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| View All Sights Sights: Historic District(25 found) |
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Philadelphia Merchant's Exchange
Be the First to Rate It Map | Designed by the well-known Philadelphia architect William Strickland... |
Architectural Sites | Historic District |
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Philosophical Hall
Member Rating: 2.0 Map | This is the headquarters of the American Philosophical Society... |
Architectural Sites | Historic District |
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First Bank of the United States
Member Rating: 2.6 Map | A fine example of Federal architecture, the oldest bank building... |
Government Buildings | Historic District |
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Bishop White House
Member Rating: 2.8 Map | Built in 1786, this restored upper-class house embodies Colonial... |
Houses / Mansions | Historic District |
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Todd House
Member Rating: 2.8 Map | Built in 1775 by John Dilworth, Todd House has been restored... |
Houses / Mansions | Historic District |
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Independence Visitor Center
Member Rating: 1.4 Map | This is the city's official visitor center as well as the gateway... |
Information Centers | Historic District |
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Library Hall
Member Rating: 2.8 Map | This 20th-century building is a reconstruction of Franklin's... |
Libraries | Historic District |
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Atwater Kent Museum
Member Rating: 2.0 Map | Philadelphia's official history museum tells the city's story... |
Museums / Galleries | Historic District |
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Carpenters' Hall
Member Rating: 3.0 Map | This handsome, patterned red-and-black brick building dating... |
Museums / Galleries | Historic District |
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Congress Hall
Member Rating: 4.8 Map | Formerly the Philadelphia County Courthouse, Congress Hall was... |
Museums / Galleries | Historic District |
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Declaration House
Member Rating: 1.6 Map | In a second-floor room that he had rented from bricklayer Jacob... |
Museums / Galleries | Historic District |
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Franklin Court
Member Rating: 3.2 Map | Kids will love this highly interactive and informative museum... |
Museums / Galleries | Historic District |
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Independence Hall
Member Rating: 4.2 Map | The birthplace of the United States, this redbrick building with... |
Museums / Galleries | Historic District |
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Living History Center
Be the First to Rate It Map | The park's former visitor center now houses the ongoing archaeological... |
Museums / Galleries | Historic District |
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National Constitution Center
Member Rating: 2.0 Map | This 160,000-square-foot museum brings the U.S. Constitution... |
Museums / Galleries | Historic District |
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National Liberty Museum
Be the First to Rate It Map | Using interactive exhibits, video, and works of art, the museum... |
Museums / Galleries | Historic District |
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New Hall Military Museum
Be the First to Rate It Map | The original of this reconstructed 1790 building briefly served... |
Museums / Galleries | Historic District |
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Old City Hall
Member Rating: 3.2 Map | Independence Hall is flanked by Congress Hall to the west and... |
Museums / Galleries | Historic District |
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Second Bank of the United States
Member Rating: 2.8 Map | When Second Bank President Nicholas Biddle held a design competition... |
Museums / Galleries | Historic District |
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Franklin Square
Be the First to Rate It Map | This once rundown park -- one of five squares William Penn placed... |
Parks | Historic District |
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Independence Square
Member Rating: 3.0 Map | On July 8, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was first read... |
Parks | Historic District |
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Welcome Park
Be the First to Rate It Map | A scale model of the Penn statue that tops City Hall sits on... |
Parks | Historic District |
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Curtis Center
Be the First to Rate It Map | The lobby of the Curtis Publishing Company building has a great... |
Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) | Historic District |
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Liberty Bell
Member Rating: 5.0 Map | The bell fulfilled the biblical words of its inscription when... |
Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) | Historic District |
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Bourse
Member Rating: 2.6 Map | Enter the Bourse and you're in another century. The skylighted... |
Quick Bites | Historic District |
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