The city celebrates its role in America's founding with exhibits, tours and historic sites as the nation turns 250 years old ...

Independence Hall in Philadelphia will be closed to visitors until January 2026 as the site of the Declaration of Independence works to finish preservation work before the U.S.'s 250th anniversary, ...

Philadelphia’s Independence Hall will be closed to visitors through the rest of the year and into late January as officials prepare for the 250 th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in ...

Known as the semiquincentennial, the celebration includes fireworks, walking tours, block parties and a slew of Liberty Bell replicas to honor the city's past. But the Philadelphia of 1776 was much ...

Independence Hall will remain closed to visitors through late January due to preservation work on the building’s interior ahead of Philadelphia’s Semiquincentennial celebrations next year. The entire ...

Starting Thursday, the site where American democracy was born is once again open to the public. Independence Hall had been closed for 119 days, beginning with the government shutdown on Oct. 1 and ...

A tour guide speaks to a group of students from Queens, New York, on the south side of Independence Hall, pointing to the bell tower where the iconic Liberty Bell once hung. But for this group, about ...

After being closed for more than two months, Philadelphia’s Independence Hall reopened with discounts, giveaways, and special ways for visitors to celebrate America’s 250 th anniversary. The building ...

You might imagine the Declaration of Independence as a piece of parchment under glass, but in 1776, it was breaking news.

Philadelphia’s Story. The film, spearheaded by Philadelphian Oliver St. Clair Franklin, explores the history of Black ...

Souvenir cup commemorating the Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia in 1876. Marked: "Independence Hall Philadelphia in 1876 with depiction of Independence Hall. Orange and white transfer ...