Important building used during the United States' Centennial celebration during the Ulysses S. Grant presidency in 1876.
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Important building used during the United States' Centennial celebration during the Ulysses S. Grant presidency in 1876.
Located in the city's North Liberties section, local historians boast that this is the spot where lager was first brewed in America in 1842.
The first of the city's breweries to sell its product online.
Philadelphia was the brewing hub of the American Colonies. That tradition is carried on at Brownies Irish Pub, which has, perhaps, the city's freshest pint.
Once home to three generations of an abolitionist Quaker family, the Johnson House served as a stop on Harriet Tubmans Underground Railroad.
Once an avant-garde theater, now a music venue, with or without seats. Where Kevin Bacon used to kick it back in his day.
A cobblestone street square in an area of small parks and restaurants.
A section of Pine Street filled with small delightful antique shops.
A statue of Joan of Arc riding a horse.
Ferry running between Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey.
The National Memorial, modeled after the Roman Pantheon, features a 20-foot marble statue of Benjamin Franklin as well as some of Franklins possessions, including his publications and the machines he used in his experiments.
The Underground Railroad Trail retraces the route of Harriet Tubman, who made 19 trips from the South to the North guiding fleeing slaves to freedom. Several sites in Philadelphia comprise part of the trail.
Part of the Underground Railroad Trail, William Stills Last Residence once sheltered about 95% of the escaped slaves passing through Philadelphia.
