9 places to visit in Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia
Take a look at the many amazing sites of Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. While you may think that the park is limited to Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, there are nearly two dozen buildings and monuments in Philadelphia's Old City that are part of the park. Here are my picks for nine of the best to visit the next time you're in Philly.
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Exploring Independence National Historical Park
Exploring Independence National Historical Park
Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia
Philadelphia is the largest and most populous city in the state of Pennsylvania. It currently has a metropolitan population of over 6 million people. The city is known for the Liberty Bell, the constitution as well as being the United States capital at one time.
Philadelphia: Independence National Historical Park
Independence National Historical Park is a United States National Park in Philadelphia that preserves several sites associated with the American Revolution and the nation's founding history. Administered by the National Park Service, the 55-acre (22 ha) park comprises much of Philadelphia's most-visited historic district. The park has been nicknamed America's most historic square mile because of its abundance of historic landmarks, and the park sites are located within the Old City and Society Hill neighborhoods of Philadelphia.
The centerpiece of the park is Independence Hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted in the late 18th century. Independence Hall was the principal meetinghouse of the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1783 and the Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787. Across the street from Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, an iconic symbol of American independence, is displayed in the Liberty Bell Center. The park contains other historic buildings, such as the First Bank of the United States, the first bank chartered by the United States Congress, and the Second Bank of the United States, which had its charter renewal vetoed by President Andrew Jackson as part of the Bank War. Carpenters' Hall, the site of the First Continental Congress, is located on Park property as well, however the building is privately owned and operated. It also contains City Tavern, a recreated colonial tavern, which was the favorite of the delegates, and John Adams felt was the finest tavern in all America.
Most of the park's historic structures are located in the vicinity of the four landscaped blocks between Chestnut, Walnut, 2nd, and 6th streets. The park also contains Franklin Court, the site of a museum dedicated to Benjamin Franklin and the United States Postal Service Museum. An additional three blocks directly north of Independence Hall, collectively known as Independence Mall, contain the Liberty Bell Center, National Constitution Center, Independence Visitor Center, and the former site of the President's House. The park also contains other historical artifacts, such as the Syng inkstand which was used during the signings of both the Declaration and the Constitution.
Independence Hall, Independence National Historical Park - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Independence Hall, which began as the first Pennsylvania State House, was the site of key events in the creation and shaping of the United States of America. The Declaration of Independence was debated and signed here in 1776. The Articles of Confederation were drafted and ratified here in 1783. The US Constitution was debated and adopted here at the 1787 Constitution Convention.
The US government was headquartered in Philadelphia in the 1790s until the national capital was moved to Washington, DC in 1800. The US Congress met in Congress Hall, adjacent to the west of Independence Hall, from 1790 until 1800. President Washington was inaugurated here for his second term in 1793, and President John Adams was inaugurated here in 1797.
The US Supreme Court met in Old City Hall, adjacent to the east of Independence Hall, from 1791 until 1800.
Today, Independence Hall, along with Congress Hall and Old City Hall, is the centerpiece of Independence National Historical Park. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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P06A0615 - Independence Hall as viewed from Independence Mall
P06A0647 - The Assembly Room of Indpendence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution were debated and adopted
P06A0657 - The Long Gallery dominates the second floor of Independence Hall
P06A0666 - The Committee Chamber served as a committee room and library for the Pennsylvania Assembly; the assembly also used this room when the Continental Congress was using the Assembly Room
P06A0683 - The US House of Representatives Chamber in Congress Hall from 1790 until 1800
P06A0690 - The US Senate Chamber in Congress Hall from 1790 until 1800
P06A0707 - The US Supreme Court met in this room in the Old City Hall from 1791 until 1800
P06A0631 - Independence Hall as viewed from Independence Square
Liberty Bell Center at Independence National Historic Park, Philadelphia Pennsylvania
This is a quick walk through of the Liberty Bell center in Philadelphia Pa 2/12. you can see 360 view of the famous cracked Liberty bell.
Independence Historical National Park. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This was taken at the Independence Historical National Park, Summer 2011.
Independence Hall - Philadelphia, PA - Travel Thru History
A visit to Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the birthplace of American democracy and the Declaration of Independence.
