Venue
Temple University Center City Campus
1515 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Located across the street from City Hall and surrounded by the home offices of major national corporations, Temple University Center City (TUCC) offers a wide selection of undergraduate and graduate courses and full degree programs in the evening, as well as stimulating non-credit workshops and seminars during the day, in the evening, and on weekends. The campus is easily accessible by transit with several buses that conveniently make stops within one block of the campus, and suburban and commuter rails as well as PATCO High Speed Lines from New Jersey that all stop within four blocks of the campus.
Hotel Options:
1. DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Center City, 237 S Broad St.
Distance to TUCC: 0.4 mile.
2. Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1200 Filbert St.
Distance to TUCC: 0.3 mile.
More options: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1I0YNGWH-B-nxhHjwBrAFOkEgFCEwhDs&usp=sharing
Travel Direction:
Air Travel:
The 2024 ACSIC SOFC conference is being held on the Temple University Center City Campus in Philadelphia. The main airport is Philadelphia International Airport (airport code: PHL). More information about the airport can be found on their website: https://www.phl.org
From Philadelphia International Airport it is approximately 12 miles to the Temple University Center City Campus. We highly recommend taking the Regional Rail Airport Line from the airport to Suburban Station, an approximately 25 mins ride. The Suburban Station is within one block from the Temple University Center City Campus. More information about the airport line can be found here: https://www.septa.org/schedules/AIR?direction=0&date=2024-02-29
Car Rental information can be found at: https://www.phl.org/getting-around/rental-car-information
Taxis, Lyft and Uber are all available from the PHL airport.
Train Travel:
Amtrak Train Service is available to Gray III 30th Street Station in Philadelphia (train station code: PHL). You can take Regional Rail from 30th Street Station to Suburban Station. The Suburban Station is within one block from the Temple University Center City Campus.
Parking:
Parkway Parking at 1500 Market Street (Centre Square building)
(entrance on 16th Street near Ranstead Street)
215-399-2799
iParkit Express Parking at Love Park Garage
Best Places to Visit near TUCC:
1. City Hall (3 mins walk). Philadelphia City Hall is the seat of the municipal government of the City of Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Built in the ornate Second Empire style, City Hall houses the chambers of the Philadelphia City Council and the offices of the Mayor of Philadelphia.
2. Independence Hall & Liberty Bell (25 mins walk). The Liberty Bell, previously called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell, is an iconic symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia.
3. Reading Terminal Market (10 mins walk). Famous indoor farmer's market offering diverse fare, housewares & area specialties since 1893.
4. Philadelphia Museum of Art & Rodin Museum (30 mins walk). The Philadelphia Museum of Art houses more than 240,000 objects, highlighting the creative achievements of the Western world and those of Asia. The Rodin Museum is an art museum that contains one of the largest collections of sculptor Auguste Rodin's works outside Paris.
5. Barnes Foundation (15 mins walk). The Barnes Foundation is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture.
6. Cape May (1.75 hours drive). Cape May is a city and seaside resort at the tip of southern New Jersey’s Cape May Peninsula. It’s known for its grand Victorian houses such as the Emlen Physick Estate, now a museum with a preserved interior from the era. Shops and restaurants line the Washington Street Mall, 3 pedestrianized blocks of Washington Street. The Cape May Lighthouse provides views across the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean.