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Philadelphia's Museum of Art is one of the largest of the US museums; the grand neoclassical building is a city icon. It houses masterpieces of...
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Merion Golf Club was brought into being by Scotsman Hugh Wilson in 1912, when local wealthy Philadelphians began to clamour for improvement to their...
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Cherry Springs State Park in Pennsylvania is regularly quoted as being the 'very darkest stargazing site on the Eastern Seaboard'. In 200 Cherry...
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Situated unexpectedly on the edge of Philadelphia City in 23 acres of its own wooded parkland, Pendle Hill Quaker centre is the place to go for those...
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Edgar Allan Poe once scraped his initials into a window frame at what was once named the William Penn Inn, and George Washington, William Penn and...
(Paranormal)
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January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790
Founding Father of the United States, author, political theorist, politician, printer, scientist, inventor, civic...
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Pine Valley Golf Club was the dream of a Philadelphian hotelier, George Crump, who sadly died before its completion. The legacy that he left behind is...
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Rocky (Dir: John G.Avildsen, 1977).
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Parkway, 26th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
The most...
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Dating back to 1829, the Eastern State Penitentiary has housed some of America's most dangerous criminals including Al Capone and Willie Sutton, but...
(Paranormal)
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The Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Constitution of the United States (1787) were both signed in this building in Philadelphia. The...
(Monuments & Landmarks)
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'University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology: The 118-year-old museum got started early and well, and is endowed with Benin...
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Commissioned by the Philadelphia Saving Fund Society for their new company headquarters, Howe designed a most unconventional structure. Resulting in...
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