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The Atwater Kent Museum
Philadelphia’s history museum, and Norman Rockwell, too
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Bartram's Garden
America’s oldest living botanic garden, a 45-acre oasis of quiet fields and modest 18th-century farm buildings
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Carpenters' Hall
Meeting Place of the First Continental Congress
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Christ Church
Where Colonial America made its break with the Church of England
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Congress Hall
Home of the U.S. Congress from 1790-1800
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Eastern State Penitentiary
Radical 19th-century prison designed to create social change
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Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center
The nation’s first municipal water treatment center
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Fort Mifflin
The fort that withstood the greatest bombardment of the American Revolution
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Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Forging weapons and ammunition for the American Revolution
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Independence Hall
Birthplace of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
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Masonic Temple
A showcase of grand, almost mythical, architecture and design
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National Constitution Center
The world’s only museum dedicated to the U.S. Constitution
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Pennsylvania Hospital
The nation’s first hospital was co-founded by Benjamin Franklin
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Second Bank of the United States
A who’s who of Revolutionary War-era portraiture
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Stephen Girard Collection
The treasures of a man of good taste and good deeds
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Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
Philadelphia residence of the Revolutionary War’s Polish military engineer
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Woodford
An excellent example of Philadelphia Georgian architecture, set in Fairmount Park
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Wyck
The Quaker way of life preserved for 300 years
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