PHILADELPHIA
The birthplace of American democracy, Philadelphia is the fifth largest city in the nation, with 1.5 million residents. A commercial, banking, insurance, and transportation center, Philadelphia has one of the largest freshwater ports in the world and is a major oil refining center.
A cultural nucleus since the 18th century, Philadelphia is home to many artistic, dramatic, musical, and scientific societies and has more than 30 universities and institutions of higher learning. Cultural institutions include the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Opera Company of Philadelphia, and the world-class Philadelphia Orchestra. Philadelphia also boasts some of the best — and most culturally and ethnically diverse — restaurants in the US. In fact, National Geographic Traveler magazine recently named Philadelphia its “next great city.”
Located between New York and Washington, the Wharton School is on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and is accessible to most major cities around the world. The Aresty Institute of Executive Education is housed in the Steinberg Conference Center (map), which is located at 255 South 38th Street (between Spruce and Walnut Streets).
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SAN FRANCISCO
Wharton’s center in San Francisco is conveniently located in San Francisco’s business district. The state-of-the-art facility is located on the top three floors of the historic Folger Building at 101 Howard Street, at the corner of Howard and Spear Streets. It is closely related in functional design to Wharton’s new Jon M. Huntsman Hall and the Steinberg Conference Center on campus in Philadelphia. The Center is just a stroll from the Embarcadero, the city’s spectacular waterfront promenade.