Excerpt from Visitors' Guide to the Centennial Exhibition and Philadelphia: May 10th to November 10th, 1876, Authorized by the Centennial Board of Finance, and Approved by the Director-General, the Only Guide-Book Sold on the Exhibition Grounds The visitor to the Centennial Exhibition and Philadelphia should acquaint himself with the characteristics and extent of the Exhibition and city, and should determine the general features of his programme before leaving home. The most agreeable and convenient route for reaching Philadelphia should be selected, and the information of interest to travelers under stood. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.