CENTER CITY. Billed as the city's "Antique Row," Pine Street is home to numerous high-end stores and curiosity shops that cater to seasoned and novice collectors alike. Though Antique Row begins at the Avenue of the Arts (Broad Street) and continues eastward in the direction of the Pennsylvania Hospital, it's between 11th and 9th Streets that you'll find the greatest concentration of galleries, furniture stores and the like.

OLD CITY. If you're looking for a neighborhood with a bit of an edge, Old City may be right up your alley. Known as being one of the city's more artsy enclaves, the rows of buildings from the waterfront all the way back to Fourth Street are home to numerous shops and galleries that range in taste from stylish to downright avant-garde. Of course, Old City isn't only about shopping. For example, Elfreth's Alley, the oldest residential street in the United States is worth stopping by, especially if you're visiting during the Fete Days celebration in June. The neighborhood also boasts many of the city's top restaurants.

CENTER CITY. The area surrounding beautiful Rittenhouse Square, one of five squares designated by William Penn in his original plans for the city, has long been considered one of Philadelphia's most fashionable districts and was once home to many beautiful Victorian homes. Today, the Row features an impressively diverse array of high-end shops, especially along Walnut and Locust Streets. If you need to take a breather from the shopping, grab a cup of coffee from La Colombe and relax a bit in the square, whose attractive 1913 redesign features diagonal pathways that converge in a central plaza.

SOUTH STREET. Though foodies and night owls may know of South Street for its numerous restaurants and nightspots, respectively, the daylight hours are devoted to shoppers. Try as you might, though, you won't find familiar faces like Banana Republic or Laura Ashley ­ No, on South Street things take on an artsier perspective. Shops here, most of them locally owned, range from tattoo parlors (there are many) to cutting edge art galleries. A neat component of the neighborhood's retail makeup is Fabric Row (South Fourth Street), which features numerous tailors, seamstresses, clothiers and upholstery shops. Parking is available at the garage on the 500 block of South Street.