Looking for Philadelphia history "beyond the bell"? Look no further than Cliveden, one of eight fabulous historic house museums in Philadelphia's historic Germantown neighborhood, and the only...

Though it can no longer be rung, the bell remains a lasting American symbol of freedom.

The Georgian mansion of well-to-do colonial Samuel Powel, who served as mayor of Philadelphia. Home also to the sinful dinners, as John Adams called it, the fabulous dinners and dances Powel hosted, inviting the founding fathers and foreign dignitaries.

America's oldest residential street was built in 1702 and is now designated a National Historic Landmark.

This Ivy League institution counts, among its founders, Ben Franklin.

This 100-acre cemetery has an array of resplendent funerary monuments, including small Victorian palaces, art nouveau sarcophagi and pre-Raphaelite stained glass.

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Rich collection of memorabilia showing the tradition of Philadelphia Mummery that is performed during the annual New Years Day Parade.

With levels above and below ground, the complex houses a theater and museum devoted to Franklin's life and inventions.

The simple home where Edgar Allen Poe lived and wrote. Among other stories, Poe wrote The Tell-Tale Heart here.

The largest single span suspension bridge in the world, at 1.8 miles, is brilliantly illuminated at night, with every single cable aglow.

Bartram's Garden was the first botanical garden and commercial nursery in the United States. The property consists of Bartram's historic home, a central garden area and a series of woodland paths...

Red-brick Episcopal church that was originally built as an alternative to Christ Church, which was deemed too muddy for "fine gentlemen and beautiful belles".

Stately mansion built in 1780 for a wealthy physician, Dr. Philip Syng Physick.

An outlet mall featuring some upscale stores and a 14-screen movie theatre among its 200 other establishments.

This church's congregation has included Ben Franklin, George Washington and Betsy Ross.

This museum offers dynamic and always intriguing exhibits. The history and evolution of the American Jewish community from colonial times onwards is chronicled.

Theater for live music and film.

A colorful outdoor market specializing in Italian foodstuffs.

Built in 1770 and used by a variety of political groups, Carpenter Hall was used as a hospital and arsenal during the Revolutionary War.

You can find the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier here. This too, in colonial times, was where enslaved Africans were once held before being sold, and it has also served as a burial ground for white and black victims of the 1793 yellow fever epidemic.

A neighborhood featuring art galleries, furniture stores, boutiques and performance areas.

The museum covers the roots of African-Americans and their role in U.S. history, with a focus on the history and experience of slavery and captivity, as well as the development of Black culture.

A ten-block section of Chestnut Street has been closed to traffic and is a pedestrian shopping walkway.

Historic neighborhood in the middle of the city.

People-watching is the favorite pastime at this busting park, with loads of benches to accommodate weary pedestrians.

ice skating rink

If you want to find your mummy, or, for that matter, Buddha or shards of old pottery, look for this museum in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania campus.

A dazzling museum, as much for its interior design as for its collection.

America's oldest zoo opened in 1874, and today houses more than 1,600 animals from around the world.