Movie: Rocky (1976)

How did it feature in the movie?
In the training montage of all training montages, grey-tracksuited amateur boxer Rocky scales 72 stone steps to prepare for his first shot at a professional fight - as David to heavyweight Apollo Creed’s Goliath. Sylvester Stallone’s script became a 200 per cent profit box-office smash and the man-conquers-loads-of-stairs sequence may have had something to do with it. In the iconic scene Rocky celebrates his triumphant strides with an overhead fist-pump.

What is it in real life?
The “Rocky Steps” lead to the entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, one of the largest museums in the US, and supplier of the best view in the city. A bronze statue of Rocky (commissioned by Stallone) has sat at the bottom of the steps since 1982.

Is it easy to get to?
Yes, it’s very central. Catch the subway or the 38 bus from Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station (or jog there with a large group of kids in tow).

Worth seeing?
The museum’s impressive, but it’s worth going just for the view - and the obligatory tourist photo by the Rocky statue.