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Independence National Historical Park (with Liberty Bell) - Philadelphia Flower Show
Independence National Historical Park
by Burke Brothers Landscape Design/Build
Philadelphia Flower Show
Theme: different each year (2016 - ‘Explore America’; honors
the Centennial of the National Park Service)
When: annually, usually in early-mid March for 1+ weeks
Where: Philadelphia Convention Center
110 N 11th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Producer: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is the nation's largest and longest-running horticultural event, and features stunning displays by the world’s premier floral and landscape designers.
Started in 1829 by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, the Show introduces the newest plant varieties, garden and design concepts, and organic and sustainable practices. In addition to the major garden displays, the Flower Show hosts world-renowned competitions in horticulture and artistic floral arranging, gardening presentations and demonstrations, special events, a mammoth indoor Marketplace, and the Bloom Philly Festival in the weeks leading up to the Show.
The Philadelphia Flower Show has been honored as the best event in the world by the International Festivals & Events Association, competing with events such as the Kentucky Derby Festival, Tournament of Roses Parade, Indianapolis 500 Festival, and other international celebrations.
Proceeds from the Flower Show benefit the year-round programs of PHS that have become national models of urban greening.
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Independence hall and liberty bell philadelphia USA Full Tour
The Liberty Bell is an iconic symbol of American independence, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Once placed in the steeple of the Pennsylvania State House (now renamed Independence Hall), the bell today is located in the Liberty Bell Center in Independence National Historical Park. The bell was commissioned in 1752 by the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly from the London firm of Lester and Pack (known subsequently as the Whitechapel Bell Foundry), and was cast with the lettering Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof, a Biblical reference from the Book of Leviticus. The bell first cracked when rung after its arrival in Philadelphia, and was twice recast by local workmen John Pass and John Stow, whose last names appear on the bell. In its early years, the bell was used to summon lawmakers to legislative sessions and to alert citizens about public meetings and proclamations.
Independence Hall is the building where both the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted. It is now the centerpiece of the Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The building was completed in 1753 as the Pennsylvania State House, and served as the capitol for the Province and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania until the state capital moved to Lancaster in 1799. It became the principal meeting place of the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1783 and was the site of the Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787.
A convention held in Independence Hall in 1915, presided over by former US president William Howard Taft, marked the formal announcement of the formation of the League to Enforce Peace, which led to the League of Nations and eventually the United Nations. The building is part of Independence National Historical Park and is listed as a World Heritage Site
A tour of the Valley Forge National Historical Park.
A tour of the Valley Forge National Historical Park, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, United States. Recorded during
walking tour Independence National Historical Park
walking tour Independence National Historical Park
The Betsy Ross House in Old City Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
Betsy Ross House in Old City Philadelphia USA
Betsy Ross is credited for creating and sewing the first Stars & Stripes American Flag.
In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on that day in 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.
Betsy Ross House
239 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
(215) 629-4026
Philadelphia is the largest city in the state of Pennsylvania.
In 1682, William Penn founded the city to serve as capital of Pennsylvania Colony.
Philadelphia is home to many national historical sites that relate to the founding of the United States. Independence National Historical Park is the center of these historical landmarks. Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed, and the Liberty Bell are the city's most famous attractions. Other historic sites include homes for Edgar Allan Poe, Betsy Ross, and Thaddeus Kosciuszko.
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Facts of Philadelphia and Symbols of Pennsylvania
Betsy Ross made the first American flag in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is home to the cheesesteak sandwich, water ice, soft pretzels, and TastyKakes.
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia in 1776.
Philadelphia is home to the Liberty Bell.
Fairmount Park in Philadelphia is the largest city park with over 8,000 acres.
Philadelphia is the site of the first presidential mansion.
Philadelphia was once the United States capital city.
State Colors
Blue & Gold
State Flower
Mountain Laurel
State Motto
Virtue, Liberty, Independence
State Nickname
The Keystone State
State Song
Pennsylvania by Eddie Khoury and Ronnie Bonner
State Theater
Walnut Street Theatre
State Tree
Eastern Hemlock
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Independence Hall, Philadelphia - Pennsylvania Travel Guide
Take a tour of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, United States -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
Philadelphia Pennsylvania's Independence Hall is looked upon by many as the birth place of the United States of America.
Within these now historic walls, the Declaration of Independence was drafted, debated upon and finally signed in 1776.
The bell tower of Independence Hall held the original Liberty Bell which now resides in the Liberty Bell Center.
Construction of this American landmark started in 1732 in Georgian architectural style; twenty one years later it was finally finished.
