Category: Philadelphia

#travelwithgdp Fact: The Conservatory of Flowers was placed on the 1996 World Monuments Watch by the World Monuments Fund. The Fund aimed to […]

#travelwithgdp Fact: The bronze and granite sculpture features a uniformed George Washington mounted on a horse. Washington and his horse are poised on […]

#travelwithgdp Fact: At completion of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, its 1,750-foot (533-meter) span was the world’s longest for a suspension bridge, a distinction […]

#travelwithgdp Fact: A cheesesteak is a sandwich made from thinly sliced pieces of beefsteak and melted cheese in a long hoagie roll. A […]

#travelwithgdp Fact: Screen Junkies named the museum’s stairs the second most famous movie location behind only Grand Central Station in New York.

#travelwithgdp Fact: The area today known as Penn’s Landing stretches along the Delaware River for about 10 blocks from Vine Street to South […]

#travelwithgdp Fact: The Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution were both debated and signed inside Independence Hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Description: […]

#travelwithgdp Fact: The white marble original, installed on the north side of Independence Hall, was dedicated on July 2, 1869, by mayor Daniel […]

#travelwithgdp Fact: The Liberty Bell became famous after an 1847 short story claimed that an aged bellringer rang it on July 4, 1776, […]

#travelwithgdp Fact: Houston Hall started as the first student union in the nation and opened on January 2, 1896. As the first student […]