Established in 1719, this cemetery is the final resting place for Benjamin Franklin & 4 other signers of the Declaration of Independence: Joseph Hewes, Francis Hopkinson, George Ross & Benjamin Rush.
This was the home of the First Bank of the United States from the time of the building‚'s completion, in 1797, until 1811.
Betsy Ross, credited with sewing the first American flag, is believed to have worked and resided in this house, built around 1740, from 1773 to 1885.
Christ Church was founded in 1695 as the first parish of the Church of England in Pennsylvania, and the original church on this site was a simple structure.
The U.S. Supreme Court met here from 1791, when the building was finished, to 1800, when America’s capital moved from Philadelphia to Washington.
Built in 1789 as the Philadelphia County Courthouse, this was where the U.S. Congress met from 1790 to 1800, when Philadelphia was America’s capital. In 1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified here.
This is home to a number of sites and attractions associated with early American history, including Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.
