Visiting Independence National Historical Park

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Spanning over 55 acres on 20 city blocks within the historic district of the City of Philadelphia, the park preserves and interprets many of our country's most important resources associated with the establishment of the United States of America. These sites include the First and Second Banks of the United States, Congress Hall and Old City Hall. Additionally, the park tells the story of Philadelphia's most famous citizen, Benjamin Franklin, in Franklin Court, where Franklin's home once stood.

• Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
  
• Bishop White House
  
• Carpenters' Hall
  
• Christ Church
  
• City Tavern
  
• Congress Hall
  
• Declaration House
  
• Deshler Morris House
  
• Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site (Closed Mondays and Tuesdays)
  
• Franklin Court
  318 Market Street
  
  Franklin Court Museum Shop
  
  Printing Office
  
  U. S. Post Office (B. Free Franklin)
  Open 9am - 5pm, Mon. - Sat.
  
  Underground Museum
  
• Free Quaker Meeting House
• Great Essentials Exhibit (West Wing)
  
• Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church
  
• Independence Hall
  
• Independence National Historical Park's
  Virtual Portrait Exhibit
  
• Independence Visitor Center
  
• Liberty Bell Center
  
• Merchants' Exchange Building
  
• National Constitution Center
  
• New Hall Military Museum
  
• Old City Hall
  
• Pemberton House Bookstore
  
• Philosophical Hall (American Philosophical Society)
  President's House Site
  Printing Office (Franklin Court)
  
• Second Bank of the United States
  
• Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial (Closed Mondays and Tuesdays)
  
• Thomas Bond House
  
• Todd House
  
• Washington Square