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Philadelphia private guides and walking tours
As the second largest city in the English-speaking world in the 18th century and the site of the writing of both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, Philadelphia is a living museum of American history and ideas where one can start to understand the social and economic context of colonial America. Different
Temple on the Hill
Featured Walks in Philadelphia
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Temple on the Hill
Constructed in the wake of the great Centennial Exposition of 1876, the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) rises on a manmade hill above the city, at the end of a great Parisian-styl
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Colonial City in Context
Founded in the 17th century by William Penn as a haven for persecuted Quakers, Philadelphia quickly became the most important city in America. By the dawn of the revolution it was
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Franklin Seminar
Few people in history have enjoyed such a symbiotic relationship with their city as Benjamin Franklin with Philadelphia. Inventor, scientist, businessman, manager, politician, phil
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Philadelphia Public Art, from William Penn to Rocky Balboa
Philadelphia has more public art than any other city in the world outside of Paris. How did this come to be? From the tallest statue atop any building in the nation, to murals and
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