My First Day in Philadelphia我在费城的第一天by Benjamin FranklinI have been the more particular in this description of my journey, and shall be so of my first entry into that city, that you may in your mind compare such unlikely begi...
Thus refreshed, I walked again up the street, which by this time had many clean-dressed people in it, who were all walking the same way. I joined them, and there-by was led into the great meeting-house of the Quakers near the market. I sat down among them, and after looking round ...
Herzog & de Meuron and landscape designer Piet Oudolf are collaborating to create Calder Gardens, which will house and display artworks by American sculptor Alexander Calder. Located between Vine Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, the 6,500 square meter site will house a two-stor...
In 1752, Benjamin Franklin and his fellow firefighters founded The Philadelphia Contributionship, the longest tenured insurance company in the country. We insure homes — where people put down their roots, where families are built, and futures take shape. Yet we don’t just insure dwellings; we...
This map can also be used to check out nine of the many contributions Franklin made to America while living in Philadelphia. To prevent the electricity of lightning from starting a fire when it struck a wooden house, Franklin attached a metal rod...
Then living in Old City, practically the cradle of our nation, sounds like an absolute win. Right outside your door, you’ve got theMuseum of the American Revolution, theBenjamin Franklin Museum, theNational Liberty Museum, andtheBetsy Ross House. There arealsomarked former sites of Alexander...
One of the nation’s largest and most recognizable art institutions, thePhiladelphia Museum of Artrises majestically at the head of theBenjamin Franklin Parkway, recognized byThe Washington Poston its list of the20 Best Art Museums in America. Describing the works inside housed in an “engagingly...
After dominating 2024 and headlining the Super Bowl halftime show, Kendrick Lamar takes a victory lap around the nation, going on a massive arena tour alongside top R&B storyteller SZA.The frequent collaborators bring down the houseat Philadelphia’s biggest stage,Lincoln Financial Field, performing...
Benjamin Franklin Bridge- a suspension bridge across the Delaware River Independence Hall- the building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed Walt Whitman Bridge- a suspension bridge across the Delaware River Keystone State,Pennsylvania,PA- a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the ...
Philly always goes big for the largest July 4th celebration in the country, Wawa Welcome America and its freeFourth of July concerton the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. WhileNe-Yo and Kesha will headline 2024's show, "You can bet that the Wawa Welcome America celebration on July 4 will b...