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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
 
Delancey Place
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Map | This fine residential area southwest of Rittenhouse Square was... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Rittenhouse Square
 
Deshler-Morris House
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Map | Known as the "Germantown White House," this is where President... 		Houses / Mansions Germantown and Chestnut Hill
 
Di Bruno Bros.
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Map | Di Bruno Bros. is a two-level gourmet shop with a dazzling array... 		Quick Bites, Neighborhoods / Streets Rittenhouse Square
 
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
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Map | Designed by John Haviland and built in 1829, Eastern State was... 		Jails Benjamin Franklin Parkway
 
Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
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Map | Philadelphia's only mid-19th-century house-museum is a Victorian... 		Houses / Mansions Germantown and Chestnut Hill
 
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
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Map | One of America's most original writers, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49)... 		Houses / Mansions Old City
 
Elfreth's Alley
Member Rating: 3.4
Map | The alley, the oldest continuously occupied residential street... 		Historic Districts / Sites Old City
 
Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial Sculpture Garden
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Map | Bronze and granite sculptures by 16 artists stand in a series... 		Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) Fairmount Park
 
Faire Mount
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Map | This is now the site of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In 1812... 		Viewpoints Fairmount Park
 
Fairmount Waterworks
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Map | Designed by Frederick Graff, this National Historic Engineering... 		Architectural Sites Fairmount Park
 
Fireman's Hall Museum
Member Rating: 3.4
Map | Housed in an authentic 1876 firehouse, this museum traces the... 		Museums / Galleries Old City
 
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
 
Fisher Fine Arts Library
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Map | One of the finest examples remaining of the work of Philadelphia... 		Libraries University City
 
Fork: etc
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Map | Located next door to its popular namesake restaurant, Fork: etc... 		Quick Bites Old City
 
Fort Mifflin
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Map | Within this 49-acre National Historic Landmark, you can see cannons... 		Military Sites Southwest Philadelphia
 
Franklin Court
Member Rating: 3.2
Map | Kids will love this highly interactive and informative museum... 		Museums / Galleries Historic District
 
Franklin Institute Science Museum
Member Rating: 3.8
Map | Founded more than 175 years ago to honor Benjamin Franklin, the... 		Museums / Galleries Benjamin Franklin Parkway
 
Franklin Square
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Map | This once rundown park -- one of five squares William Penn placed... 		Parks Historic District
 
Free Library of Philadelphia
Member Rating: 2.2
Map | Philadelphia calls its vast public-library system the Fabulous... 		Libraries Benjamin Franklin Parkway
 
Free Quaker Meeting House
Member Rating: 2.4
Map | This was the house of worship for the Free "Fighting" Quakers... 		Religious Sites Old City


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