Welcome to Philadelphia, Philly, the city of brotherly love. Philadelphia is famous for its role in colonial America and the American Revolution. Philadelphia history includes sevral monumental events from the Continental Congress electing Benjamin Franklin the first Postmaster General of the United Colonies in 1775 to The Declaration of Independence being adopted on July 4th 1776 (the day Americans celebrate Independence Day with fireworks) to John Nixon reading The Declaration of Independence from the Observatory, State House Yard, on July 8th, 1776 to the Battles of Germantown and Red Bank during the Revolutionary War.
Come experience a modern city rich in history but leave time for Philadelphia's sports and cheesesteaks.
The Atwater-Kent Museum, located at 15 South 7th Street, occupies the former Franklin Institute Building, one block from Independence Hall and the Independence Visitor Center, and around the corner from the Liberty Bell. The Greek revival design of the original building by Philadelphia architect, John Haviland, features a marble entrance and iron lamps. […]
Philadelphia’s Italian Market, or 9th Street, is a large outdoor area of grocery stores, restaurants, cafes, butchers, bakers, and cheese vendors extending from Fitzwater to Wharton Street in South Philadelphia. The area was not a part of William Penn’s original plan for the city, and the first Italian immigrants arrived and moved into Antonio […]