue Cross River Rink [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/07\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"hussainalnowaisbio.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-12-07T19:02:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-17T19:03:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"u_hussainal004\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"u_hussainal004\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/07\\\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/07\\\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"u_hussainal004\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b97f8040e7299cb7b3ce9cbd66122183\"},\"headline\":\"Three Essential Holiday Attractions in Philadelphia\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-12-07T19:02:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-17T19:03:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/07\\\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":226,\"commentCount\":0,\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/07\\\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/07\\\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/07\\\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\\\/\",\"name\":\"Three Essential Holiday Attractions in Philadelphia - hussainalnowaisbio.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-12-07T19:02:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-17T19:03:04+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b97f8040e7299cb7b3ce9cbd66122183\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/07\\\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/07\\\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/07\\\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Three Essential Holiday Attractions in Philadelphia\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"hussainalnowaisbio.com\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b97f8040e7299cb7b3ce9cbd66122183\",\"name\":\"u_hussainal004\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0536e3efcc724b02524f3ad054fc2c2705e1533c4db173fbb0e1e23d52f5aa54?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0536e3efcc724b02524f3ad054fc2c2705e1533c4db173fbb0e1e23d52f5aa54?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0536e3efcc724b02524f3ad054fc2c2705e1533c4db173fbb0e1e23d52f5aa54?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"u_hussainal004\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/u_hussainal004\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Three Essential Holiday Attractions in Philadelphia - hussainalnowaisbio.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/07\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Three Essential Holiday Attractions in Philadelphia - hussainalnowaisbio.com","og_description":"There\u2019s nothing quite like the holidays in Philadelphia. From ice skating on the waterfront, to shopping artesian gems, to gazing at the amazing light displays, there are tons of iconic attractions to enjoy this time of year. Here are the top three holiday attractions in Philadelphia, according to Hussain al Nowais: Blue Cross River Rink [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/07\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\/","og_site_name":"hussainalnowaisbio.com","article_published_time":"2016-12-07T19:02:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-17T19:03:04+00:00","author":"u_hussainal004","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"u_hussainal004"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/07\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/07\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\/"},"author":{"name":"u_hussainal004","@id":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b97f8040e7299cb7b3ce9cbd66122183"},"headline":"Three Essential Holiday Attractions in Philadelphia","datePublished":"2016-12-07T19:02:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-17T19:03:04+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/07\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\/"},"wordCount":226,"commentCount":0,"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/07\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/07\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\/","url":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/07\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\/","name":"Three Essential Holiday Attractions in Philadelphia - hussainalnowaisbio.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-12-07T19:02:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-17T19:03:04+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b97f8040e7299cb7b3ce9cbd66122183"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/07\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/07\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/07\/three-essential-holiday-attractions-in-philadelphia\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Three Essential Holiday Attractions in Philadelphia"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/","name":"hussainalnowaisbio.com","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b97f8040e7299cb7b3ce9cbd66122183","name":"u_hussainal004","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0536e3efcc724b02524f3ad054fc2c2705e1533c4db173fbb0e1e23d52f5aa54?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0536e3efcc724b02524f3ad054fc2c2705e1533c4db173fbb0e1e23d52f5aa54?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0536e3efcc724b02524f3ad054fc2c2705e1533c4db173fbb0e1e23d52f5aa54?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"u_hussainal004"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com"],"url":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/author\/u_hussainal004\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22,"href":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions\/22"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hussainalnowaisbio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}