University City list excerpted from "103 Things You Should Do in Philly Before You Die," in Philadelphia Weekly. For the other 97 things, you have to leave the hood.

Stop by West Philly High on a fall Saturday morning and watch drumline practice.

Drop six bucks at West Philly’s Genuine Baking Company for one of their takeout dinners (and cross your fingers it’s roast chicken and green beans day).

Eat a mammoth-sized sandwich from Koch’s Deli at 43rd and Locust in a single sitting.

Go to a Big 5 game at the Palestra. (Bonus points if you also catch Roman High play in their Hoosiers-like gym.)

Go all rasta and smoke a big doob on a Sunday morning in Clark Park with Jimmy Cliff in your buds.

Build a foam sword, and join the Saturday capture-the-flag game in Clark Park. (Bonus points for trash-talking the 7-year-olds.)

Nothing beats our third floor court with no corner 3s (Sorry not a WP thing )