Philadelphia – Welcome to the city considered to be the birthplace of the United States.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s largest city, is renowned for its rich history, including the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall (where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed) and other sites important to the American Revolution.
Also significant are the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, immortalized by Sylvester Stallone’s triumphant run in the movie “Rocky.”
Historic sites and national parks:
- American Philosophical Society Hall
- Belmont Mansion
- Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
- Betsy Ross House
- Carpenters’ Hall
- Colonial Germantown Historic District
- Congress Hall
- Ebenezer Maxwell House
- Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
- Elfreth’s Alley
- Fairmount Water Works
- First Bank of the United States
- Fort Mifflin
- Franklin Court
- Friends Hospital
- Founder’s Hall, Girard College
- Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church
- Independence Hall
- Independence National Historical Park
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Liberty Bell
- Memorial Hall
- Merchants’ Exchange
- National Mechanics
- New Market, and the surrounding Head House Square Historic District
- Pennsylvania Hospital
- Philadelphia City Hall
- Philadelphia Naval Asylum
- Second Bank of the United States
- Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
- University of Pennsylvania central campus
