Long-considered one of the toniest neighborhoods in the city, Rittenhouse Square isn’t just an enviable address. It’s a lifestyle.

And since it’s home to a number of hotels, the neighborhood, which spans Market to South streets from the north to south and runs east to west from Broad Street to the Schuylkill River Banks, remains an out-of-towner favorite.

Along the Rittenhouse sidewalks, many of which boast seating for alfresco dining and drinking in the warm months, residents and visitors find high-end stores, locally owned boutiques, small galleries, theaters and entertainment, cafes, beer, wine, and cocktail bars, and restaurants of all kinds. With all this, the neighborhood buzzes with activity all year long.

Rittenhouse Square, the one-square-block park that gives the neighborhood its name, is more popular with sunbathers, readers, families, artists, and even dogs than city founder William Penn ever could have imagined. Festivals, farmers’ markets, fairs, and general merriment make it the city’s best-known—and perhaps most enjoyed—park.