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