Independence Hall has gone through many restorations over the years, and in 1948 the building's interior was reverted back to its original appearance.
This monument is housed within the confines of the Independence National Historic Park and has been honored with the moniker of World Heritage Site.
Happy Flag Day from The Betsy Ross House in Old City Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
Betsy Ross House in Old City Philadelphia USA
Betsy Ross is credited for creating and sewing the first Stars & Stripes American Flag.
In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on that day in 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.
Betsy Ross House
239 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
(215) 629-4026
Philadelphia is the largest city in the state of Pennsylvania.
In 1682, William Penn founded the city to serve as capital of Pennsylvania Colony.
Philadelphia is home to many national historical sites that relate to the founding of the United States. Independence National Historical Park is the center of these historical landmarks. Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed, and the Liberty Bell are the city's most famous attractions. Other historic sites include homes for Edgar Allan Poe, Betsy Ross, and Thaddeus Kosciuszko.
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Facts of Philadelphia and Symbols of Pennsylvania
Betsy Ross made the first American flag in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is home to the cheesesteak sandwich, water ice, soft pretzels, and TastyKakes.
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia in 1776.
Philadelphia is home to the Liberty Bell.
Fairmount Park in Philadelphia is the largest city park with over 8,000 acres.
Philadelphia is the site of the first presidential mansion.
Philadelphia was once the United States capital city.
State Colors
Blue & Gold
State Flower
Mountain Laurel
State Motto
Virtue, Liberty, Independence
State Nickname
The Keystone State
State Song
Pennsylvania by Eddie Khoury and Ronnie Bonner
State Theater
Walnut Street Theatre
State Tree
Eastern Hemlock
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Independence Hall | Philadelphia, USA
Independence Hall is the centerpiece of Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is known primarily as the location where both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted.
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32. The Power and Process of Creating Independence National Historical Park in Urban Philadelphia
Congress’s 1948 legislation for Independence National Historical Park (INHP) opened opportunities for a new kind of national park. The efforts of Philadelphians to establish and then be involved in the design of the federal park have been sustained through generations. The federal designation of approximately 50 acres in Philadelphia, with Independence Hall at the core, highlighted history and national landmarks, championed partnerships, and was planned also to revitalize private investment in neighboring historic properties and to establish connector green spaces between federal property and city property. Those were new ideas in 1948. Design opinions from local and federal experts were not always in sync but all agreed that the new park would be a major civic improvement. Architectural and landscape design have been conscientiously edited and selected in every phase of the park’s physical evolution from the 1950s to the current day and have been precedent setting in many ways. Interestingly, while the significance of events and historic buildings are the raison d’etre for the park, the green spaces have proven to be of vital importance. By most accounts the original goals for the park have been realized.
First, massive building demolition sparked some controversy that occasionally echoes today. Then, colonial revival design walls and gates, which are probably mistaken today as 18th century elements, were constructed to knit the city blocks into a subtly identifiable whole park and associated properties, like Christ Church cemetery and Washington Square. Advocates for formal axes (Edmund Bacon) won with the creation of open land to the north of Independence Hall, while advocates for use of historic street patterns and an urban sense of enclosure (Charles Peterson) could see their vision realized in the treatment of property east of Independence Hall, in ground level pavement, and in low brick wall outlines of missing buildings. Numerous historic structures were restored to their original appearance and some almost completely reconstructed. Venturi and Scott-Brown’s Franklin Court provided innovation in design rather than reconstruction of historic buildings, while using traditional materials. New gardens received special treatment from partners.
In 1997 there was both an opportunity to reexamine the mall design and an obligation to fix a location miscalculation of the park visitor center. Non-federal money enabled the mall to be redesigned in the late 1990s through the OLIN Partnership and other prominent architectural firms (Bohlin-Cywinski-Jackson, KMW, and Pei). This redesign was informed by a rigorous public engagement process for a master plan and adhered to the original vista concept. The new visitor center was built on the mall in 2001; in 2003 a building to house the Liberty Bell was constructed on the west side of the mall (and amended to interpret the Presidents’ House site); and the Independence Mall landscape was re-designed, and bookended in 2000 at the north end of the third block by the National Constitution Center/museum, that breaks from tradition in its form. Ideas new in 1948 have been sustained and are still proving their worth even if perspective on the novelty has changed.
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