Looking for Philadelphia history "beyond the bell"? Look no further than Cliveden, one of eight fabulous historic house museums in Philadelphia's historic Germantown neighborhood, and the only...

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The Georgian mansion of well-to-do colonial Samuel Powel, who served as mayor of Philadelphia. Home also to the sinful dinners, as John Adams called it, the fabulous dinners and dances Powel hosted, inviting the founding fathers and foreign dignitaries.

Though it can no longer be rung, the bell remains a lasting American symbol of freedom.

America's oldest residential street was built in 1702 and is now designated a National Historic Landmark.

This museum, located at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, showcases medical oddities.

Rich collection of memorabilia showing the tradition of Philadelphia Mummery that is performed during the annual New Years Day Parade.

Bartram's Garden was the first botanical garden and commercial nursery in the United States. The property consists of Bartram's historic home, a central garden area and a series of woodland paths...

The city's first great beer bar.

This 100-acre cemetery has an array of resplendent funerary monuments, including small Victorian palaces, art nouveau sarcophagi and pre-Raphaelite stained glass.

With levels above and below ground, the complex houses a theater and museum devoted to Franklin's life and inventions.

Stop by this small (and free!) museum on your walking tour of Philadelphia. Staffed by actual firemen, Firemans Hall exhibits artifacts, such as leather buckets and fire marks, once and sometimes still used to fight city fires.

William Penn gave the Society of Friends, the Quakers, land for the Meeting House. In the last week of March, 12,000 Friends congregate here to receive the spirits guidance.

This Ivy League institution counts, among its founders, Ben Franklin.

The simple home where Edgar Allen Poe lived and wrote. Among other stories, Poe wrote The Tell-Tale Heart here.

The largest single span suspension bridge in the world, at 1.8 miles, is brilliantly illuminated at night, with every single cable aglow.

Riverside neighborhood with many shops and boutiques.

This museum offers dynamic and always intriguing exhibits. The history and evolution of the American Jewish community from colonial times onwards is chronicled.

Red-brick Episcopal church that was originally built as an alternative to Christ Church, which was deemed too muddy for "fine gentlemen and beautiful belles".

Stately mansion built in 1780 for a wealthy physician, Dr. Philip Syng Physick.

You can find the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier here. This too, in colonial times, was where enslaved Africans were once held before being sold, and it has also served as a burial ground for white and black victims of the 1793 yellow fever epidemic.

This church's congregation has included Ben Franklin, George Washington and Betsy Ross.

An outlet mall featuring some upscale stores and a 14-screen movie theatre among its 200 other establishments.

Theater for live music and film.

A colorful outdoor market specializing in Italian foodstuffs.

Experience Philadelphia sightseeing fun from a duck's eye view on Philadelphia's original duck tour. Travel on land and water in one amazing vehicle. Tour historic Philadelphia and SPLASH into the Delaware River at Penn's Landing. Ride The Ducks is the fun thing to do in Philadelphia and it's the best Philly sightseeing tour.

Built in 1770 and used by a variety of political groups, Carpenter Hall was used as a hospital and arsenal during the Revolutionary War.

The museum covers the roots of African-Americans and their role in U.S. history, with a focus on the history and experience of slavery and captivity, as well as the development of Black culture.

Historic neighborhood in the middle of the city.

A neighborhood featuring art galleries, furniture stores, boutiques and performance areas.