Nearby Attractions
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While in Philadelphia, feel free to visit a few of our many diverse museums and sites within walking distance of near Independence National Historical Park. African American Museum in Philadelphia Athenaeum Christ Church Burial Ground (Ben Franklin’s Gravesite) Federal Reserve Bank (Money in Motion exhibit) Gloria Dei (Old Swedes' Church) National Constitution Center National Museum of American Jewish History Polish American Cultural Center
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Did You Know?
In the summer of 1793 “ten thousand people in the streets of Philadelphia … threatened to drag Washington out of his house, and effect a Revolution in Government” but an outbreak of yellow fever dispersed the mob and saved the national government. (J Adams to T Jefferson, June 30, 1813)